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# How to Perform Cold-Migration to Specific Host?

## Problem

How to perform VM instance migration to a desired host.

## Environment

* Platform9 Managed OpenStack - v5.4.0 and Higher

## Procedure

We can follow the below procedure to perform a cold migration to a specific host:

1. Stop a running VM using the GUI/openstack command.
2. Once the VM is stopped perform the migration using - `nova migrate --host <target-host-uuid> <instance-uuid>`
3. Now, check the status of VM migration activity - `openstack server show <instance-uuid> -f value -c status -c progress` This should show VERIFY\_RESIZE.
4. Confirm the resize using - `openstack server resize --confirm <instance-uuid>`
5. After the resize is confirmed, verify if the VM instance is on desired host. After confirmation please start the VM instance.

## Additional Information

Please note it is always recommended to perform the migration from the GUI, this is exception where VM instances are need to migrate to specific Host.


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