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    Q: OOM Killer > VM lockup/killed / RAM use confusion - any comments?

    Hi, I wonder if someone can help me understand maybe this situation. I've got a proxmox node with a pretty classic config, ie, OVH hardware hosting environment, MD Raid storage, 2 x 4Tb mirror NVME_SSD as my primary proxmox datastore Host is a 6-core Xeon 12 thread, with 128gb physical ram I've...
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    Q: Snapshots in qcow2 - sanity check

    Hi, I am not super familiar with how this is implemented and meant to work, and I can't find any hints when search forum, so I wanted to briefly ask if anyone can comment. This is on a proxmox latest 8.0.4 host VM is using qcow2 disk format qcow2 is stored on a Proxmox VM storage pool - local...
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    Q: ISO installer for 'edge-kernel' proxmox available?

    Hi everyone, I am trying to debug a problem and hoping for a gentle kick in correct direction I'm trying to figure out if there is a pre-cooked proxmox installer ISO that can be downloaded which has "Edge Proxmox Kernel" present in the installer media I ask because - I've got a dell r815 -...
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    Q: Install on dell r815 / PERC H200i raid / broadcom gig nic "fun"- comments ?

    Hi, I wanted to ask for comments-thoughts. I was trying to setup a box for a client today, it was running VMware until - today - and we wanted to flip it over to be a test box for proof-of-concept as proxmox at their site. The drama appears to be mostly related to the fact that it has a Perc...
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    Q: Qcow2 file error Weird Problem > Any comments/thoughts?

    Hi everyone, small 'fun' question. New one for me, I am banging my head on this gently in the last few days. I've got a proxmox (ver 6.4.15) host at a client site (yes, I need to upgrade it to 7.Latest) which has been in service a few years (approx) Generally it works smoothly (Dell 2u...
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    Q: Proxmox Backup Server and "USB Drive" Set for offsite rotation ?

    Hi, I am curious to ask. This maybe super obvious but I am having trouble getting my head around it. I've got a client who has onsite Proxmox system / which has PBS running locally on Proxmox Server as well. They have one main VM for their office to be operational. It has a nightly backup...
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    Q: LVM_Thin and restore 'bigger' VM

    Hi, I have question / curious if anyone has insight/comment. - doing a P2V migration of a physical host > proxmox; using a temporary staging host to facilitate the transfer. - Stage host and clobber old host - was done with ISO / stock install proxmox host 7.latest - OldHost is supermicro...
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    Q: Proxmox 5 on Debian / weird 'route' issue

    Hi all, this is a bit of long shot but just in case. I've got a client still using a few legacy proxmox servers running Proxmox5.x which we haven't migrated up to Proxmox6 quiet yet. (sigh). I had to deploy a new host for them yesterday. Their environment is all on OVH_SYS. The new box was...
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    Q: iptables config tweak sanity check (firewall config / access bafflement)

    Hi, I'm banging my head on this and slightly frustrating / so I wonder if I can ask for someone who is very happy with Iptables fun to comment possibly. I've got a host with is running on OVH-SYS hosting, proxmox install template (is basically a Debian stock / SW raid / with proxmox added to...
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    Q: various VirtIO SCSI Config scenarios > BSOD vs Not for Win10 guest

    Hi, I have a client asking me for clarification on this topic, and I am not quite sure. Best practice guide in proxmox docs https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Windows_10_guest_best_practices suggests we should use ""SCSI" as bus with "VirtIO SCSI" as controller." My normal routine in past was to...
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    Query: 2 node setup with HA (3rd box for quorum) > ZFS datastore / better-other?-options?

    Hi, I am hoping to just make a sanity check for guidance to see if I'm overlooking something. Feedback is greatly appreciated! I'm hoping to setup a modest size cluster for a client, project is ramping up with 'fairly modest' requirements and hopes the business will grow and it needs to scale...
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    [SOLVED] Weird Problem on PVE host - has anyone seen this before?

    Hi, I've got a Proxmox host which has a strange problem, I noted it yesterday, and it is not cleared up after a reboot this morning. Strictly speaking I have no idea if this is a (proxmox issue) or (debian / linux) issue per se. But in case someone has seen it I thought I would post here...
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    Q: usage scenario clarification for (one offsite PBS server, 2 different proxmox nodes)

    Hi, I have a "small fun" question I am trying to understand. I've reviewed the docs and I am a bit unclear so wanted to ask. So far I have Proxmox Backup Server Setup a few times now and working very nicely in simple use case, ie, one proxmox host one PBS server weekly incremental backups from...
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    PBS (Proxmox Backup Server) - initial thoughts after first test install

    Hi, small note to just give bit of feedback to forum / team. I just finished using my first test setup with (proxmox latest) and (proxmox backup server). So far I am extremely happy with how it all works. The setup is very standard kind of stuff, ie, (a) Physical host is a standard OVH...
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    Proxmox 6-2-6 stuck during update / help request or any suggestions?

    Hi, I have a small weird problem, wondering if anyone has seen this. Proxmox 6.x host running on a stock template install on OVH environment (SW raid 2x2tb config which OVH provide and I've used many times before without issue). Normally when I do updates on such an environment, I do apt-get...
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    Q: Weird/Problems with LXC Container Copy - cannot get IP address on VM start / things are broken..

    Hi, I've got some weird issues and I'm hoping someone might recognize some symptoms and possibly be able to comment. This is on a recently patched-to-latest proxmox 5.4.13 host. It has been running proxmox for >1 year and has been patched 'gradually'. (ie, every few months). I'm pretty sure...
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    Q: vzdump.conf - changes are ignored / how to make change effective?

    Hi, I wonder if anyone can comment / has seen this before? I'm trying to tune config for a VM Backup on a client Proxmox host (Proxmox 5.4.13) (hosted on a classic OVH box, 2x2Tb SW Raid / xeon cpu with 8 thread vCPU cores / plenty of ram / and an NFS "backup storage mount" service as a storage...
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    Query: LXC Fails to start at boot / despite auto-start setting / starts fine by manual intervention after.

    Hi, I am curious if anyone has seen this sort of behaviour before? I have a proxmox host I setup a few months ago. Runs nicely, it seems. There was a hurricane/power outage this past weekend. Proxmox rebooted cleanly, and one of two VMs on the host auto-started correctly at boot. The one...
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    NFS mount Frustration (500 not online)

    Hi, I have a 'fun' question. I am trying to mount NFS export to a proxmox host. They are both in 'public' (OVH) hosting so I've setup firewall rules on the NFS server to restrict access to NFS server suitably / allow access only to this client /and restrict ports used to simplify firewall...
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    HW Raid performance query: LSI 3008

    Hi, I wonder if anyone has experience and can comment maybe. I've just spent some time reviewing a pair of lenovo servers, which have this HW Raid controller. 2 x identical nodes in a small proxmox cluster, proxmox 5.Latest. There is no problem with the controller being recognized and...

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