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    Request for Enhanced Deletion Functionality in Backup Utility

    I am writing to request a feature enhancement to the web interface's built-in backup utility. As it stands, the utility allows for deletion of one backup at a time, which can be time-consuming when managing large numbers of backups. Furthermore, the current design does not maintain scroll...
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    [SOLVED] LXC Backup fehler wegen ACL

    Generelles Setup, Proxmox 7.4 (7.3 basis installation + Updates) Setup als ZFS via GUI Installer LXC Container mit debian Template, und nach installiertem Nextcloud (LAMP) Problem ist das Backup des LXC Containers auf einem Proxmox Backup server bei mir aber das Backup Target ist egal in dem...
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    Question about restoring from backup (not Backup Server)

    I wanted to know about backup and restore of a VM (or container), as I am evaluating a plan to create a cluster for my two NUC devices both running Proxmox. So, I wanted to do this after the fact, which requires me not to have VMs to join a cluster. If I make a backup of the VMs (option on the...
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    what can to if deleted /etc/pce

    Hi Team ( while attempting to delete a cluster.) I accidentally deleted /etc/pve. After doing this, I have no access through a browser to my proxmox Fortunately, I noticed that the machines I created and in my possession are still active, and nothing was deleted I do not have a backup of this...
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    I deleted /etc/pve . need help

    Hi Team ( while attempting to delete a cluster.) I accidentally deleted /etc/pve After doing this, I have no access through a browser to my proxmox Fortunately, I noticed that the machines I created and in my possession are still active and nothing was deleted I am afraid I do not have a backup...
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    [SOLVED] Restoring .qcow2 file after Proxmox reinstallation

    I recently reinstalled Proxmox on my system, and prior to the reinstallation, I had an OMV (OpenMediaVault) virtual machine (VM) running on a 4TB HDD (with 1.5TB of total storage in use). However, after reinstalling Proxmox, I encountered an issue when attempting to mount the disk again using...
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    Cluster break on master backup restore

    Hi, I am facing something unexpected. Almost everything is in title. Here's my setup: I have 3 nodes: mxa (master) mxb (slave) mxc (slave) I am using a Debain 11 cloud-ready qcow2 image and install PMG on top of that, which works quite well. I also configured all nodes with Proxmox Backup...
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    Backups failing for non-existing VMs

    Hi guys. I have observed that when deleting VMs through the GUI while having backups scheduled, the VM ID is not automatically removed from the backup job in /etc/pve/jobs.cfg. Consequently, backup failure reports are generated for these non-existent VMs. Although manually removing the entries...
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    Backups getting hung with high I/O wait

    I have PBS setup as a VM with the specs below Guest: CPU - 2 cores RAM - 6GB Bios - OVMF Machine - q35 Controller - VirtIO SCSI Single OS Drive - 32GB QCOW SSD Discard on Backup Drive - WD 4TB RE 7200RPM HDD, passthroughed to VM using SCSI and iothread = 1 PBS version - 2.3-3 Linux...
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    [SOLVED] Max number of subfolders reached in .chunks/ folder

    Hey all, I'm trying to use an old Dell VNXE Storage as a sync target for cold storage out of site backups copy. The datastore creation fails with an IO Output error. As it turns out, it seems I cannot create more than 65533 folders : root@definitelynotwhereiam-pbs2:/vnxe/.chunks# mkdir foo...
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    job doesn't start by schedule and a lot of failed chunks

    Hi guys! I've noticed a problem that tasks created in Proxmox VE 7.4 are not executed on schedule. We moved the storage with backups with a change of ip address and re-mounted to the server (the mount point did not change) Since then the tasks are not executed on schedule, although the manual...
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    VM backup without downtime?

    Coming from this thread: https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/understanding-storage-requirements-for-snapshots.128444/ I'm looking for a way to do backups of running VMs without downtime. The idea is to have a full backup, that can be moved to other parts of a cluster, or different proxmox...
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    Backup access for users results in Permission check failed (/storage/null, Datastore.Audit(Datastore.AllocateSpace) (403)

    Hi, Despite the User having Datastore.Audit and Datastore.AllocateSpace rights (on the VM and the Pool via the appropriate PVE roles) , we have the problem that we are not able to allow users to do a backup. The backup tab is present but the user gets Backup access for users results in...
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    Decrease backup size

    Hello Proxmox experts, I have TrueNAS VM installed on my HP Server running Proxmox VE, this VM have 4 HDD size 900Gb associated using passthrough and here no problems. My problem is that I tried to create the backup of this VM on an external HDD but I noticed when the job is running, the backup...
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    Change default backup folder

    Hello Proxmox expert, I need some suggestion how to resolve my problem, this is my situation. I tried to do a backup of my Eve-ng VM that have 1Tb of dedicated HDD. When it was running I had this messages on the logs: INFO: starting new backup job: vzdump 105 --remove 0 --node proxmox --mode...
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    [Enhancement Request] Multi-Pool based backup jobs

    Hi, Unless I've totally missed it, or there's a trick to do such a thing, I'd have a little wish for a little enhancement on pool based backup: by allowing multiple pools being selected in a job (or excluded for an inverted effect, as you can do with the "include/exclude VM") Today, when we...
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    Fragen zum Backup

    Hallo Zusammen, ich bin relativ neu mit proxmox und habe bisher PVE installiert und konfiguriert und die ersten VMs eingerichtet. Ich habe auch ein Backup über NFS auf meinem NAS eingerichtet und es läuft soweit. Ich würde das NAS aber gern an einem anderen Standort betreiben. Mein NAS (Zyxel...
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    how to unexpected hard disk in proxmox vm

    can anyone tell me how can I can unexpand my hard disks in proxmox
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    Unable to take snapshots on CTs once the disk was moved to a shared NFS storage

    Hi all, I've encountered an issue when I try to take a snapshot of a VM or CT where the disk as moved to a shared NFS storage. In the Snapshot section there is a warnings: The current guest configuration does not support taking new snapshots A screenshot below: This is the root disk...
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    Backup jobs mails in deferred status

    Hi, For a few weeks we have stopped receiving the emails that scheduled backup tasks send when they finish their execution. We only receive emails if we execute them manually. When they automatically execute the emails, they remain in the 'deferred' state and are not sent. root@pve01:/var/log#...

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