Add new disk to pve - newbie question

[Gerhard]

I want to add another disk to my pve installation in order to use it as backup. The disk is installed and can be found as /dev/sda.
I created a partition sda1 covering the whole disk.
I can see the new disk under disks.
On operating system level I have not mounted the disk.

But I cannot use it as a backup device - what do I need to do?
Do I need to mount it? If yes, how?

 

[oguz]

hi,

you have a few options;
1. format & mount disk manually, and add an entry to /etc/pve/storage.cfg
2. wipe the disk completely and set it up using the GUI (easier)

if you go for option 1 you'll need to add your disk to /etc/fstab for automounting, and add a directory storage to the mountpoint

for option 2, run sgdisk --zap-all /dev/sda to wipe your disk, then go to the GUI: Node -> Disks -> Directory -> Create: Directory (or any other storage type as you wish [0])

[0]: https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Storage