[SOLVED] i can not install my Backup Drive to restore the Containers

[tomtim]

I must update my boot Drive on my I5 Computer.




Ok... /dev/sda1 is the backupdrive... but in can not mount this disc. What is the problem ?





i can not mount this disk or the other ones... On sda1 are all my containers stored.

Please give me a very simple hint
br tom

 

[tomtim]

here the disk lsblk



sda1 is the backupdrive

 

[gfngfn256]

You have 2 mistakes you are making:

1. You are trying to add a Directory Storage (PVE Backend) to an unmounted disk. This will not work.
2. You are entering a partition (/dev/sda1) instead of a directory path.

I am going to assume you want to have this backup drive permanently available in Proxmox Storage.
So what you need to do:

1. Enter a shell & enter:

mkdir /mnt/backupsdrv

nano /etc/fstab

# Add on the last line:

UUID=5d42ad03-9f59-4cf1-b4a0-ad6c90a5b94f /mnt/backupsdrv xfs defaults 0 0
# I read the UUID from your image - check it yourself, or better copy it from the lsblk output.

# Save & exit, with:
ctrl+x, enter

2. Reboot the host or type mount -a in a shell, & check with ls /mnt/backupsdrv that you can see the files on that disk.

3. In the Proxmox GUI, go to Datacenter, Storage & press Add, Directory. In the Directory: enter /mnt/backupsdrv, fill in what else you need (ID, under Content make sure that at least VZDump backup file is selected etc.).

Good luck.

And one final thought on your title: Proxmox ist nicht Stupid!

 

[tomtim]

You are the best. Thank you, but why is that so complicated? Sorry, for my wording, but normaly i take the backup drive - plug it to the computer and it will mount on the machine... Here is something to do...

br. tom

 

[gfngfn256]

but normaly i take the backup drive - plug it to the computer and it will mount on the machine..

In Proxmox (Like many Linux distros) a drive that is plugged-in will not automount its' FS (filesystem) unless you have used some special configuration to do that. This is to be seen as a protective measure against messing something up with that drive/data. Sometimes (even often) drives are not mounted at all, but used purely as block-devices, Proxmox makes heavy use of this. So if Proxmox were to "magically" on its own mount your plugged-in drive, you could/would end up with a mess.

 

[tomtim]

Yes, I just wanted to connect the backup hard drive as normal. Mount it and then do the backup.

Thanks for your help. He's back online now Everything's running.



Regards, Tom

 

[gfngfn256]

Happy to help.

Maybe mark this thread as Solved. At the top of the thread, choose the Edit thread button, then from the (no prefix) dropdown choose Solved.