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    how to make free space sparse for backup?

    Hello! I am backing up a file server vm on a very old node(Celeron J1900). The VM has a 3TB virtual hard disk. I move what data I could off from this vm, making the virtual disk almost empty. Still, the backup takes a loooong time it seems, and sparse is 1-2%. Should I install secure -delete...
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    Redundant network with different speeds

    Hi there! I am looking for a way to redundantly configure CEPH for a new pve cluster. The nodes have 1x10GBE and 2xGBE ports. The nice way would be to have 2x10GBE ports per node and bond them together and make different VLANs for CEPH, cluster comm, separate cluster network, WAN, LANd, DMZ ...
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    Solved - Proxmox 4.4 gui showed nodes and vms offline

    Hi there! I ran into some strange trouble with both of my proxmox clusters, and let me show u how it got solved. Problems: -Gui showed all nodes offline and all vms offline - but everything was running -gui didnt show any storage Diagnostic steps: - ssh into every proxmox node and run ping...
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    Zimbra backup strategy

    Hi! I am curious about Your experience with backing up Zimbra. I do weekly snapshot backups of our Zimbra server, but never needed to restore until today. I rsync those one day later to offsite. A colleague of mine ran into some trouble when a hardware error rendered his backup hdd useless...
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    where to request wikipedi update?

    Hi, i would like to request a wikipedi page update. (I got a note I would like to add) Where can I do that? Browsed the wiki but couldn't see any contact email or anything similar.
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    3 node mesh network VLAn-able?

    Hello, I have 3 servers with dual 10Gbit cards, but no 10g switch. I read the https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Full_Mesh_Network_for_Ceph_Server tutorial. Fits my enviroment well, my only question is this: As I see, the static routes on if-up and if-down restrict the use of the network to the 3...
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    Ceph OSD losing journal often

    Hello! I operate a home lab for experimental purposes. It has 3 Proxmox nodes with each: 1ssd for system+lvm storage + free space 1hdd for ceph storage One of my boxes goes funky from time to time. The drive names (sda, sdb, sdc) get mixed up!!!!! For example, 1 set a 20 gig...

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