Proxmox ZFS Migration Guide — Moving VMs to ZFS-SSD
I recently upgraded my Proxmox VE 8.4.0 homelab and added a dedicated 1TB SSD using ZFS. After setting up the new ZFS pool (zfs-ssd), I needed to migrate my existing VMs from local-lvm (LVM-Thin) to ZFS. This post documents my complete migration process. 🖥️ System Overview Proxmox VE Version: 8.4.0 Existing Storage: local-lvm (LVM-Thin) New Storage: zfs-ssd (ZFS pool on 1TB SSD) 🧭 Migration Method The migration process uses Proxmox’s built-in disk move functionality. This converts LVM-Thin volumes into ZFS ZVOLs automatically. ...