Proxmox PCI Switcher
Switch among Guest VMs organized by Resource Pool.
main features:
ONEGPU card,NOS (at once)- Guest VM command client
- Handler power off
- Reset framebuffer
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Proxmox Configuration
Create Resource Pool
Assign Guest VM
Install Proxmox Snippet
curl -fsSL https://github.com/rosineygp/proxmox-pci-switcher/releases/latest/download/pci-group-switcher.sh > pci-group-switcher.sh
# set execution permission
chmod +x pci-group-switcher.sh
# move for your snippets <storage>/<folder>Proxmox Config
Snippet Variables
| NAME | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _POOL_NAME * | <auto_discovery> | The name of Resource Pool |
| _SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT | 300 | Checking if resource was released (Current VM Running is down) |
| _RESET_GPU_FRAMEBUFFER | true | Reset GPU framebuffer |
| _PIN_CPU_IDS | false | Pin CPU using taskset (syntax equals taskset cpu-list parameter) |
| _RENICE_PRIORITY | false | Renice process using renice |
All variables must be changed in
pci-group-switcher.shat proxmox ve.
_POOL_NAME* By default it will scan for VMID in all Resource Pools, in case of long delays replace function call to Resource Pool name (eg. desktop, gpu, ...).
The following variables can be passed using /etc/pve/qemu-server/<vmid>.vars file, the script will load variables from file if it exists.
If you need to overwrite an Default value set at
/etc/environmentthe variable name without the_prefix. (eg. RESET_GPU_FRAMEBUFFER=false)
Assign VM to Snippet
qm set <vmid> -hookscript <storage>:snippets/pci-group-switcher.shAfter proxmox configuration is possible to switch using proxmox api or web interface.
Guest Client Switcher
- requirements: python 3
pip install proxmox-pci-switcher
# create config folder
mkdir -p ~/.config/proxmox-pci-switcher/
# create config file
cat <<EOF > ~/.config/proxmox-pci-switcher/config.yaml
proxmox:
host: '<ip or dns>'
user: '<user>@<method>'
password: '<password>'
api_id: '<name>' # only for api access
api_token: '<token>' # only for api access
verify_ssl: false
gui: # optional
theme: Dark # Light or Dark
pools:
- '<desktop>'
- '<gpu-nvidia>'
- '<gpu-amd>'
EOFEdit
config.yamlwith your proxmox credentials and pools.
API access has priority over user and password access.
List Resources
proxmox-pci-switcher list
pool(s) vmid name status type
---------- ------ --------------- -------- ------
desktop 119 catalina stopped qemu
desktop 116 win10-desktop stopped qemu
desktop 117 mini-desktop stopped qemu
desktop 103 u20-desktop running qemu
desktop 115 u20-srv-desktop stopped qemuSwitch Resource
# run command directly
proxmox-pci-switcher switch win10-desktop
# create a alias for better experience
alias windows="proxmox-pci-switcher switch win10-desktop"
# and just run
windowsUsing GUI
proxmox-pci-switcher gui