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 ## LXC volume migration

+LXC migration must be performed on a **stopped** LXC.
+
 For the sake of this example, we are using LXC vmid 205.

 Find the available storage name you want to migrate to first:
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 1. Shutdown the container
 2. Move the container volume to the new lvmthin storage device
 3. Start the container
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+---
+
+## VM volume migration
+
+VM migration is easier and can happen **live**.
+
+Example: 
+- `vmid 800` - VM ID number
+- `storage scsi0` - VM storage device (hardware tab, hard disk # ID)
+- `nvme` - target storage
+- `--delete 1` - delete source volume
+
+```
+qm move-disk 800 scsi0 nvme --delete 1
+```