Change from local-lvm to local storage

[David Serarols]

Hi,

I have recently installed a Proxmox 4.4-18/ef2610e8 node in a existing cluster. Our node has a 8 TB disc, but I realised that our storage is like this:

local: 100 GB
local-lvm : (almost) 8 TB

Since the other nodes on the cluster have storage type local, we would prefer this new node will be the same.

How can I erase this local-lvm and transfer all space to local storage?

There is not any VM in the node, so I think it must be easy.

Any suggestion?

 

[fireon]

Yes that is possible. First remove the existing LVM-Thin:

lvremove pve/data

Then create an normal lvm on existing group. For example:

lvcreate -L 755.96G -n data pve

Format it:

mkfs.ext4 /dev/pve/data

Mount it in the fstab. The mounttarget must be empy, so delete everything in there.

/dev/pve/data /var/lib/vz ext4 defaults 0 2
rm -rf /var/lib/vz/* && mount -a

After all create you normal directorystorge.

 

[David Serarols]

Hi Fireon,

Thank you very much!

So if I have correctly understood your instructions, after peform these commands I'll have an only storage type local (ZFS)?

I attach what I have now. I would like to have just a storage with all my space (8 TB) type local (ZFS).

Again...thank you!

 

[fireon]

So if I have correctly understood your instructions, after peform these commands I'll have an only storage type local (ZFS)?

No ZFS. You have an normal EXT4 local Storage. You would like ZFS instead?

I attach what I have now. I would like to have just a storage with all my space (8 TB) type local (ZFS).

What now? ZFS or local storage with ext4.
You an cluster so you must have the same storageformat here. Otherwise you are not able to migrate VMs.

 

[David Serarols]

Sorry, I am a really newbie at Proxmox. Indeed I didn't provide valid information.

I'll try to explain again:

We had a Proxmox cluster with three nodes, all running 4.4-18/ef2610e8 version. Nodes one, two and three had a storage type local (I am not sure if this is a specific filesystem); please note that their storage is not local-lvm. Pic attached.

I recently added a new node (Lizard05) but I realised that its storege was local and local-lvm. The problem is that all my space (around 8 TB) is on local-lvm and this is not working for me because I can not migrate VM from other nodes.

So, I would like to know a procedure to remove lizard05 local-lvm and use this free space in lizard05 local. There is any VM machine in this node, I think I can do that without installing again Proxmon on my host machine.

I hope this explanation is better than the first one

Regards!
David

 

[fireon]

Look at my first post, that is your answer. Delete LVM-Thin and make it is normal LVM with ext4.

 

[fireon]

You can also use us installer, choose Backupserver and then it will converted automaticliy. https://git.styrion.net/iteas/iteas-tools/blob/master/proxmox/proxmox_install_PVE5.py
Don't forget to disable the apt-cacher in the setupmenu.

 

[David Serarols]

Thank you very much for your comments, fireon. I am going to try this procedure.

One more question: is there any risk at performig this for the rest of nodes of the cluster? Do you recommend me I remove the node from the cluster before I change the storage?

Regards!
David

 

[fireon]

is there any risk at performig this for the rest of nodes of the cluster?

No risk.

 

[David Serarols]

It seems it worked! Thank you very much

 

[fireon]

Perfect Please set your thread to solved by edit the title. Thanks!