How to move raw image on ZFS

[KB2017]

I'm new to ZFS and Proxmox and I'm stuck. I used zsync to copy a raw disk from node1 to node2.

Now I want to manually import the raw image and start the VM on node2

I run zfs list and see the image rpool/sync/vm-103-disk-0 but I don't know how to make that image available to Proxmox.

What's the command to move that image and what location should i move it to?

 

[mailinglists]

Hi,

i would create a VM as it is required. Same disk size as the transferred raw source.
Then i would zfs remove rpool/data/vm-lxc-orwhatherver-vm-ID-disk-ID, to delete it's disk.
The I would replace the disk with zfs send and receive or zfs rename rpool/sync/vm-103-disk-0 rpool/data/vm-lxc-orwhatherver-vm-ID-disk-ID.
And start the VM.

You're welcome.

 

[KB2017]

Thanks for the reply. Node 2 is zfs, but the storage type is directory, so I do not see the raw images under zfs rpool they are listed under /var/lib/vz/images/107/vm-107-disk-0.raw

I'm trying to move rpool/sync/vm-103-disk-0 to /var/lib/vz/images/103/vm-103-disk-0.raw

 

[LnxBil]

Thanks for the reply. Node 2 is zfs, but the storage type is directory, so I do not see the raw images under zfs rpool they are listed under /var/lib/vz/images/107/vm-107-disk-0.raw

I'm trying to move rpool/sync/vm-103-disk-0 to /var/lib/vz/images/103/vm-103-disk-0.raw

Why would you want to do this? ZFS (with its zvol) is superior to RAW files in every way.

 

[KB2017]

I guess I'm missing something. This is a new installation of Proxmox, I have 4 disk in the server with raid 10 and a ZFS root file system. /var/lib/vz/images/103/vm-103-disk-0.raw is the default location Proxmox uses to store the VM images. I don't see an options to create another storage location.

Should I reinstall Proxmox with a smaller partition for ZFS root, and create a 2nd ZFS partition for VM storage?