You should be able to import the QCOW2 files from the backup on one region to another region using KVM import methods : Import QCOW2 image from local/Shared storage [1]
You need to copy the QCOW2 files to the target Primary storage. Cloudmonkey example : cmk import vm \ name=<vm-name> \ displayname=<vm-display-name> \ importsource=shared \ hypervisor=kvm \ storageid=<primary-storage-uuid> \ diskpath=<disk-file.qcow2> \ networkid=<guest-network-uuid> \ serviceofferingid=<service-offering-uuid> \ migrateallowed=true \ zoneid=<zone-uuid> \ clusterid=<cluster-uuid> \ details[0].UEFI=LEGACY Note: optionally pass templateid if required. cmk import volume \ name=<volume-name> \ zoneid=<zone-uuid> \ diskofferingid=<disk-offering-uuid> \ storageid=<primary-storage-uuid> \ diskpath=<data-disk.qcow2> \ format=QCOW2 cmk attach volume \ id=<volume-uuid> \ virtualmachineid=<vm-uuid> [1] https://www.shapeblue.com/kvm-import/ -Jithin From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, 5 February 2026 at 7:34 AM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Adding an existing cluster as a new region? Am I off base here? Just trying to get some clarification. Can a standalone cluster be converted to a region so I would be able to restore from a backup made in a different location? Thanks On Wednesday, Feb 04, 2026 at 12:18 PM, <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Is this just not possible with Cloudstack? Is there an alternative to backing up a vm and being able to restore it in a totally different standalone cluster? My overall goal is to be able to move these vm to a new cluster that has no relation to the other. Thanks. On Tuesday, Feb 03, 2026 at 9:57 PM, <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: I’m trying to test the backup and restore process in 4.22. As of right now I have two completely separate 4.22 clusters in two separate locations. To use the cross region backup and restore features in 4.22, it seems I need to link the cluster or add the second cluster as a region. Docs say to specify the region during the second cluster’s db creation. What if the second cluster was already built and running? Any advice is greatly appreciated. -jeremy
