LVM over iSCSI - Base volume field unselectable

[justjosh]

Hi all,

I've added an iSCSI LUN on the Datacenter level but I'm not able to create an LVM over the iSCSI. I'm able to select the iSCSI disk under Base storage but the required Base volume dropdown is empty. I've tested with both use LUN directly on and off.

Also, when selecting the iSCSI disk on the HV level, I noticed it doesn't report the usage data (completely empty). I can see this data for local disks.

Thanks!

 

[Fabian_E]

Hi,
please make sure you configured the ISCSI target correctly, maybe also try setting initiator name and address.
The check 'use LUNs directly' is relevant for PVE itself. E.g.: if it's disabled you won't be able to select the LUN when selecting a disk for a new VM and because of a bug it won't show up for the 'base volume' drop-down either. So please set it to enabled for the time being. In my test setup the LUN shows up then.

Please set 'content images' for the ISCSI storage in '/etc/pve/storage.cfg' and run

pvesm list <ISCSI storage name>

Does the LUN show up then?

If you used 'tgt' to configure the LUN what does running

tgtadm --lld iscsi --mode target --op show

say?

 

[justjosh]

Hi,
please make sure you configured the ISCSI target correctly, maybe also try setting initiator name and address.
The check 'use LUNs directly' is relevant for PVE itself. E.g.: if it's disabled you won't be able to select the LUN when selecting a disk for a new VM and because of a bug it won't show up for the 'base volume' drop-down either. So please set it to enabled for the time being. In my test setup the LUN shows up then.

Please set 'content images' for the ISCSI storage in '/etc/pve/storage.cfg' and run

pvesm list <ISCSI storage name>

Does the LUN show up then?

pvesm comes up empty

If you used 'tgt' to configure the LUN what does running

tgtadm --lld iscsi --mode target --op show

say?

-bash: tgtadm: command not found

Strangely the iSCSI menu seems to have disappeared after running the commands above