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    QCOW2 think provision not working?

    ls -lsh will show the "file length" as usual and, in the first column, the size allocated on the filesystem...
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    Reg: Qnet Device for Proxmox Cluster

    HI. Don't know, What I did: Had a standalone proxmox server + a cluster of 2 servers. I Created a small vm in the standalone server to serve as qdevice for the other 2.
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    [SOLVED] HP Z440 Workstation

    Why Proxmoxs does keep using a graphical installer when the vast proportion of hardware it runs on is server class is beyond my understanding ! A simple blue text installer like debain would be a lot easier !!! Don't forget: you can only once create a first impression ( loosely translated...
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    Daily backup tasks spike Linux RAM cache, never gets freed up, pushes into swap

    Just my hypothesis A reminder: swapped out memory is not expensive by itself. high swap in rate is BAD ( load needed page from swap ) At one point (backup or whatever) , there is pressure on memory, some memory pages are swapped out to make room (for cache or whatever).. So swap usage rose...
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    Homelab: 3 nodes cluster, 2 diskless and one exposing storage via nfs

    I dug a little bit in this dependency issue. I noticed nfs-kernel-server was started thanks to an init.d script ( Don't remember if a followed an outdated tutorial or if it's the default package behavior,) Long story short after having disabled the init.d script and enabled the systemd unit, it...
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    Homelab: 3 nodes cluster, 2 diskless and one exposing storage via nfs

    Hi Wolfgang, Thanks for the advice on modifying the number of votes ! I'll look into it ! I made some tests during the weekend and .... * All 3 nodes ( "master holding the storage, node01 and node02 the compute nodes) are now part of the same cluster * I configured at cluster level a NFS...
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    Homelab: 3 nodes cluster, 2 diskless and one exposing storage via nfs

    Hi, I'd like to set up an homelab to practive devops techniques ansible, terraform, kubernetes, rancher .... I have storage homeserver - Hardware - core i3 2100 ( 2 cores HT) - 12GB RAM - 8GB SLC usb eDOM - 4x3Tb HDD - 1 256GB nvme SSD on a passive pci-e extension - 1x 10GB...
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    LVM questions

    Thanks a lot for the hint ! I'll try on a test infra ! Take care EC
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    LVM questions

    Hi ! On the topic of naming, Is it possible to create LV with arbitrary names ( eg: "my-precious-data.raw) and attach/detach them to vm or lxc mountpoint ? e.g.: keep a 2nd volume for data and being able to move it from VM to VM ? Thanks in advance , EC
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    Bash script for Letsencrypt Certbot-auto renew certificate renewal

    Indeed only good news: - OP could already use builtin ACME support - I'll be able soon ! All the best EC
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    Bash script for Letsencrypt Certbot-auto renew certificate renewal

    I also had to keep by old script because I can't figure out how to configure it for DNS based authentication: my cluster is not visible from the Internet even if it can "go out" to the internet.
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    [SOLVED] Install Proxmox 5.1 on USB Flash Drive?

    May I frankenstein this topic What about usb DOM ( SLC flash ) like MTEDCAE008SAJ-1N2 ( micron eusb module) Is it endurent enough for a proxmox system disk ?