[SOLVED] Cant restore container.

[HenryTheTech]

Doesn't matter where I attempt to restore it. Gives me this error every time.

TASK ERROR: unable to detect disk size - please specify mp2 (size)

Config:

arch: amd64
cores: 8
hostname: uni-plx-sync
memory: 4096
mp0: torrent:subvol-123-disk-1,mp=/media/torrent,size=400G
mp1: CQFsync:subvol-123-disk-1,mp=/media/CQFsync,backup=1,size=5G
mp2: hsync:subvol-123-disk-1,mp=/media/hsync
net0: name=eth0,bridge=vmbr0,hwaddr=5E:81:2D:71:C8:CC,ip=dhcp,type=veth
onboot: 0
ostype: debian
rootfs: unifi:subvol-123-disk-1,size=130G
swap: 1024

 

[oguz]

Did you add mp2 manually? The size parameter is missing in the config file.
For example,

mp0: torrent:subvol-123-disk-1,mp=/media/torrent,size=400G

But mp2 has no defined size. Try adding a size parameter (let's say 25GB), like for example:

mp2: hsync:subvol-123-disk-1,mp=/media/hsync,size=25G

After making the change in config, try to back up and restore again.

 

[HenryTheTech]

Did you add mp2 manually? The size parameter is missing in the config file.
For example,

mp0: torrent:subvol-123-disk-1,mp=/media/torrent,size=400G

But mp2 has no defined size. Try adding a size parameter (let's say 25GB), like for example:

mp2: hsync:subvol-123-disk-1,mp=/media/hsync,size=25G

After making the change in config, try to back up and restore again.

I only have the dumpfile so I wont be able to restore in order to backup again. But thanks for the heads up, I have no idea how that parameter got lost... I'll watch that doesn't happen in my next backups.

Thanks

 

[HenryTheTech]

Ok I have found what I believe is the conf file in my tar.lzo backup, and I made the correction you suggested...

/etc/vzdump/pct.conf

But now I am having a hard time re-creating the archive, I have tried

tar -cfvz /tmp/vzdump-lxc-123-2018_12_31-13_30_08.tar.lzo ./*

and

tar -cfv ./* | lzop > /tmp/vzdump-lxc-123-2018_12_31-13_30_08.tar.lzo

Sorry for my noobish questions. I understand if this is too much.

 

[Stoiko Ivanov]

the `f` flag in a tar invocation needs the archive name as first argument:
`tar --lzop -cvf /tmp/vzdump-lxc-123-2018_12_31-13_30_08.tar.lzo ./*`
or
`tar -cv ./* | lzop > /tmp/vzdump-lxc-123-2018_12_31-13_30_08.tar.lzo`

should probably work.

 

[mira]

You can also restore via CLI ('pct restore') and explicitly set --mp2 and add ,size=<DiskSize> (see 'man pct'). It should be set in your container then and new backups should include it.

EDIT: Seems like --rootfs and every mount point is required on the command line. You can use the shorthand --rootfs <storage>:<size> and --mp0 <storage>:<size> (with optional ,mp= and other settings).

 

[HenryTheTech]

Solved!

Somehow the mountpoint size parameter was erased in the config file buried in the tar.lzop container backup:

/etc/vzdump/pct.conf

I then added the line that oguz suggested to the config and then used

tar --lzop -cvf /containername.tar.lzop  <container root>

Then I just restored in the gui and its back online. Thank you all for your help.
Amazing.

 

[Stoiko Ivanov]

Glad the issue got resolved! Please mark the Thread as SOLVED - so that others know what to expect - Thanks!