new local storage configuration advice

[dc3dog]

I am running VE 9.0.3. I understand that Proxmox has many storage options and features. I further understand that some storage configurations cannot easy be undone and might require starting over. With that in mind I'd like to keep this post limited to just a couple of features that I want to test.

I have added an additional disk that I would like to use for two things 1. import vm's from esxi and 2. import ova's that I have already downloaded and have save elsewhere on my network.

With just these two things in mind how should I prepare this disk? Thanks.

 

[UdoB]

With just these two things in mind how should I prepare this disk?

All officially offered options are valid options: mount it as plain ext4 and create a "Directory storage" or use it for LVM. See https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/pve-admin-guide.html#_storage_types

I am in "Team ZFS", so... I would create a ZFS pool, of course - for any task.

While zero redundancy is not recommended, it works well. See also https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/f...y-a-few-disks-should-i-use-zfs-at-all.160037/

 

[dc3dog]

Thanks, and while I am also in Team ZFS that is not in scope for this project. I have been able to import a VM from esxi but I don't have the option to import an OVA and I don't know how to enable that.

 

[Impact]

Go to Datacenter > Storage > Add > Directory and then then point it to a mount point. Whether that is a ZFS dataset's mount point or a path where you mounted a EXT4 file system doesn't really matter. Personally I use a SAMBA share for my isos/templates and stuff like that. If you show us lsblk -o+FSTYPE,LABEL,MODEL we might be able to tell you more.

 

[dc3dog]

Thanks. Do I need to create a mount point? I'm not finding an option to do that.
This is the disk I am referring to
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS FSTYPE LABEL MODEL
sda 8:0 0 3.6T 0 disk LVM2_member WDC WD40EFPX-68C6CN0
├─vm_data-vm_data_tmeta 252:5 0 15.9G 0 lvm
│ └─vm_data-vm_data-tpool 252:7 0 3.6T 0 lvm
│ ├─vm_data-vm_data 252:8 0 3.6T 1 lvm
│ └─vm_data-vm--100--disk--0 252:9 0 82G 0 lvm
└─vm_data-vm_data_tdata 252:6 0 3.6T 0 lvm
└─vm_data-vm_data-tpool 252:7 0 3.6T 0 lvm
├─vm_data-vm_data 252:8 0 3.6T 1 lvm
└─vm_data-vm--100--disk--0 252:9 0 82G 0 lvm


While I might use a SAMBA share for my ISOs and templates that is outside of the scope of my question.

 

[Impact]

Please use code blocks so this is readable. You can't directly store files on LVM-(Thin).
Either store the stuff on local or follow this: https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/pv..._lv_for_span_class_monospaced_var_lib_vz_span
With ZFS this would be extremely easy.

 

[dc3dog]

I would be happy to use code blocks but I don't know how/what that means, sorry.

This is a local disk. It is not network attached. Would you please clarify what exactly that means as I am not understanding what you are alluding to?

Presuming I reformat this single disk using ZFS. would you please expand and describe how this then becomes extremely easy?

Thank you, and kind regards.

 

[Impact]

Use these buttons

local as in the local PVE storage you see on the sidebar.
You'd go to Datacenter > Storage > Add > Directory and give it a path to a dataset's mount point. You can find that via zfs list.