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    Deploying a colo

    Hello everyone, I am hoping some of you can help me out with some info I am putting together. I work for a managed service provider and we are looking to deploy our own colo for our clients. I do have a Proxmox server for my own personal use but its only one host and my company is looking at...
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    Write-error on swap-device on brand new hardware

    I just bought a brand new mini-pc and installed proxmox on it. I then restored all of my VMs from my backup drive and everything was working. It looks like the computer crashed in the middle of the day and when I rebooted it I had this error message a bunch: `Write-error on swap-device`. I...
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    Serious VM performance drop on Hygon CPU (10% of host speed via fio)

    Hi everyone, I'm running Proxmox VE on a server with a Hygon (海光) CPU, a domestic x86-compatible processor from China. However, I’ve encountered a serious performance issue: when running fio tests inside a virtual machine, the VM's I/O performance is only about 10% of the host's native...
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    Proxmox Implementation and O&M in Mozambique Region

    Hello I am looking for a partner that could help me implement and Operate and Maintain the Proxmox VE Software in the country of Mozambique. I am working for a big project which is now being implemented by the Ministry of Interior of Mozambique. Because O&M is based on Mozambique interested...
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    Trying Proxmox VE for the first time. Need help with the setup.

    Hi ALL, I have a requirement where i need to install & Configure a 3 node Proxmox Cluster with HCI. As part of this setup, I need to configure Ceph storage and enable High Availability (HA). 3*server Configuration: 2CPU - Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2697 v4 @ 2.30GHz (18cores) with 10 RAM (32GB)...
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    Error upon error installing proxmox

    So after taking the dive into the world of proxmox i went out and bought a HP Proliant DL360. I have tried everything i have seen on the fourms to get it to work but thus far i have no luck. UFEI boot - unsecure - Tired legacy also same issue. Raid controller - Raid 0 ( newish drive showing...
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    Bug: When we edit an alias name or IPSet name, rules with alias or IPSet (alias into too) are not updated with new alias name

    Hello all, I have discovered a big bug: When we edit an alias name or IPSet name, rules with alias or IPSet (alias into IPSet too) are not updated with new name. I have tested with: Datacenter firewall: -> /etc/pve/firewall/cluster.fw Node firewall: -> /etc/pve/nodes/XXXX/host.fw VM...
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    After moving to Twin SFP NIC from 4x1G copper, unable to access the PVE host.

    Good Day All, I'm hoping that providing some context you can possibly help me resolve my issue. I moved my existing PVE install over to a Dual SFP NIC from a former 4x1G Copper NIC. After doing so I'm no longer able to access the host, as I've gone down a rabbit hole of configuration changes I'm...
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    Node requirements for a new cluster

    Greetings all, I am new to Proxmox and currently investigating the possibility of setting up a scalable virtual infrastructure using Proxmox VE and have what is probably a very "noob" sort of question. Is there a requirement for the hardware nodes in a cluster to be matching (i.e. CPU, RAM...
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    Proxmox VE Detected as an IPv6 Router and Neighbor Discovery not working

    On one Linux Client, ip -6 neighbor lists the Proxmox VE Host(s) as Router, when they clearly are not: 2XXX:XXXX:XXXX:1::A:B dev eno1 lladdr 11:22:33:44:55:66 router REACHABLE Setting sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.vmbr0.forwarding=0 on the Proxmox VE Host fixed that, but I wonder if that also caused...
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    Recommendations for Proxmox VE Deployment with Mixed 10GB and 1GB Ports

    Hi everyone, I'm in the process of setting up a new Proxmox VE deployment and I have a few questions. My servers come with multiple 10GB and 1GB ports. I've read that the Proxmox documentation frequently recommends using dedicated physical links for the cluster network due to latency...
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    HA Proxmox VE

    Dear forum members, I have encountered several questions regarding the operation of High Availability in Proxmox VE and would like to discuss them with you: Why does the pve-ha-crm failover process exceed a processing time of more than 60 seconds, with a significant increase in CPU usage...
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    Self-Shutdowns - how to diagnose?

    Hi, For some reason today, one of my notes shuts itself down after a few minutes - nothing in logs, nothing displayed in `journalctl -b` either. System passes memory tests and is otherwise operational. How do i diagnose this? Last `journalctl -b` - Nov 25 17:12:27 node01 kernel: Linux version...
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    [HELP] Windows Server 2025 sysprep not working in Proxmox VE 8.2.7

    Hello everyone, I'm facing an issue when I try to run sysprep on a Windows Server 2025 VM in order to convert it to a template afterwards. I've installed the virtio drivers, installed the windows updates, done a few tweaks and when I run sysprep with "OOBE experience" , "Generalize" and...
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    Advise configuring cluster w/o external NAS

    I have 3 HPE Proliant DL360 Gen10 servers that I would like to configure as a 3 node Proxmox cluster. Each node has 6 x 2TB data drives, for a total of 12TB per node + 2 system drives in mirror. Most configurations I have seen relay on an external NAS as the shared storage space. I am specially...
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    Fragen bzgl. erster Proxmox / CEPH Installation

    Hallo, ich bin gerade damit beschäftigt unseren ersten Cluster mit Proxmox zu installieren und hätte noch die ein oder andere Frage. Hardware Daten: 6 Server mit je 2x AMD Epyc 9124 768GB RAM 6x 3,84TB NVME SSD 2x 2Port 25G NIC Workload: ~100-120 Windows/Linux VMS Auf den Servern habe...
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    [TUTORIAL] How to Make Fstrim Run More Often in LXC Containers and Linux VMs + the Host (for GRUB and Systemd Proxmox VE Installations)

    This is a tutorial on how to make fstrim run more often or on days that you wish. This could be handy if you have stuff continuously writing to the drives which then later gets deleted, which would cause it to create a large amount of unused data. For example, I have a Minecraft server running...
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    Should I move from KVM to LXC ?

    I have A LOT of VMs running on Proxmox VE across several Servers. Most of the VMs run Debian GNU/Linux Bookworm. Overall the KVMs seems quite inefficient, especially in Terms of: - RAM Usage (a bit less on Xeon E3 v5/v6, since up to 64GB RAM can be used there) - Disk Space (each VM takes 16GB...
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    Asking Proxmox VE Capabilities

    Hello, Thank you for taking the time to visit this thread. Currently, my office is considering Proxmox VE as a virtualization solution, and we are very interested in the solutions offered. However, there are a few detailed aspects that concern us. 1. Its ability to add CPU, memory, NIC, disk...
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    [SOLVED] ESXi Storage Fehler: Failed to spawn fuse mount

    Hallo, ich versuche gerade einen ESXi Storage hinzuzufügen, um VMs von VSphere zu importieren. Bevor der Storage überhaupt hinzugefügt werden kann, kommt der Fehler create storage failed: failed to spawn fuse mount, process exited with status 65280 (500) Ich habe folgendes bereits versucht...