Add New LVM Disk - HELP!

Gardener101

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Hi all - I am new to Proxmox but have a lot of experience with Linux and VM infrastructure (other host platforms and managing many VM's). I managed to get Proxmox installed on a bare metal Dell box and some VM's set up and running. It didn't take too long so quite happy with Proxmox.

The issue that I am having is the disk that I installed everything on is not very large (256GB SSD) so I need more space. I added another 2TB disk. I figured out how to add the LVM to Proxmox in the web console (attached a screenshot of these). I need to move a few VM's over to the new 2TB disk (hopefully without redeploying). I also need to create a directory or partition to scp files to. I'm at a loss on what is next here and need some help.

I think I may have missed a step somewhere. I read a bunch of posts and documentation but I can't figure out what I need to do or what I missed. Some help would be greatly appreciated.
 

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Hello!

To move your VMs to the new disk:
Select the VM where the virtual disk needs to be moved, click Hardware > "The disk you wish to move" > Disk Action > Move Storage.


For copying/SCP files to your LVM drive:
If you refer to the storage table here: https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Storage, LVM is block storage.

At the top of the table:
"Block level storage - Allows to store large raw images. It is usually not possible to store other files (ISO, backups, ..) on such storage types."

If feasible, consider adding an additional disk as directory storage, using file-level storage.

PVE Host>Disks>Directory>Create: Directory

Thanks!
 
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Hello!

To move your VMs to the new disk:
Select the VM where the virtual disk needs to be moved, click Hardware > "The disk you wish to move" > Disk Action > Move Storage.


For copying/SCP files to your LVM drive:
If you refer to the storage table here: https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Storage, LVM is block storage.

At the top of the table:
"Block level storage - Allows to store large raw images. It is usually not possible to store other files (ISO, backups, ..) on such storage types."

If feasible, consider adding an additional disk as directory storage, using file-level storage.

PVE Host>Disks>Directory>Create: Directory

Thanks!
Thank you so much! I feel kinda daft that I didn't find the Move Storage button on my own. I'm very grateful for your direction. I will be adding another disk as directory storage soon :)