Can't use qcow2 as Format ?!

[yetanoteruser]

i will have a Snapshot from a VM, in Proxmox Web GUI

I read: The current guest configuration does not support taking new snapshots - OK, i found some infos for here at the forum.

i will convert my proxmox VM HD to qcow2, but, it is greyed out

 

[sterzy]

Hi,

the available formats depend on the underlying storage [1]. So you have to select the storage first! Note that you will need a file level storage to use qcow2.

[1]: https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/pve-admin-guide.html#_storage_types

 

[yetanoteruser]

OK, thanks
i'm one step further ...

I can do this: (In VM Settings) Hardware, Hard Disk (select) and click on Disk Aktion. I can only convert to qcow2 if i select the local storage Type: "dir" Storage.

On my LVM i can't set or convert nothing?!

 

[sterzy]

LVM provides block level storage, so no, you can't. You could create an LV, format it with a file system (e.g.), and then mount that as directory-backed storage. However, I really can't recommend that.