Migrating from VMWare to Proxmox

[404_WolfNotFound]

Hi all,

 

So unfortunately Broadcom have priced VMWare at a price point that schools are now unable to afford it. I know this is effecting a lot of schools around the U.K

 

I am now in the position of needing to look into migrating over to an alternative, for this I am pretty sure the only option is Proxmox VE.

 

After playing with Proxmox I must admit, I am having a hard time getting anything work.

For example I am unable to link my SAN storage, I can connect both iSCI ports to the SAN but am unable to add the LUN.

So I was wondering if anybody has done it already and if anybody is able to give any advise on how they successfully migrated over.

Does anybody have an resources or experiences they can share that might help me better understand how I would migrate my site over?

 

Thank you

[Davit2005]

Loads of (reputable) guides on YouTube, if you are setting up a cluster have 3 minimum for quorom. Don't be tempted to setup a q device and instead use a desktop and install proxmox would be my suggestion. I migrated to ProxMox from VMWare ESXi at home. There is loads of community support and paid for support options. Use best practices.

 

Not personally done any iSCSI as yet.

 

Personally I'd do below:

Use separate vlans and interface for management and cluster traffic.

Use separate interface for ISCSI

Use separate vlans/interface for VM traffic

Make vlans, bonds, bridges and interfaces consistent across all nodes

 

Edited August 1, 2025 by Davit2005