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    [SOLVED] Snapshots as volume chains problem

    I have setup one PVE host with one LUN from SAN and users are testing Snapshots as Volume-Chain feature. Then have broken it - they are QA, so it is their job. There are no snapshots on vm: root@pve04:~# qm listsnapshot 104 `-> current You are here...
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    Running VM clonning question

    I would like to ask how clonning running VM with multiple disks works. Is it like in vmware where when you start clone, all disks are snapshothed so all disks are from same point of time or each disk is from different time, as it was processed - in clone job? Running on ZFS and from job output...
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    Hibernate VM task fail with 'qemu_savevm_state_complete_precopy error -5'

    I have in lab few testing vm. One of them is running Memtest (just like load generating vm). When I tried to hibernate this vm, task failed with zfs error: cannot destroy 'rpool/data/vm-101-state-suspend-2024-10-02': dataset is busy TASK ERROR: query-savevm failed with error...
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    Add usb device -> Spice port = Error 500

    On datacenter level for my AD (LDAP) group I have assigned role "Administrator" for path "/". All permissions are working except adding USB spice device (for redirection). When I try "Add usb device" -> Spice port, error 500 shows "either 'host' or 'mapping' must be set. (500)" I know for real...
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    [SOLVED] Add group permission

    Hi, when adding group permission group is only select-able from list - can not click into group field and type group name to search it. When adding user permission - search works. Can this be also fixed in group permission dialog?
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    Enterprise setups with NAS

    Hi, with recent vmware changes, are there any references for bigger "enterprise" proxmox VE setups? (for example 5 host cluster and more than 300VMs). Common setup in enterprise env is FC SAN storage and blade servers running ESXi. This setup can not be replaced with PVE as it is, because with...
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    Steal time monitoring

    "Steal time is the amount of CPU time needed by a guest virtual machine that is not provided by the host. Steal time occurs when the host allocates these resources elsewhere: for example, to another guest. " It is possible to monitor steal time in guest, in case of linux using for example using...
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    LLDP on OVS

    Hi, I wanted to see my pve on mikrotik switch so I was searching how to enable LLDP on openvswitch, which I am using on my PVE. I have found this guide https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxadmin/comments/j6va3c/howto_enable_basic_lldp_in_open_vswitch/ but after setting AutoAttach my vlan tagged...
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    [SOLVED] OVMF boot - setting not saved?

    Hi, I am trying to migrate VMs from esxi which were installed in uefi mode. I have created proxmox vm, imported disks. Then set boot mode to OVMF and added EFI disk, as doc says. Using EFI shell I am able to boot OS. But automatic boot is not working. I can add boot entry using steps in wiki...
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    Full backup

    Hi, just setup PBS and have this question. First backup is always full and any next run is just incremental backup. Is some way possible to have (forced?) full backup on some term? For example once a month or week? I read somewhere when vm is powered off dirty bitmap can't be used and full...