[SOLVED] initrd.img-5.4.41-1-pve so big

[mazzo08]

Hello

I have run

lsinitramfs -l /boot/initrd.img-5.4.41-1-pve

to see what is in initrd.img-5.4.41-1-pve and it contains /etc/lvm/archive (in my case + 1GB)

However it is problematic because with 30 CT and 6 snapshots per CT, this makes me initrd.img-5.4.41-1-pve at more than 150 MB.

Is it possible to exclude these archives?

 

[Stoiko Ivanov]

/etc/lxc/archive

do you maybe mean /etc/lvm/archive?

if yes - check the comments in /etc/lvm/lvm.conf (search for 'archive') - you can set some variable (e.g. where the archive should be stored and how many old versions per vg should be kept)
(see also https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=885273)

if no - what is inside '/etc/lxc/archive'?!

I hope this helps!

 

[mazzo08]

Yes "lvm" sorry

I change the "retain_days" option to decrease the size of the initramfs, I remove manually the old backups, and it's work.

Maybe one or two lines to do this in the official doc ?

Thanks !

 

[Stoiko Ivanov]

Glad that worked!

Maybe one or two lines to do this in the official doc ?

hmm - we try to keep the docs tailored to the specifics of PVE - and it is well documented in the /etc/lvm/lvm.conf - meaning I'm a bit reluctant to add this to our docs - since we would then need to keep track of changes in the used software.

 

[mazzo08]

I understand your point of view and I agree that the initramfs mechanism is pure debian, but the creation of many containers is the essence of proxmox and therefore /etc/lvm/archive is overloaded compared to standard use.

In fact it's a bit like when you say delete the Linux kernel in the optional step
https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Install_Proxmox_VE_on_Debian_Buster

I mark the thread as "solved"