How to mount ZFS storage pool as partition in Proxmox for VM images?

[bitblue.lab]

I have created the pool for storage but now how to mount it in Proxmox to save VMs there and iso files, backups etc.

I know that part to go in GUI and add it but should it have a path like default storage /var/lib/vz ?

 

[bitblue.lab]

This is creating me troubles because when I create new hard drives in proxmox for vm-s it creates new disks in system like /dev/sdb etc with names zd01,zd16 etc...Can someone help me on this I am migrating to new infrastructure...it looks very poor with answers for ZFS in this forum.

 

[danb35]

It appears (as would make sense) that the VM drives are created as zvols when you're creating them within a ZFS storage location. A zvol is a block device, and thus won't appear as a file the way that most virtual disk types will. Apparently I can't post links now, but if you google "what is a zfs zvol", the first few hits will explain things.

 

[bitblue.lab]

I thing I have read for it as a term before...so do you have any suggestion how to not create vm drives as zvol ( I think zvol is not very good to be used in my case)

 

[danb35]

If you want it created as a file, you can create the storage on a ZFS pool, but just don't tell Proxmos it's ZFS storage. I can't address whether that would be good or bad for you, though.