New to Proxmox

[VDFD]

I'm new to proxmox, but long time vmware user.

I have a couple simple questions. I've looked on forums and wiki but not found answers to these.

1. From the proxmox web interface how can I create a new storage area on another drive. I have 2 HDs on the proxmox server, but only the boot (primary) drive is shown.

2. How can I create a new vm from a CD/DVD connected directly to the proxmox server. It does not seem to see the CD/DVD ROM drive.

TIA,

Todd

 

[udo]

I'm new to proxmox, but long time vmware user.

I have a couple simple questions. I've looked on forums and wiki but not found answers to these.

1. From the proxmox web interface how can I create a new storage area on another drive. I have 2 HDs on the proxmox server, but only the boot (primary) drive is shown.

Hi,
you have the choice:
1. simply extend your pve-volumegroup - than you can also extend the volume-goup pve-data (more space in /var/lib/vz - the local storage).
2. create a filesystem on the disk, mount this (/etc/fstab) and define the storage in the gui.
3. creage a own volumegroup on the disk(s) and define the lvm-storage in the gui.

All choices has advantages and disadvantages. Depends on your usecase.
To play a little bit with the different types, you can use one disk as separate lvm-storage and one as mountet filesystem - this is also usable for backup.

2. How can I create a new vm from a CD/DVD connected directly to the proxmox server. It does not seem to see the CD/DVD ROM drive.

TIA,

Todd

hmm, you have installed proxmox with this DVD-Rom and it will not reconiced? Normaly should.
But look in the option menu - if you create a vm, the first boot is the harddisk - if you need to boot from cd you can switch.
After changes in vm-config you must powercycle the vm (a warm reset don't reconice changes of the bios related things (cpu,mem...)).

Udo

 

[VDFD]

Thanks for the info... I will look into it some more.