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    can I still use Ceph to distribute storage with size=1 and min_size=1?

    Hi everyone, I'm currently running a lab with four ESXi hosts. Only two of them have local storage capabilities, each with 2 x 4 TB drives and 2 x 128 GB drives. The other two hosts don't have a disk backplane. At the moment, storage is provided by two DataCore servers (in HCI mode) and...
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    [SOLVED] Setup a Lab-LAN within Proxmox

    Cheers Proxmox-Community, i've started using proxmox about two weeks ago and judging by what i've seen so far: i like it. Currently i' struggeling with creating a vm-internal lab LAN. I've searech and tried some guieds / settings but cant seem to find the right thing for me. To be able to...
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    Lab - Hardware Requirements

    I figured its always best to start with what are my current goals or ideas that should lead the discussion for specific items. I think my use case is pretty basic (hoping) and look forward to any feedback. It's pretty easy to overshoot the types of equipment or tech needed, and while I don't...
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    Input regarding HW for Homelab

    In the process of setting up a home lab with Proxmox VE and was hoping for some input regarding HW recommendation. I have the option of buying 1 or 2 HP SSFs with I5-9500 CPU, or or 1PC with i5-13500. What would be most beneficial for a lab, 2 older PCs or 1 newer with the additional power that...
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    How do I mount an old (single) zfs backup disk in a newly installed PBS server?

    I'm learning and played around with Proxmox. I installed a PBS and created a ZFS on a single disk and added it as a datastore through the GUI. I did do a couple of backups which worked fine. I later re-installed PBS from scratch with another single backup disk (ext4 this time). I need to restore...