virtual NAS with Proxmox?

[Phantom272]

hello.

first of all, sorry for my english, i am from germany.


i want to use proxmox as a solution for virtualizing a nas with several soft-raid5 and a windows home server, using this nas for backups and storage stuff.

following problem:
i have to install proxmox using an usb-stick.
therefor, i found an explanation how to install via usb-stick, using the debug-mode....fine.

but...
if i install on the system-hdd only, proxmox does not see the later pluged in 4x 2tb hdds.
and if i install it with these hdds plugged in before, i get an error-code 17 with grub at boot and only booting the usb-stick in pveboot mode let proxmox start (but then it also does not see the other hdds).
for information:
the boot-hdd is plugged into sata-port 5 and the other 4 hdds are primary partitions in fat32.


i read the how-to "LVM Groups with Local Backing", but i'm not sure if this is what to do in this case.
the base for nas would be freenas, openfiler or napp-it (what's your favorite?) and the 4 hdds are only for setting up the raid in the nas-os.
i found a command to use a hdd in hardware for the vm:
qm set 101 -ide1 /dev/sdb

but after that, a test-installation of freenas did not see any hdd for using as storage.




so what to do? pls help ^^

 

[jfroebe]

A virtual SAN... do you mean iSCSI?

 

[udo]

hello.

first of all, sorry for my english, i am from germany.


i want to use proxmox as a solution for virtualizing a nas with several soft-raid5 and a windows home server, using this nas for backups and storage stuff.

following problem:
i have to install proxmox using an usb-stick.
therefor, i found an explanation how to install via usb-stick, using the debug-mode....fine.

but...
if i install on the system-hdd only, proxmox does not see the later pluged in 4x 2tb hdds.
and if i install it with these hdds plugged in before, i get an error-code 17 with grub at boot and only booting the usb-stick in pveboot mode let proxmox start (but then it also does not see the other hdds).
for information:
the boot-hdd is plugged into sata-port 5 and the other 4 hdds are primary partitions in fat32.


i read the how-to "LVM Groups with Local Backing", but i'm not sure if this is what to do in this case.
the base for nas would be freenas, openfiler or napp-it (what's your favorite?) and the 4 hdds are only for setting up the raid in the nas-os.
i found a command to use a hdd in hardware for the vm:
qm set 101 -ide1 /dev/sdb

but after that, a test-installation of freenas did not see any hdd for using as storage.




so what to do? pls help ^^

Hi,
it's normal that pve don't show the other disk in the gui - you must prepare the storage on the console. I would prefer to install the system on a disk - not on a usb-stick. Usb-sticks often not so realible.
Install with this parameter to the first disk to get a small root-partition (at the boot promt): "linux maxroot=10 swapsize=2".
About storage look here: http://forum.proxmox.com/threads/6122-Server-doesn-t-see-all-harddisk-..-only-one.

disktroughput should normaly work. Edit the VM-config (/etc/qemu-server/VMID.conf) and add the line:
ide1: /dev/sdb

After that start the vm - reboot is not enough!

Udo