How to add physical HDD to container (not as .raw disk)

[Laggger164]

I have big harddrives with lots of data inside that I want to keep and use.

The filesystem on the drives is xfs on a single partition.

I have mounted HDDs before, I used something like this: https://manjaro.site/how-to-add-extra-hard-drives-to-proxmox-6-2-ve/

However that creates a .raw drive file to be accessed by the container. Instead I want to access the data already on the drive, like a passthrough.
I also found this post, but wasn't sure if it is valid for what I wanted: https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/container-with-physical-disk.42280/#post-203292

Thank you for any and all help!

 

[floh8]

u have to decide if u want a bind mount with some drawbacks or direct access of the drive

I also found this post, but wasn't sure if it is valid for what I wanted: https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/container-with-physical-disk.42280/#post-203292

this post show the direct access

 

[Laggger164]

u have to decide if u want a bind mount with some drawbacks or direct access of the drive

this post show the direct access

So I can just slap /dev/sdb1,mp=/mnt/esdb,backup=0 in the configuration file, no vm-101/100.raw or whatever and it should work?

 

[floh8]

you have to look to the link

 

[Laggger164]

you have to look to the link

So I DO need to do the configuration stuff in that post?

Wouldn't it be easier to just make a VM instead and pass through the disks to it?

 

[floh8]

no, u can only pci devices bind to vm - so u would need a unused sata-controller and connect the hdd there
correction: in the proxmox gui

via config-file see: https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Passthrough_Physical_Disk_to_Virtual_Machine_(VM)

 

[Laggger164]

no, u can only pci devices bind to vm - so u would need a unused sata-controller and connect the hdd there
correction: in the proxmox gui

via config-file see: https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Passthrough_Physical_Disk_to_Virtual_Machine_(VM)

Right, I don't think that is viable.

Still, is there a better guide on how to do this just so I don't screw anything up?

I believe in that post he mentions things that did NOT work, and I have trouble discerning which parts work and which don't.

 

[Laggger164]

I just slapped /dev/sdb1,mp=/mnt/esdb,backup=0 in there and it worked, although all files and folders as seen from the container are owned by "nobody" which could bring some permission problems, we'll see.

Anyways, thanks for the suggestions!
The issue is resolved.