Goodbye VMware, Hello Proxmox!
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It's taken a long time to get here. Perhaps longer than it should have to decide which direction to take my #homelab and 2GT's infrastructure. Now the wait is over! Goodbye #VMware, Hello #Proxmox! In this video, we're taking you through our experience of migrating from VMware ESXi to Proxmox VE, using the Proxmox ESXi migration process built into PVE, and showing you the trials and tribulations along the way, as well as our final thoughts at the end. Head over to 45Drive's website and check out the Proxinator. You'll be glad you did! https://www.45drives.com/products/proxinator/ **GET SOCIAL AND MORE WITH US HERE!** Get help with your Homelab, ask questions, and chat with us! 🎮 https://discord.gg/5TcfBWBB7S **Check out HomeLab Gear for all your homelab needs!** 💿 https://homelabgear.shop/ Subscribe and follow us on all the socials, would ya? 📸 https://instagram.com/2guystek 💻 https://facebook.com/2guystek Find all things 2GT on our website! 🌍 https://2guystek.tv/ More of a podcast kinda person? Check out our Podcast here: 🎙️ https://www.buzzsprout.com/1852562 Support us through the YouTube Membership program! Becoming a member gets you priority comments, special emojis, and helps us make videos! 😁 https://www.youtube.com/@2GuysTek/membership **Chapters** 0:00 Introduction 0:53 What's the plan 1:10 A look at my vCenter infrastructure 2:48 A look at the new Proxmox VE host 4:12 How to configure Proxmox VE to migrate VMs from ESXi 7:40 Migrating a Windows VM from ESXi to Proxmox VE 10:21 Migrating a Linux VM from ESXi to Proxmox VE 11:06 Migrations complete, let's look at the Proxinator! 12:03 The good, the bad, and the ugly of migrating to Proxmox VE 14:05 Saying goodbye and shutting down my vCenter and ESXi hosts for the last time
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