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    PVE 9.2 + Ceph Tentacle 20.2.4: RBD operations fail because pve-storage passes removed --auth_supported option

    Hi, I’m running into what looks like a compatibility issue between current Proxmox VE 9.2 storage code and Ceph Tentacle 20.2.4. Environment: Proxmox VE: 9.2 pve-manager: 9.2.11 libpve-storage-perl: 9.1.8 qemu-server: 9.2.6 Ceph: 20.2.4-pve1...
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    How do I move a raw disk image from LVM-thin?

    I encountered an error trying to start one of my containers; the error had something to do with space shortage on the container which I didn't understand because there should've been enough space for that container and there weren't that much things on it, so I tried deleting that container so...
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    Advise: shared vm storage using nfs

    Hello, I have been running a 4 node cluster for a few years now. I have changed my storage options a few times. the last change I made was from ceph rbd to local zfs raid 1. This means that I can't use the HA features of proxmox 9.2 effectively. This begs the question why don't you stay...
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    Lost snapshot ability after a storage replacement

    Hey everyone! I've got a small home lab server running PVE but ran into an odd problem (almost certainly of my own making) after replacing a hard drive I was using for some smaller VMs with an SSD. The core problem is that I've lost the ability to take snapshots on all but one VM (my sole...
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    LVM Snapshot-as-Volume-Chain: Newly created qcow2 image reuses old guest data after VM deletion

    Hi, I believe I have found an issue with LVM storage using snapshot-as-volume-chain=1. I can reproduce it consistently on a fully updated Proxmox VE 9.2 installation on multiple cluster nodes. Environment Proxmox VE 9.2.10 qemu-server 9.2.5 pve-qemu-kvm 11.0.3-2 lvm2 2.03.31 Storage...
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    Possible Proxmox VE issue: ESXi storage backed by remote vCenter causes another node to become grey/unknown after a reboot

    Hello, I would like to report and discuss a behavior I have observed in a Proxmox VE 9.2 cluster and ask whether this could be related to the way pvestatd refreshes storage status/statistics. Environment I have a 5-node Proxmox VE cluster. All five nodes have identical hardware and are fully...
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    Grundsatz für Shared Storage

    Hallo liebe Community, ich würde gern meine gesamten Daten aus der Cloud nach Hause holen. Um das ganze grundsätzlich richtig aufzusetzen, habe ich noch eine Frage. Ich möchte gern meine Daten irgendwie zentral verfügbar haben, sodass Dienste, wie Immich, Joplin, Nextcloud, etc. darauf...
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    [SOLVED] How can I get my storage data back?

    I had my Proxmox machine use a pair of HDDs in RAID1 to use for storing media files and it was set up as storage for Proxmox so my containers could use it. I had 4TB to use for storing media and I would have a container mount that drive. I wanted to update PVE from 8 to 9, so I backed up...
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    Windows VMs crashing / BSOD due to storage stalls

    Hello I've a serious problem with a PVE/PBS Node. 2 Windows VM that continuously log problems with Storage and sometimes they crash. Hardware/Software: Dell R440, PERC H730P (Non-RAID mode / true HBA mode confirmed via iDRAC — Controller Mode: HBA) Controller firmware: 25.5.9.0001 (confirmed...
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    NVMe Over TCP - Proxmox VE

    Hello Community, im currently in the progress of trying out nvme over tcp in Proxmox VE and wanted to ask, if somebody has ressources for: * Basic Setup of NVMe-Over-TCP in Proxmox VE? * Information about using basic nvme-cli vs nvme-stas -> benefits? * Measuring performance of nvme-over-tcp...
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    Officially Supported Datastore Backing Storage List

    Hello Everyone, apart from the S3 object storage and internal storage media (with ext4/xfs or ZFS) mentioned in the PBS documentation, what types of storage are supported as backing storage for PBS datastores? Specifically, I am referring to network storage such as a Synology NAS...
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    Call for Feature: Native LINSTOR Support

    This might have been asked before and maybe there are or they were reasons not to consider this. However, I'd like to start a public discussion about SDS in PVE and how to enable or optimize the PVE stack for various use cases. So for now we've got support for classic three-tier-infrastructures...
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    I lost my data thin lvm - how to re-create it?

    Trying to add a secondary hdd to my new proxmox-9 installation I managed to loose the data lv. root@pve:~# lvs LV VG Attr LSize Pool Origin Data% Meta% Move Log Cpy%Sync Convert root pve -wi-ao---- 12.66g swap pve -wi-ao----...
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    make hdd available - how?

    a small 30G internal sdd plus a larger hdd in my proxmox and am wondering what is the way to make the larger hdd available for vms root@pve:~# lsblk NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS sda 8:0 0 29.3G 0 disk |-sda1 8:1 0 1007K 0 part...
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    Proxmox Backup Server 4.2 on Hezner SX135.

    Hetzner offers the SX server series, which are equipped with 4 to 14 hard drives, each with a capacity of 16 or 22 TB. The SX135 server comes with 8 drives, making it a good choice for backup storage. Unfortunately, after ordering this server and installing Proxmox Backup Server 4.2, I was only...
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    Thin LV cannot be activated (-ENODATA) despite valid metadata and readable ext4 filesystem

    Hi everyone, I'm trying to recover data from a Nextcloud storage volume after an unexpected failure and I'm running out of ideas. The goal is data recovery only (mostly family photos). I don't care about restoring the container itself. I found a few older threads with similar symptoms, but my...
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    Unable to destroy LXC container after CloudPanel installation (Logical volume contains a filesystem in use)

    Hi all, Although we are fully aware that CloudPanel does not officially support LXC containers, one of our clients installed it inside a non-nested CT without our knowledge. This is completely out of our administrative control, and we are now passively dealing with the aftermath. The main...
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    How pools use the space

    Hi, i'm workin with the api in the proxmox to get the available space we had in differents pools, but i see some curious thing with the api I get 9.6 tb availble but in the web interface show me with a simple substraction the space availble is 10 tb approximately, with gemini explain that is...
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    Storage: BTRFS vs ZFS vs plain EXT4 DM raid

    Hi all, Currently I am running on PVE 9.1 with native MDADM RAID5(3x8 TB disks) looking into prospects for switching to BTRFS or ZFS but every now and then power goes out. At the moment I got 4 TB used out of ~ 16 TB and despite some issues it works awesome. Anyone got experience with ZFS and...
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    Clustered iSCSI as LVM on LVM-Thin SAN

    Hello all. I am aware the issue of configuring LVM-Thin in a clustered environment with shared storage has been extensively discussed and why it is a really bad idea. However, l would like to ask this question from a different angle. When looking into our SAN storage configuration, there is an...