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Create new guest with the system disk and other devices as required.
* Create a new guest with the system disk and other devices as required.


Then you have to manually upload the CHR disk on the ProxMox host.
* Then you have to manually upload the CHR disk (.img) on the ProxMox host.


Use ''SCP'' or comparable tool as that will use SSH for the upload and does not require any additional configuration.
* Use ''scp'' or any other comparable tool as that will use SSH for the upload and it does not require any additional configuration.


Either ''scp'' the file up and then manually edit the VM's .conf file or replace create system image file used for booting the guest.
* Either copy the file to the server and then manually edit the VM's .conf file or replace previously created system image file used for booting the guest.


Local storage on ProxMox is in /var/lib/vz. There should be an ''images'' subdirectory with a directory there for each VM (named by the VM number). You can ''scp'' the files directly there.
* Local storage on ProxMox is in ''/var/lib/vz'' directory. There should be a subdirectory called ''images'' with a directory for each VM (named by the VM number). You can copy the files directly there.


For adding the existing file to the VM, edit the VM's .conf file directly. Look in ''/etc/pve/qemu-server/'' for a file with the VM number followed by .conf.
* For adding the existing file to the VM, edit the VM's .conf file directly. Look in ''/etc/pve/qemu-server/'' for a file with the VM number followed by .conf.


{{Note|It's a good idea to create a second test VM so you can refer to it's .conf file to make sure you get the syntax right}}
{{Note|It's a good idea to create a second test VM so you can refer to it's .conf file to make sure you get the syntax right}}

Revision as of 13:07, 5 September 2017

  • Create a new guest with the system disk and other devices as required.
  • Then you have to manually upload the CHR disk (.img) on the ProxMox host.
  • Use scp or any other comparable tool as that will use SSH for the upload and it does not require any additional configuration.
  • Either copy the file to the server and then manually edit the VM's .conf file or replace previously created system image file used for booting the guest.
  • Local storage on ProxMox is in /var/lib/vz directory. There should be a subdirectory called images with a directory for each VM (named by the VM number). You can copy the files directly there.
  • For adding the existing file to the VM, edit the VM's .conf file directly. Look in /etc/pve/qemu-server/ for a file with the VM number followed by .conf.
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Note: It's a good idea to create a second test VM so you can refer to it's .conf file to make sure you get the syntax right