Thank you. This is very much appreciated. I was half way to trying what you suggest. Copying the qcow2 from the backup. But I did not know the cmk syntax for the import. Thank you!!!
-jeremy > On Wednesday, Feb 04, 2026 at 8:37 PM, Jithin Raju <[email protected] > (mailto:[email protected])> wrote: > 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 > > >
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