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    Mouse cursor dissapears when installing V6.1

    Hi I downloaded V6.1 iso, onto a DVD. Booted system from DVD. (note using USB DVD drive.) Install starts as usual until we get to the GUI. I am on the page where I have to accept the t&c. There is no mouse cursor. I tried changing USB ports, and starting again. Same result. Tried on different...
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    ERROR: - job failed with err -5 - Input/output error

    Hi I am running stand alone PM ver 5.4.13 Just a single server 2012R2, it has been running for 3 years no problems. I am now getting backup errors. (snapshot backup) Rotating backup through 3 hard drives, 2 x 2TB and 1 x 1 TB. The error happens at 19% on all backups. There is plenty of room on...
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    Quad Xeon Processor server slow

    Hi I just picked up a refurbished DELL RACK MOUNT POWEREDGE R820 4 X XEON - E5-4607 2200 192GB Ram. Latest Proxmox installed and updated. (5.4) 8 x 3TB 2.5" HDD Raid Z2 zfs.GUI shows total 48 cores. Doing some testing, installed Windows 10 pro and Windows 7 Pro. Both are running like "dogs"...
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    2 Server Cluster. 1 Server Dies

    Hi I have a 2 server cluster. V4.424 One of the servers was getting old so I moved all Virtuals to newer server. Then left to complete on the weekend. This morning the old server died and all still running on the remaining server. BUT I needed to shut down one of the VM's When trying to restart...
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    Adding Directory for backup of VM's on 2 VE's

    Hi I have 2 Physical Servers each with ProxMox 5.3-6. In each Server there is a 4TB HDD with Prox Mox installed. In each server there is additional 2 x 4TB hard drives and 2 x 10TB hard drives. VE01 and VE02 are in a cluster At the moment there are 2 VM's on VE01. I will be moving one to VE02...
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    Backup failure when using "Stop" and "ZFSRAID2"

    Hi I have just installed latest release of Proxmox on a Dell R710, with 48 GB ram, 6 x 4TB Seagate HDD under ZFS raid 2. This is NOT a Production Server, so if you would like me to try something, I am willing to give it a go. I get failures on both Manual and scheduled backup when using Stop...
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    Switch from EXT4 to ZFS

    Hi At the moment I am using 2 Physical Servers. Each with 2 VM's running, Total 4 VM's. Each Server has 3 Hard Drives. 1 X 2TB and 2 X 4TB The 2TB Drive holds Proxmox and the VM's On Each Server The 4TB (ext4) Drives Hold Backups (Adding as Directories) from both the local Server and the...
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    Direct network between Servers.

    Hi all I have setup my first ZFS Proxmox install on 2 Test Servers. A couple of old Dell beasts. They each have 4 X 136Gb SAS Drives. Only 6GB ram at the moment. I have installed PM5.1 on both and that is where I am up to at the moment. I have not installed any VM's yet and I have not formatted...
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    View Backup without restoring.

    Hi Looking at recovering files from a previous backup. At the moment, I wait for a non busy time, do a restore to alternate location of the machine with required files. change the network card, this then changes IP so there is no clash. copy files. Shut down Restored VM and delete. Is there...
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    Proxmox 5.1 Snapshots, file location and rollback.

    Hi all Happy New Year to everyone. When we do a Snapshot it is held on the same drive as the VM is located. Is there a way to View a previous rollback date without actually rolling back. IE. we just want to recover a couple of files from a previous day?? And What happens with Snapshots in our...
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    Backup runs with "modified in future"

    Hi Running a manual backup on a 4.4-2/80259e05 Proxmox. It seems to be running OK but I am getting a lot of "file /etc/pve/nodes/VE01/qemu-server/100.conf modified in future" between the normal info lines giving me the status of the backup. How do I fix this please?
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    HD space(root) 99.4%

    Hi I am running Proxmox VE 4.4-13/7ea56165 I have a cluster of 2 Physical Servers, VE01 and VE02 They are similar Servers about 12 mths age between them. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The earlier one VE01 32 x Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 0 @ 2.00GHz...
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    Update Network card existing V4.3

    Hi We are updating the network card in the system to a 10GB NIC At the moment the server has a dual on board GB NIC. In the proxmox GUI under Network it is showing eth0 Network Device Yes No eth1 Network Device No No vmbr0 Linux Bridge Yes Yes eth0 192.168.0.6 255.255.255.0...
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    Ver 4.3 Startup, Shutdown order

    Just need some clarification please. We have 4 VM's running on the one VE. Srv01, is a Domain controller running Windows Server 2012R2, DNS and DHCP. Srv02, is an FTP server running Windows Server 2012R2. Srv03, is a Data server running Windows Server 2012R2. Srv04, is the Program server...
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    VM Backup Testing

    Hi We all know that backups are essential, we also know that backups need to be tested. I have been doing a restore of the backup, stopping the running VM. Start the restored backup and confirming data etc. Is there a way to disable the NIC on the restored VM, so it can be started without ip...
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    Ver 4.3 Upgrade CPU

    Hi We are looking at upgrading the CPU in one of our Server boxes. Do I have to do anything within Proxmox Host??
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    ver 4.3 Threads V Cores optimal setting

    Hi I have been meaning to ask for a while, I have a server with 2 x Xeon E5-2650 CPU each with 8 Cores, Total 16 Cores. When I look in the Proxmox VE Web pane. It shows a total of 32 x Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 @ 2.00GHz (2 Sockets). question! When I'm setting up my VM's do I use the actual sockets...
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    ver 4.3 Console size

    Hi Running 4.3-14/3a8c61c7 I restored a VM backup that was running under 3.x. Everything is OK Except when I choose Console in the new menu bar, it first displays as supposed to but it will not resize. VM is Windows Server 2008R2 64bit VE has 128GB ram and 2 x Xeon E5-2650 Help appreciated as...
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    Win Server 2008R2 64 bit running 100%CPU

    Hi This is the physical server we have. 1 INTEL R2308GZ4GC 2U SERVER 2 INTEL XEON E5-2650 2.00GHZ/20MB 4 8GB DDR3-1600 REGISTERED W/ECC 1 LG GT80N SLIM DVD BURNER SATA 1 INTEL RMS25CB080 8-PORT SAS MODULE 1 INTEL AXXRSBBU9 SMART BATTERY B/UP 2 SEAGATE CONST ES3 2TB SATA3 3.5" Win...
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    Cluster on V4, Naming convention

    Hi In the help that I have read, all seem to name the machines, pve1, pve2 etc. Can other naming be used? EG. XYZ-vm1, XYZ-vm2 or XYZ-vm01, XYZ-vm02?

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