[SOLVED] Boot issue if the external usb drive is off

[lumox]

Hi,
I used a HDD in a usb drive as a external storage. I found out that when the usb drive is off or not connected to Proxmox I get this error at the boot:



If I plug the usb drive to Proxmox and run it the boot goes on normally as alway.
Is it normal? Is there a way to avoid this problem or I have to let it plugged once I set it up?

Thanks

 

[leesteken]

If I plug the usb drive to Proxmox and run it the boot goes on normally as alway.
Is it normal? Is there a way to avoid this problem or I have to let it plugged once I set it up?

Yes this is normal. Add nofail to the entry in your /etc/fstab: https://askubuntu.com/questions/14365/mount-an-external-drive-at-boot-time-only-if-it-is-plugged-in

 

[lumox]

Yes this is normal. Add nofail to the entry in your /etc/fstab: https://askubuntu.com/questions/14365/mount-an-external-drive-at-boot-time-only-if-it-is-plugged-in

Good! I also need to manually run mount -a after the boot to mount it. Can it be done automatically somehow? Thanks

 

[leesteken]

Good! I also need to manually run mount -a after the boot to mount it. Can it be done automatically somehow? Thanks

It should work automatically if it's in /etc/fstab unless you added noauto. Lots of information about this on the internet as it is not Proxmox specific but generic and basic Linux.

 

[lumox]

It should work automatically if it's in /etc/fstab unless you added noauto. Lots of information about this on the internet as it is not Proxmox specific but generic and basic Linux.

it should, but I noticed that the backups didn't show up in the list until I ran mount -a. Strange

 

[lumox]

ok, I added nofail to the fstab file and Proxmox boots as usual even without the external USB HDD plugged in too, and now, I don't know why, it also automounts
Thanks