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The video tutorial focuses on migrating VM disks or entire VMs from VMware to Proxmox, an open-source option based on KVM technology. It discusses the differences between VMware ESXi and KVM, highlighting the flexibility and usability of virtual machines. Details include deploying Proxmox on a KVM server, transferring VMs using iSCSI or NFS storage, converting VMDK images, and importing disks into Proxmox. The demonstration covers steps like mounting disks, adding disks to virtual machines, and ensuring the successful migration of files. The video emphasizes the cost-effectiveness and educational value of Proxmox for large deployments.
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In this segment of the video, Mitch introduces a tech tip about migrating VM disks or entire VMs from VMware to a more open-source option like Proxmox, based on KVM technology. He explains the differences between VMware ESXi, a proprietary type one hypervisor, and KVM, which is a type one hypervisor built on the Linux kernel. Mitch highlights the flexibility and usability of virtual machines on a single server using hypervisors, and specifically recommends Proxmox for its simplicity. This tutorial will focus on using Proxmox but should be applicable to other KVM-based hypervisors as well.
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In this segment of the video, the focus is on comparing Proxmox to Ovirt in terms of deployment. Proxmox Virtual Environment is mentioned to deploy directly on the server running KVM, while Ovirt allows separation between server management and KVM machine deployment. Proxmox offers a self-contained virtualization layer and supports containers. The video also discusses transferring VMs from VMware or ESXi environments to Proxmox using iSCSI or NFS storage. Details about how VMware consumes network storage through NFS and iSCSI are explained. The demonstration involves converting VMDK images to a format compatible with Proxmox to create VMs. The video shows different data stores in a VMware environment, including NFS and iSCSI. The process of moving disks from VMware to Proxmox is described, emphasizing the need to understand VMware’s file system, VMFS, when handling iSCSI disks.
00:06:00
In this segment of the video, the focus is on moving VM images from VMware to Proxmox. The Proxmox server shown is not in a cluster environment, used for testing purposes. The storage configuration includes ZFS and Ceph storage. The process involves converting disks from VMware to Proxmox using NFS, ZFS, and RBD with Ceph. The steps shown include creating a directory, mounting NFS export, discovering and preparing an iSCSI disk through a jump server due to network constraints, and mapping the discovered iSCSI disk.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker demonstrates using the iSCSI tool to mount a disk without authentication. They successfully mount the disk to the machine, showing ‘sda’ and ‘sda1’ after running the ‘ls block’ command. They then install the VMFS tool to mount the file system in the user space and proceed to mount the iSCSI disk with VMFS using the ‘vmfs6 fuse’ command. The process involves creating a new directory, running the command with the disk partition (‘sda1’), and accessing the mounted disk successfully.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses transferring VMDK files to a Proxmox machine. They mention the process of secure copying the file, showing the root directory containing the transferred file. The video also covers creating virtual machines on Proxmox, specifying that the transferred VMDK files are secondary drives, not operating system drives. The speaker demonstrates adding the transferred disk to a Windows 10 VM, explaining the option to convert the VMDK file into ZFS or RBD format. They provide commands to import the disk, emphasizing the importance of knowing the VM ID and storage ID.
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In this part of the video, the speaker demonstrates how to import a disk into a Windows virtual machine on the Proxmox server. They show the process of adding the disk by selecting the bus type (SCSI) and mapping the image to the Windows machine. The speaker then checks to see if the files transferred successfully, confirming that the migration was successful. They emphasize the cost-effectiveness and educational value of using Proxmox for large deployments. The video concludes by mentioning a linked knowledge base article for further step-by-step guidance and thanking the viewers for watching.