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powersupport replied to the thread Backup/Snapshots Questions.Hi, When you back up a VM in Proxmox, it only saves the data that’s actually used, not the empty space. The backup is also compressed, so the file size is usually smaller than the VM’s disk size. For example, if each VM is 200 GB but only 100... -
powersupport replied to the thread Backup failed on stopped VM that shares PCI device.Since you don’t need the PCI device for the backup, you can temporarily disable it in the VM config: # Edit VM 192 config nano /etc/pve/qemu-server/192.conf Comment out the PCI line(s): #hostpci0: 0000:01:00.0 Then run your backup again...
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powersupport replied to the thread Snapshot causes VM to become unresponsive..Hi, This can happen if the snapshot slows down disk I/O. Check logs with: journalctl -xe and cat /var/log/syslog If your disk is qcow2, try changing it to raw. Also Restarting the VM helps because it resets the I/O state.
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powersupport replied to the thread Secure Boot – Microsoft UEFI CA 2023 Certificate Not Included in EFI Disk.Hi, Thank you for sharing the information and detailed steps — that’s really helpful! However, my main concern is on the Proxmox side, specifically regarding whether the new Microsoft Secure Boot certificate (referenced in Microsoft’s update...
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powersupport replied to the thread Can't add Proxmox Backup Server node.Hi, The error usually means there’s an invalid character or format in the PBS address you entered. Please check that the URL is correct — for example, use: https://pbs-server.domain.com:8007 Make sure there are no spaces or special characters...
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powersupport replied to the thread Changing VMID of a VM.Hi, Changing a VMID directly isn’t supported in Proxmox. The recommended way is to back up the VM and restore it using the new VMID. This ensures everything stays consistent and avoids storage issues,
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powersupport posted the thread Automatic Resource Load Balancing (Similar to VMware DRS) in Proxmox VE in Proxmox VE: Installation and configuration.Hi, We are looking for a PVE cluster resource load balancing function similar to VMware DRS automation. Does the PVE cluster have a similar function for automated resource load balancing? Thank you