Change default disk storage when creating VM

[imrazor]

When creating a VM, Proxmox by default tries to put the disk image on my 'local' storage pool, which happens to be a very small SSD. I'd much rather have it default to my ZFS pool, but I haven't been able to figure this out. Any hints?

 

[dcsapak]

it just orders them alphabetically, so you could rename your storage (and update all configs) to be first, or you could remove 'disk-images' as content type from 'local'

 

[imrazor]

Thanks, removing 'disk-images' seemed the most painless way to do it.

 

[kosmatos]

plz plz i think i have the same problem. Can you get me some more information on what do you mean by removing disk-images? You mean just delete it? And by that every time i create a new vm proxmox will find automatically the disk-image file in my vm directory? Here is a picture of my implementation. Thanks in advance

 

[dcsapak]

plz plz i think i have the same problem. Can you get me some more information on what do you mean by removing disk-images? You mean just delete it? And by that every time i create a new vm proxmox will find automatically the disk-image file in my vm directory? Here is a picture of my implementation. Thanks in advance

i meant removing the 'disk images' content type from the 'local' storage

are you sure you have the same issue? this here is about the default storage that is selected when creating a new vm...

 

[kosmatos]

i meant removing the 'disk images' content type from the 'local' storage

are you sure you have the same issue? this here is about the default storage that is selected when creating a new vm...

Exactly , I want to change the default storage for vms to a HW raid ssd setting of 3.5TB. I don't want them to be stored in local because it is only a 250 GB ssd. The problem started when i created the vm, i see it went in the directory I ordered it to go, but i cannot see the VM i created, listed in the datacenter. Sorry I am really new to the subject. Thanks for the fast response.

 

[dcsapak]

Exactly , I want to change the default storage for vms to a HW raid ssd setting of 3.5TB. I don't want them to be stored in local because it is only a 250 GB ssd. The problem started when i created the vm, i see it went in the directory I ordered it to go, but i cannot see the VM i created, listed in the datacenter. Sorry I am really new to the subject. Thanks for the fast response.

mhmm that should not happen... do you have a task log at the bottom for the vm creation? if yes, can you post the content (double-click to open)?
if no, how exactly did you create the vm? with the gui?

 

[kosmatos]

mhmm that should not happen... do you have a task log at the bottom for the vm creation? if yes, can you post the content (double-click to open)?
if no, how exactly did you create the vm? with the gui?

It is ok .. I am extremely noob. The problem was that I was on the wrong view just above the Datacenter. I should have toogled that from Storage View to another view that is valid to show my vms. Problem solved. Thanks again for the help! Nikos