Updating a Proxmox VE Host/Node
Recommended Checklist for Updating a PVE Node #
- Migrate all Guests to other nodes in the cluster
- Check that the Network interfaces are PINNED
(See official Proxmox VE Documentation)
- Do an
apt update
to check how many packages require updating - Do a download-only upgrade
apt dist-upgrade --fix-broken --fix-missing -d -y
- Upgrade the node:
apt dist-upgrade --fix-broken --fix-missing
- Reboot
- Once the node reboots check that all NIC Devices have the same names and have not changed.
- Re-migrate guests
Last modified at Mar 27, 2025