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Hi everyone! First time posting here because of a major problem during the last few days with IO delay and NFS mounted storage. I will try to take it from the top but im certain i will forget something so be kind and please ask me what info i forgot and i will try to post it ASAP. I am very new...

Hello, i bought an x86 appliance that have 6 x 2.5 Gb NIC my plan is to virtualize OPNSense as Router and other services ( like HA ) I've installed proxmox and OPNSense with the current configuration NIC0 : Static ip ( used for access proxmox in case of failure ) -> 10.25.25.2 NIC1: OPNSense...

Physical Hardware: 3 nodes with same Hardware 1 -1GB nic 2 - 2.5GB nic 1 - 10GB nic Network hardware: 1 - 8 port 10GBe switch 1 - 24 port 1GBe switch 1 - 8 port 1GBe Switch All LACP LAG capable I am trying to figure out what would be the best configuration for a clustered, HA, and CEPH...

I've just recently installed proxmox on my ancient laptop, installation was bumpy as i couldnt click on anything though i used tab and space bar technique, installation went smoothly up until then, set up my stuff(im brand new to this so i might not have a clue on what im doing) ive watched some...

Hi Everyone, I am currently wanting to build a mini home lab server using Proxmox and I am needing some help as I am fairly New to proxmox. The Current specs I am thinking of using are the following: Specs CPU: Ryzen 5 2600x (No integrated graphics) Ram: 16GB DDR4 Motherboard: ASUS B350 F...

Hello all, if the title seems something like a newbie would ask, it's because it is... I'm in need to add a graphics card to my ProxMox 7.2-11 installation, so I can pass it to a Windows 10 VM. It doesn't need to be anything special, I simply need OpenGL support for a few programs running under...

I am a complete newbie to home labs and this advice is really just for anyone who is/might be in my recent position. I like to consider myself a technologically able person. I am a Comp Sci student, have done networking IT stuff in the past. I thought to myself "How hard could it be to really...

i want to install PBS should i install on VM or Bare-Metal need your experience advice ?

Hi all, I've actually had this card installed since the offset but not had it connected or the setup. I would like to get it set up now and I have connected both fibre links to my switch. In PVE I have a total of 4 physical interfaces showing which would be correct given that the motherboard...

Hi all, I am using PCIe passthrough to pass a SAS HBA through to a VM. I did this using the web interface in the hardware section for the VM. Everything was working fine until the other day when I had to power down the server. After it booted back up, the VM in question would no longer start...

Hi all, Not off to a great start. I've had my PVE up for a couple of weeks now from a fresh install and setup. I am already showing zpool errors.:( I have a striped mirror zpool using 4x Samsung M.2 NVMe drives. All were purchased brand new a matter of weeks ago. I configured them into a...

Hi all, I have a new Proxmox installation that I have setup. I have 2x 128GB Supermicro SATA DOM's that I used for the installation. My plan was to partition them each with a 60GB and 50GB partition. Install Proxmox on two 60GB partitions as a mirror for redundancy. Then with the two 50GB...

Hi all, I am new to the forum and Proxmox and looking for some advice. In general, what are people doing with the root user on the system? Generally, I would always create a new sudo user and then disable root login but I have read on a couple of Reddit forums that this can cause problems...

Hello, I'm seeking advice on my personnal cloud machine. It's a VMS hosting 10 Docker containers, problem is: it's around 300GB of data ! My Proxmox has only 1TB of local storage space and I think I have 200GB left on my Proxmox Backup Server. Can someone help me figure out how I can...

Hello, For experts... I was wondering which best choose for DNS Server to install and where (virtual server or at network device) and does proxmox had such service? Best Regards

Hi all! After couple of years using QNAP Virtualization solutions I'm jumping on self assembled server with Proxmox. My server hardware is: - Ryzen 2700 - 32GB RAM (soon expanded to 64) - Intel 1000/PRO 4 port Server Adapter - 3x1TB HDD Toshiba - 2x250GB SSD Patriot Burst I want to make SSD on...

Hello! I finally decided to undertake a complete overhaul of my hodgepodge home network centered around an aging readynas and its backups. The separate pfsense box build is up and running and I am ready to finalize the star of the new show, the proxmox hypervisor, with the exception of the...

Hello! I would like to ask for some advice here what type of installation and configuration setup do you guys recommend for this 2 systems: 1. System 2xE5-2670V2 64GB RAM 1x1TB NVME SSD and 1x128GB SATA SSD for Proxmox 2. System 2xE5-2696V2 128GB RAM 2x1TB NVME SSD and 1x128GB SATA SSD for...

Hi All Environment - Homelab - not production. Single host, Supermicro X10SDV-8C+ (8C, 16T), 64GB. 1x NVMe SSD - 256GB 1x Samsung SSD - 1TB 4x WD Red - 2TB (total 8TB raw) (I also have a Synology NAS which I use for backup / archive and all media) I use a variety of containers / KVM guests...

Hi Proxmox pros...I was hoping some SMEs could give me a hand on some advice on my new Proxmox implementation. I was a former Freenas user, but I felt like it was limiting in key areas that are important to me (i.e. VM hosting and native Plex support). Hardware Dell Precision T7500 CPU: Dual...