Mounted ZFS is empty. How can I get access to data on a mounted ZFS disk?

[Joogser]

Hello Colleagues.

I have Proxmox VE 6.0-4 without subscription. Also on a server installed one single SSD disk (this disk has nvme0n1 tag). This disk I'll be use in ZFS file system.

Mounted ZFS is empty. How can I get access to data on a mounted ZFS disk?

Here is additional information about my ZFS configuration:

fdisk /dev/nvme0n1
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Command (m for help): g
Created a new GPT disklabel (GUID: 60CB2AB1-4C8F-224D-B2EC-AE41FD037C01).

Command (m for help): w
The partition table has been altered.
Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
Syncing disks.

So, made ZFS by this command and gave a name rpool for this file system:

zpool create rpool /dev/nvme0n1

Automatically this disk is mounted with name /rpool in the root:

root@node1:~# zpool status -v
  pool: rpool
 state: ONLINE
  scan: none requested
config:

        NAME        STATE     READ WRITE CKSUM
        rpool       ONLINE       0     0     0
          nvme0n1   ONLINE       0     0     0

root@node1:~# df -h
Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
udev                   63G     0   63G   0% /dev
tmpfs                  13G  9.5M   13G   1% /run
/dev/mapper/pve-root   15G  2.7G   12G  20% /
tmpfs                  63G   43M   63G   1% /dev/shm
tmpfs                 5.0M     0  5.0M   0% /run/lock
tmpfs                  63G     0   63G   0% /sys/fs/cgroup
/dev/fuse              30M   16K   30M   1% /etc/pve
tmpfs                  13G     0   13G   0% /run/user/0
/dev/sda1             466G   22G  445G   5% /mnt/little_angel
rpool                 923G  128K  923G   1% /rpool

root@node1:~# cat /etc/pve/storage.cfg
dir: local
        path /var/lib/vz
        content backup,iso,vztmpl

lvmthin: local-lvm
        thinpool data
        vgname pve
        content rootdir,images

dir: Little_Angel
        path /mnt/little_angel
        content backup
        maxfiles 1
        nodes node1
        shared 0

zfspool: zfs_disk
        pool rpool
        content images,rootdir
        nodes node1
        sparse 1

I did restore VM on this zfs_disk:

Went to this mounted ZFS disk, via opening this in Midnight Commander. I can see nothing! Can't understand how I may be able see, touch and work with contained files in this disk which were made\generated by Proxmox VE?

Where I am wrong?

Thanks.

 

[aaron]

What's the output of "zfs list"?

Background: VM disks on ZFS storage do not use a file but a "zvol". zvols are block devices that do not show up if you go into the directory where the pool ist mounted. Containers on the other hand use zfs datasets which are regular file systems that can be seen.

On a last note: I would not name an additional pool "rpool" as this is the name given to the pool if you install Proxmox VE on a ZFS root. It might bite you in the future and will definitely cause some confusion if you have other people helping you out. You might want to rename it

 

[Joogser]

On a last note: I would not name an additional pool "rpool" as this is the name given to the pool if you install Proxmox VE on a ZFS root. It might bite you in the future and will definitely cause some confusion if you have other people helping you out. You might want to rename it

Okay, to remove ZFS pool with name rpool made next command:

root@node1:/# zpool destroy rpool
root@node1:/# zfs list
no datasets available

Create new one with name TEST:

zpool create TEST /dev/nvme0n1

What's the output of "zfs list"?

Background: VM disks on ZFS storage do not use a file but a "zvol". zvols are block devices that do not show up if you go into the directory where the pool ist mounted. Containers on the other hand use zfs datasets which are regular file systems that can be seen.

zfs list:

zvols are block devices that do not show up if you go into the directory where the pool ist mounted. Containers on the other hand use zfs datasets which are regular file systems that can be seen.

Understood

 

[Joogser]

I did make this question because I need import Virtual Machine from VMWare ESXi to ProXmoX.

At the first step I did use VMware vCenter Converter Standalone Client to crate image of VM

After this I have made copy Proxy_Debian_Production.vmdk to Proxmox, concretely to additional drive for back_ups which is mounted to /mnt/little_angel/.

And made convert to RAW format:

qemu-img convert Proxy_Debian_Production.vmdk debian.raw

So, now need create VM for this restore:

Now must make direct copy this raw hdd to VM with id=101, also need rename this hdd like in template of this VM. Lets begin:

dd if=debian.raw of=/TEST/vm-101-disk-0

1. TEST - this is our ZFS disk, this VM hdd storing in a root?
2. Which path I need use for copy?
3. Also, if I have made wrong path copy, which way I should use for removing this wrong copy, for economy disk capacity?
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   zvols are block devices that do not show up if you go into the directory where the pool ist mounted. Containers on the other hand use zfs datasets which are regular file systems that can be seen.

4. Any other thoughts about this VMWare VM restoring?

 

[LnxBil]

your dd/copy command is not correct - should be

dd if=debian.raw of=/dev/TEST/vm-101-disk-0