Upgrade ProxMox VE from 6.4 to 7.0 🌱

NOTE: These steps are for a single standalone ProxMox server. They have not been tested in a clustered environment

NOTE: Make sure to create external backups of all important VMs and CTs just in case something goes wrong. You've been warned.

  1. Log into ProxMox VE, either at the console or the web UI and launch the web shell
  2. Stop all running VMs and CTs
  3. Run the following commands to make sure ProxMox VE is running the latest 6.4 updates
    # disable proxmox commmercial repo
    sed -i "s/^deb/\#deb/" /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pve-enterprise.list
    # add the proxmox community repo
    echo "deb http://download.proxmox.com/debian/pve $(grep "VERSION=" /etc/os-release | sed -n 's/.*(\(.*\)).*/\1/p') pve-no-subscription" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pve-community.list
    # update software repositories
    apt update
    # install software updates
    apt dist-upgrade -y
    # clean apt cache
    apt clean
    # run the upgrade checklist utility, resolve any issues reported before continuing
    pve6to7 --full
    # update apt repositories to bullseye
    sed -i 's/buster\/updates/bullseye-security/g;s/buster/bullseye/g' /etc/apt/sources.list && sed -i 's/buster\/updates/bullseye-security/g;s/buster/bullseye/g' /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pve-community.list && sed -i 's/buster\/updates/bullseye-security/g;s/buster/bullseye/g' /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pve-enterprise.list
    # update software repositories
    apt update
    # install software updates
    apt dist-upgrade -y
    # clean apt cache
    apt clean
    # reboot
    reboot now
  4. That's it, ProxMox VE has now been updated to the latest v7.x

Source and Additional Info: https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Upgrade_from_6.x_to_7.0