[SOLVED] Pbs install on usb

[TheTechDev]

Can I install proxmox backup server os on a USB drive? I know proxmox ve is not recommended due to log counts but is pbs fine to run off usb?

Thanks

 

[Chris]

Can I install proxmox backup server os on a USB drive? I know proxmox ve is not recommended due to log counts but is pbs fine to run off usb?

Thanks

Hi,
I would not recommend running anything mission critical (especially a backup system) of a USB stick, not even if the data is on a secure storage. USB sticks commonly use the worst flash storage you can find nowadays.

 

[UdoB]

Can I install proxmox backup server os on a USB drive?

In my experience USB mass storage is often... not nearly as reliable as wanted.

Do not use a "classic" USB-stick but use (at least) a SSD in an USB-->SATA Adapter or a NVMe in an USB-->NVMe Adapter. (If you need to use a normal stick please avoid ZFS!)

I have run a server at home (PVE, not PBS - but that shouldn't matter) with TWO of them mirrored a while ago. And yes, the ZFS "magic" regarding self-healing / scrubbing / replacing a drive did its job more than once.

For me USB had produced several problems in the past...

Good luck!