ZFS filesystem cannot store ISO's?

[rockfire]

I have a test install of proxmox 4 and I created a ZFS raidz1 for data use (this raidz1 is not proxmox boot).

When adding the ZFS storage through the proxmox storage gui, only options are "container,disk image" and "container". Seems I cannot store ISO images.

Is this by design to not give the ability to store ISO images?

 

[danb35]

I don't know the reason for that design decision, but you can certainly create local storage on the ZFS volume, and store the ISOs there.

 

[Erk]

You define it as local storage, and just make sure the local folder is located somewhere on the ZFS file system.

When you select ZFS VM storage it means a block device called a Zvol which is akin to a .raw or .qcow2 storage, neither of which you can store an ISO on without mounting them first.

 

[ieronymous]

I don't know the reason for that design decision, but you can certainly create local storage on the ZFS volume, and store the ISOs there.

By mentioning <<create local storage>> you mean from datacenter->Add storage->Directory? Only way i managed to store isos to the zpool was that butttt it auto generates a space of 6!!!!! gb by itself in a room of 1tb. Is there a better practice or another way of doing what you mention?