can i use the data partition?

[proxtest]

My mounts after setup:

/dev/pve/root / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
/dev/pve/swap none swap sw 0 0
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0

I dont use any container so can i use the data partition and mount it at /var/lib/vz?
My Storage is a Ceph storage only.

I have some issues with virtio too, does somebody use it with Windows 2012 R2?
Only Sata is working like expect. :-(

 

[LnxBil]

For the later question, 2012R2 and virtio works like a charm. What version are you using?

 

[proxtest]

I use the stable version from here:

https://fedorapeople.org/groups/virt/virtio-win/direct-downloads/stable-virtio/virtio-win.iso

Balloon drviver is 62.72.104.10200 dated 10.03.2015
Same version works for network Virtio adapter.

Problem was the disc driver, he not let me convert the disc into a dynamic on, always complain about old version of snap in and something like this. reboot doesnt help so i changed the controller type from virtio to sata, works like expected but maybe not full speed.

 

[LnxBil]

The virtio URL is the correct one. Normally I download from https://fedorapeople.org/groups/virt/virtio-win/direct-downloads/archive-virtio/ so that I have the version and the iso file. Easier to relate to a specific version.

I have not tried converting to dynamic disk, sorry. Normal NTFS works like a charm.

 

[proxtest]

Yeah but if its not a dynamic disc u cant expand it lalter i remember, i think so? Most time i expand it the easy way via raid 0 in windows, so i dont risk the lose data i hope.

 

[LnxBil]

I never had problems expanding a disk in any operating system and I never used a dynamic disk in windows. I don't know abount what version of windows server and do it, but I did it in the past. Only resized in the Proxmox GUI and then inside disk management.