Migrating to new VM Server
Been a few years since I had setup my Proxmox VM server and has served me well. After studying and passing my Server+ exam. It has made me reconsider how I approach servers. Typically when I gained server knowledge it has been through higher ups training or by resolving an issue. The Server+ training was more structured in its approach and filled in the gaps to consider when setting up, troubleshooting and fixing server issues. It made me realize a few potential issue that I needed to reconsider and solve.
Why have a Virtual Machine Server? To practice, gain new knowledge, test new trends that are emerging in the Tech world. Add the fun factor. Some of the services I use on this server is to host game servers for friends and family along with voice chat. Not having to pay an outside company a subscription fee to host gaming events. With the latest internet upgrade from Spectrum to Frontier. My upload speeds are a lot better to host these type of projects.
Seeing a great Prime Day sales on AMD Ryzen 7 9700X CPU. Purchased 2 CPUS on sales and decided to redo my servers. Why the AMD 9700X? It has the power of a Ryzen 7 and the power wattage of a Ryzen 5 at 65watts and can be throttled to 105watts. The 65watt for 8cores/16threads made sense to me. The first server to be upgraded and migrated was my Proxmox VM server.
The most tedious part was how to migrate to the new server from the old server. Many guides explain how to scp copy from one server to the other over the network. That this method “should” work. But rarely does. I accidentally stumbled on one video where it hinted I could do a backup to a SMB/CIFS share. I tried it, and was able to save my backups to my NAS from my VM server and it worked. On the new server, I connected to the NAS and was able to restore the LXC containers and VM machine without having to re-setup everything. It was smooth transition and updated my notes for the next time.
Part of the rebuild was replacing the Server case from a 2U to 3U. 4U was to bulky for my setup. 2U was too small and cramped the power cables and airflow was restrictive. The 3U case has better airflow, replaced the stock fans with premium silent fans, and could use a regular ATX board instead of MATX. Everything was replaced new and nothing was used from the last case. I will repurpose the old hardware for another project. Upgraded the 2.5gb network cards for 10gb card with a DAC cable to my rack switch. Also with the AMD 9700X, it has a built in GPU so I did not have to buy a graphics card for this server.
