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    use proxmox backup server as nested virtualized on proxmox?

    Hello, I also installed PBS on top of PVE (for cross host backups). I chose the default ZFS partition for the virtual drive (which is on a ZFS pool on PVE). So I am using ZFS on top of ZFS, which looks a bit overkill to me... Would I get better performance if the virtual drive was formatted in...
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    [SOLVED] Deduplication?

    Waow, it's what I thought but I was not sure. That is awesome
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    [SOLVED] Deduplication?

    Hello Fabian, just a quick clarification to grasp the full potential of deduplication. Can you tell if the following statements are true or false in an unencrypted common datastore: data is deduplicated between snapshots of a same client (between "snapshot1 from client1" and "snapshot2 from...
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    proxmox-backup-client bash script for automated backups of laptop

    Hello Fabian and thanks again for your clarifications. I am ready to go now. regarding this specific use case (backing up a laptop which is not always connected), there will be a lot of aborted backups. Can it lead to problems someday? Is it advisable to run more garbage collections for...
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    proxmox-backup-client bash script for automated backups of laptop

    Hello Fabian and thanks for your answer. I see I was heading in the right direction then. Thanks, I went for cron because I need a dead simple schedule (every hour for example) but I'll keep that in mind. Thanks for clarifying about TLS. I didn't remember I had the accept the certificate the...
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    proxmox-backup-client bash script for automated backups of laptop

    Hello, I am planning to backup my linux laptop via proxmox-backup-client. I just wrote this little script to automate the process: #!/bin/bash ### Depedencies ######################################## # jq (to parse the json output of snapshots) # # PBS_PASSWORD must be exported in...
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    How to move VM (including snapshots) to a new storage?

    Hello, OK, I think I found the correct way. - step1 = shutdown VM via the GUI - step2 = create a snapshot (called "ready_to_move" in this example) via the GUI - step3 = send this snapshot recursively (with the -R flag) which will send the complete tree (snapshot + all previous snapshots +...
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    How to move VM (including snapshots) to a new storage?

    Hello and thanks for your answers Yes if possible, hence the whole point of this question! This was my first idea and I tested it before creating this thread in this way: - I moved the disk of the VM 110 with the GUI - I "zfs send hddpool/proxmox_directories/type_zfs/vm-110-state-snap1 |...
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    How to move VM (including snapshots) to a new storage?

    Hello, I am using proxmox 6.2-4 on a single node. I did not use ZFS encryption at first, but I would like encrypt everything now. Unfortunately, it's impossible to encrypt existing ZFS datasets, so I just created new encrypted datasets to which I want to move my VM's now. So my storage...
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    [SOLVED] I/O errors with H310 Mini flashed to IT mode

    Hello. It was the H310 MINI. I swapped it for another unit and problems are gone. Thanks for your help
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    [SOLVED] I/O errors with H310 Mini flashed to IT mode

    Hello, This is my first message so I hope to be in the right section. I am the proud owner of a Dell R720 with drives (hdd's and ssd's) attached through a H310 MINI flashed to LSI's IT mode firmware (as described on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1Xi5NZRlXM and...