Help with PVE.

mahojazz

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Sep 14, 2024
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Hi all,

i am facing similar issue as above but my network is still not work after following the step from https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/network-drops-on-boot.65210/

My current system
x99 mobo, 64ecc ddr4 ram, xeon e5 v4 processor
installed a realtek dual 2.5gbe Ethernet pcie x1 card running fine.
installed with a sata expansion card based on ASM chipset. with 16x sata ports
The REALTEK NIC is installed in a x1 slot and the SATA expansion slot is installed in x16 slot.
The sata controller was later replaced to LSI 9300 16i mounted in the same x16 slot.

Background.
I have proxmox (8.2.0: kernel:6.8.12-1-pve) installed and running for a few months. Recently i am having io issues with one of my VM runnig truenas scale as flagged by proxmox.
After reading around, seems like truenas dont really like my ASM sata card when doing heavy IO. thus i went ahead to purchase a recommended HBA (LSI 9300-16i).
The issue started when i swap out the PCIE card.
Both cards (LSI and Realtek 2.5gbe card) worked fine before booting into proxmox. I can configure the LSI with its utility at boot (occupying PCI slot 5 and 7) and BIOS detected by REALTEK NIC (both ports occupying PCI slot 14 and 15).
At this stage, i can see the lights of the ethernet port is blinking and lighted up. meaning its working.
But upon, booting into Proxmox, the light just went off.

i ran ip a to list down, the NIC is detected properly, the ports detected are

enp14s0 -> 2.5gbe port1
enp15s0 -> 2.5gbe port2
enp16s0 -> onboard 1gbe port.


I followed the steps above, in /etc/network/interfaces, the ports are indeed changed. Thus, i amend the


Code:
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

iface enp14s0 inet manual

auto vmbr0
iface vmbr0 inet static
address  192.168.x.y
gateway  192.168.x.1
bridge-ports enp14s0
bridge-stp off
bridge-fd 0

iface enp15s0 inet manual
iface enp16s0 inet manual


But then, after rebooting, the network port light will still turn off.

i ran ip a again, found the the vmbr0 is pointing to the correct mac address of enp14s0. meaning the software settings are correct.

from systemctl

Issue 2
while booting up proxmox, i notice this error

Code:


Code:
Found volume group "pve" using metadata type lvm2
7 logical volume(s) in volume group "pve" now active
/dev/mapper/pve-root:clean, 77085/6291456 files, 4979311/25165824 blocks
[FAILED] Failed to start zfs-import-scan.service - Import ZFS pools by device scanning.


I ran systemctl and this is the only service that failed to load.
could this be the issue?
I tried to type zpool import to see the pools detected, but the page is longer than displayed and i am unable to look at the front portion.


Now, i have run out of ideas on what to do.
Hope to get some help here. Thanks.

Regards,
Maho
 
[Update]
I pulled out the HBA and repoints the /etc/network/interfaces to the correct port as the pci bus number changed. The problem persist and network will still turn off after booting into proxmox. So i can narrow down that the new HBA is not the cause of it.
Can it be issue 2 that cause it?
 

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