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    Dell R730 UEFI boot installation issues

    Hi all, Dell R730, trying to install proxmox 7.3-1. Ive tried from USB key and from IPMI (iDRAC) and keep getting the attached errors. I can boot to the installer without issue in BIOS legacy mode, but if we want zfs we need UEFI mode for full functionality. Ive had the onboard PERC raid...
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    Failed to add the EFI boot entry on Guest

    Hey folks, Trying to install some debian UEFI guests (Ubuntu 22.04 & Debian 11.5 with the same results), and I'm having issues with the installer failing at EFI install step: VM Info: ``` root@pve02:~# cat /etc/pve/qemu-server/101.conf acpi: 0 agent: 1 bios: ovmf boot: order=ide2;net0...
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    Update Proxmox results in grub question

    Hi, Just now I did a refresh in the update tab of Proxmox 7.2.7 and pressed update. Now half way I get the following messages: Weird part is, I have Proxmox running on ZFS mirror 2x SSD 1tb, as described in below picture SDA + SDB are combined the zfs mirror. one of them is boot in bios...
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    [SOLVED] Efi boot zu klein, nach Umzug von grub zu uefi. Kernel Altbestände?

    Hallo, nach einem Umzug meines rpools von zwei Hdd auf zwei nvme habe ich auch gleich auf uefi gewechselt. Aber ich habe wohl etwas falsch gemacht. Jedenfals bekomme ich nach dem "sonst erfolgreichen" Umzug jetzt bei apt installs oder apt autoremove folgende fehlerhinweise: root@pve:~# apt...
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    Not able to boot in UEFI mode

    I have a Dell H310 Server with 8 1TB disks. I created one virtual disk with disk 1 and disk 2 with raid0 configuration. The other 6 disks are set to Non-RAID mode. Then I installed proxmox on the 6 disks with zfs raid10 configuration. The virtual disk will be used for backup storage. Now, in...
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    Host ohne UEFI | Gast mit UEFI

    Liebes Forum, wenn der Host kein UEFI BIOS hat, sprich im Legacy Mode gebooted worden ist, gibt es dann die Moeglichkeit den Gast im PROXMOX mit UEFI zu booten? Mir ist aufgefallen, dass bei qemu die Moeglichkeit besteht, den Gast mit dem Parameter '-bios /usr/share/ovmf/OVMF.fd' zu starten...
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    Not able to boot on ZFS raid 1

    Good day I have a Dell RX740xd with a PERC 330 mini card in IT-mode. It shows upp well and I can choose to install it as zfs raid1 during the Proxmox installation. But after I boot UEFI lists both disks but says that it can't boot from them. What could I be doing wrong? I would prefer a raid...
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    How to switch from legacy to EFI boot

    So my setup is I installed a version prior to Proxmox VE 6.4 on my server and recently updated everything to VE 7.1. Since the installation was done in legacy mode I switched to the "Proxmox Boot Tool" which was recommended because of problems with GRUB and ZFS. So I used this tutorial...
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    Proxmox 7.0 Upgrade - Legacy Boot Tool

    Wir möchten gerne unseren Proxmox Server von Version 6.4 auf 7.0 (oder auch 7.1) upgraden. Da unser Server nicht mit UEFI installiert wurde habe ich gelesen das ich zu dem "Proxmox Legacy Boot" switchen soll, da GRUB Probleme hat wenn ZFS auf der Root Partition läuft. Dafür sollen die vfat...
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    [SOLVED] 'LoaderSystemToken' EFI variable: Invalid argument - HP t730 thin client, ZFS & UEFI...

    Hi all, I'm very frustrated because I bought myself a HP t730 thin client and I think I've got the latest BIOS version: "L43, 1.15" (but it's still old, I don't think they're updating it anymore). I've tried to install proxmox using both the latest ISO and the one before. I want to install...
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    UEFI guests no longer boots

    After applying some updates my UEFE guest (homeassistant) stopped to boot. I've tried install fresh copy of Homassistant from downloaded ISO also fails to boot with such error: and then it drops me into UEFI shell. I've tried add "Boot entry" acording these page...
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    How to add a hot spare hdd to the proxmox - zfs file system on an EFI-based system…

    For Legacy system: zpool add rpool spare / dev / disk / by-id / ... In this case the full hdd is added, but this may not be good on the EFI system due to the following: - Under the EFI system, proxmox ZFS creates an ESP (vfat) partition, from where the boot load takes place. - BOOT, EFI, and...
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    UEFI: Install on 2 SSD ZFS Z1 - "unable to init esp and install proxmox-boot loader"

    Hi I am running into a weird issue while trying to install PVE 7. I have a Dell R520 with and HBA (H330, IT Mode) and 2 Samsung SSD (consumer grade) connected to it. The system was set to BIOS boot mode and I was able to install Proxmox with ZFS RaidZ1 on those two SSDs, everything worked so...
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    [SOLVED] Debian 11 UEFI Installation

    Hi everyone, I have been using Promox VE for a while now without any issues. But today i have just gone to do a new installation of Debian 11 in UEFI mode and the GUI and Non GUI installation doesn't show correctly. Proxmox VE Version: 7.0-14+1 I not sure if there something i have done wrong...
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    Advantages of UEFI install compared to BIOS/Legacy mode?

    Hi, new Proxmox user here. I've just installed PVE in Legacy mode. Now before I continue to set up the system I wondered if there are any advantages to a UEFI install? Looking though Documentation/Forums I could not find a conclusive answer. Having the troubles with UEFI in the back of my head...
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    Migrate Host ZFS Boot "rpool" from MBR to UEFI booting?

    Hey all, I run a standalone Proxmox server which I have been upgrading in place for years. I am currently on 6.x, not having upgraded to 7 yet. It was a clean install on Proxmox 4.2 I believe. When i initially installed it, I set it up to boot from a ZFS mirror of two SATA SSD's using...
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    [SOLVED] Issue installing Proxmox 7 on Dell R720 in UEFI mode.

    I am having issues with installing Proxmox 7 on one of my DELL R720. The installation goes fine until it is setting up the bootload and then I get and error on the console: Searching for this issue give lots of results for arch linux but not during the install phase. Not sure how to proceed...
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    When disabling CSM (Compatibility Support Module) Proxmox won't boot

    Hi guys, Nowadays I usually boot with CSM (Compatibility Support Module) on via Legacy mode. However I would like to boot using UEFI mode so when I turn of CSM and boot it will throw me into initramfs and throw me an error. The error is "Cannot import 'rpool' unsupported version or feature"...
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    [SOLVED] PVE ZFS mirror installation without 512MByte Partition - how to convert to UEFI boot?

    Hi, I have a older installation of a 3-node Proxmox Ceph cluster - probably 5.3 or older. The OS disks look like this: So there is no 512M partition I could use for the EFI boot partition. I would like to switch to a UEFI boot, but how do I cut out that 512M UEFI partition?
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    Proxmox no longer UEFI booting, UEFI says "Drive not present"

    Topic title pretty much sums it up I have two NVMe (wd/hgst sn200) drives in a zfs mirror and the server no longer boots correctly after a pve-efiboot-tool refresh. If I select either UEFI OS or Linux Boot Manager it just goes back into the uefi setup screen without booting. However, if I go...

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