Changing default vm-pool

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I’m trying to restore a qube to my secondary pool because it does not fit in the default vm-pool

how do I:

a. change the default vm-pool

b. or restore the qube to the pool of my choice

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Check out the qubes-prefs CLI. It has a default_pool property.

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For (a), qvm-prefs default_pool shows the current default and qvm-prefs default_pool your-pool-name changes it. I would run qvm-pool first so you use the exact pool name, then change it back after the restore if you only need this once. For (b), if the restore tool is not offering a per-VM pool choice, temporarily switching default_pool before running the restore is usually the cleanest route, because the restored qube is created like a new qube. Double-check free space on the target pool before starting; backup restore failures halfway through are annoying to clean up.

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* qubes-prefs