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    Welche Proxmox und VM Installation/Konfiguration?

    Ich entschuldige mich schon Mal im Voraus: ich bin nicht Forumserfahren, habe mir meine Linux (Univention, Debian, Ubuntu) Erfahrung selber angeeignet, und bin gerade auf dem Weg selbiges mit Proxmox zu tun. Ich möchte in meinem kleinen Betrieb (ca. 10 Mitarbeiter) gerne folgendes Szenario...
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    Failed to insert module 'zfs': Key was rejected by service - problems since kernel 6.8.12-9-pve?

    Hi, i'm having a strange problem with my bare metal offsite Proxmox Backup system, obviously since the laste update to the newest kernel 6.8.12-9-pve. After the bootup the zfs pools cannot be imported by the system accordingly to problem with loading the zfs kernel modules, also the...
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    [TUTORIAL] Encrypted ZFS Root on Proxmox

    The Proxmox installer does not provide the ability to set up an encrypted root with ZFS, so Debian with an encrypted ZFS root needs to be installed first, then Proxmox will be added on top. This guide covers some of the caveats of doing so. First, follow the excellent guide written here by the...
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    Switching between lvm and zfs

    I installed proxmox on an nvme drive using the default (lvm) storage setup. I then created a vm running home assistant and have been happily using it. I would now like to change my system to be zfs based but I do not want to have to manually set up / replicate my home assistant vm. In order...
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    ZFS Help

    New to Proxmox I just set up a cluster of two servers with a quorum device, I feel I may have made a mistake my intention was to use replication and HA between the two and as I was installing I came across a few threads to say if you"re going to use ZFS just do the whole thing and once you're in...
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    Existing lxc migrate to split zfs dataset into 2

    I have a turnkey mediaserver and it sits on a zfs dataset with all the media. I want to clone or make copies of the install without the data since it works so well. How do I change the zfs dataset so that the boot drive is separated from the huge media store in /srv/storage ? I can remove all...
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    looking for opinion of more knowledgeable ppl on a new instance

    hi there im just starting out with my 1st production proxmox instance and id like to ask for your counsel hardware: i have one old server that i need secured and easy to backup and restore, i also have a newer workstation with ample hd space where i want my backups to go, optionally i want my...
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    Seeking Best Practices for Storage Setup on Proxmox VM with ZFS Pool in Home Lab

    Hello, I'm seeking guidance on the optimal method to use a mirrored ZFS pool on my Proxmox host to provide dedicated storage for a VM. The goal is to efficiently manage data volumes required for a Nextcloud AIO and Immich setup, where Immich will serve as a backup and sharing app for my...
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    snapshot needed by replication - run replication first

    Hi everyone, I’m running a Proxmox VE cluster (PVE 8.x) with three nodes and have a daily ZFS replication job configured. One of our VMs has a snapshot named Test (created on 2024-11-18) that I would like to delete, but I’m receiving the following error when trying to remove it: TASK ERROR...
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    Renaming ZFS Storages in a Cluster for Replication

    Hi everyone, I've set up a three-node Proxmox cluster using ZFS, but I just realized—after searching the forums—that I made a mistake in my storage configuration. I assigned different ZFS pool names on each node, so when I try to configure replication, Proxmox fails because it expects the same...
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    CPU types, word of caution

    Hi everyone, This is just in case someone stumbles upon the same error while troubleshooting. I am not asking for help, though I’m open to explanations if anyone has one. Roughly two years ago, I created a new Proxmox host with VMs. Two weeks ago, I read about CPU types—something I had never...
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    NEXTCLOUD with ZFS mounted storage.

    Salam. Sorry no idea if I'm posting in right thread. I'm using proxmox for some months now. Got various VM and LXC running. Got a primary hdd LVM and another hdd turned to ZFS. I have my NEXTCLOUD with ZFS mounting. 1. Whatever I'm uploading, is it being stored to lvm or zfs? (Added...
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    Drigende Hilfe gesucht externe Hdd Disk als ZFS mit VM

    Ich habe auf einer ssd karte proxmox installiert, eine externe hdd als zfs eingebunden und nein vm windows auf die externe festplatte installiert… Leider hatte icj mein proxmox zerschossen irgendwie funktioniert da nichts mehr. Jetzt habe ich mir proxmox auf einem anderen rechner neu...
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    Hard Disk Size VM < ZFS USED

    Hello, I'm currently trying to find the reason for a size discrepancy between the Hard Disk of a VM and the ZFS used size on storage. A Windows VM was created with a 500 GB Hard Disk on a ZFS Storage. Then this disk was expanded within Windows Disk Management to 1500 GB. "zfs list" shows...
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    ZFS and Failing to build an array on 24 drives

    I am running a server with 24 - 2TB drives on an Areca 1280 Raid controller with all disks in JBOD mode. I have tried both RAIDZ2 and RAIDZ3 and added all 24 drives, assuming the hot spares are built into the array by Proxmox. Yet every attempt fails. I can build smaller arrays. It spits out...
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    [TUTORIAL] Understanding Proxmox ZFS HD and Disk Usage Display

    Hi, I tried to answer a question with a link explaining Proxmox disk usage displays in the Web GUI, but I did not find a posting explaining it (possibly because I searched wrongly), so I decided to write a brief overview. I try to explain simple, even if sometimes not 100% accurate...
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    ZFS Native Encryption - Load Key On Boot Failing

    I'm trying to implement the following systemd service to auto load the key on boot. cat << 'EOF' > /etc/systemd/system/zfs-load-key@.service [Unit] Description=Load ZFS keys DefaultDependencies=no Before=zfs-mount.service After=zfs-import.target Requires=zfs-import.target [Service] Type=oneshot...
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    ZFS on RAID 10 with 4 x PCIe5 NVMe Drives: Performance Insights and Questions

    Hello everyone. I recently acquired 2 HPE DL380 GEN11 servers. Each node has 512GB of RAM and 4 PCIe5 NVME drives of 3.2TB (HPE, but manufactured by KIOXIA). Given my use case, where the goal was not to have shared storage but rather a cluster with VM replication, I created a logical volume for...
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    Struggling with ZFS [SOLVED]

    I've migrated all my VMs across to Proxmox over the last 12 months, all that remains is an encrypted one. I would like to rebuild it from scratch as a VM on proxmox. I understand ZFS encryption is the way to go. I'm trying to add ZFS pool using the GUI, but my disks do not appear in the list of...
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    ZFS Multidimensional Pool

    Hello there, first of all: I'm not new to Proxmox, but I'm a complete newbie at ZFS. Why I came across ZFS? I have a bunch of 2TB and 4TB Hard-Drives lying around and also 2 1TB M.2 SSD´s. At the moment I use a Hardware-Raid Controller to get a "Drive" (or better 2 Drives) into my Proxmox...