Proxmox 4.4, not enough space on local

[ivanpop]

I'm trying to upgrade my server from 3.4 to 4.4, I created backups of my VM's but there is not enough space to upload them to the new machine. I have backups that are 150gb+ in size but the local content of 4.4 is only 100gb in size. I have plenty of space in local-lvm, but I can't upload anything to it.

 

[udo]

I'm trying to upgrade my server from 3.4 to 4.4, I created backups of my VM's but there is not enough space to upload them to the new machine. I have backups that are 150gb+ in size but the local content of 4.4 is only 100gb in size. I have plenty of space in local-lvm, but I can't upload anything to it.

Hi,
simply create an LV in local-lvm, create an filesystem, mount them and scp the backup files (file by file?). After copy restore your backup.

Udo

 

[ivanpop]

I can't create anything in local-lvm, it's all grayed out. In datacenter I can add an LVM or LVM-Thin, but their content can't be backups

 

[udo]

Hi,
I mean with the cli.

something like:

vgs
lvs
lvcreate -V 150G --thin -n restore pve/data
mkfs.ext4 /dev/pve/restore
mkdir /mnt/restore
# temporary mount
mount /dev/pve/restore /mnt/restore
# scp from other node the backupfile to /mnt/restore/
qmrestore /mnt/restore/vz...

If you are finished, unmount /mnt/restore and remove the LV (lvremove).

Udo

 

[ivanpop]

Thank you, but why do I have to do all this?
On 3.4 there was one partition for everything and there was no need for commands. Now I won't even be able to make backups of these machines, since by default I have only 100gb for all my iso's, templates and backups and that's insane.

 

[dcsapak]

since some time we use lvm-thin by default for a number of reasons:

smaller layer between harddisks and virtual disks ( no filesystem between )
allows for snapshots, even for lxc ( raw files in directory does not support snapshots )

your setup is still possible, just not the default anymore
there is even a guide on the wiki
http://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Logical...r_tt_span_class_monospaced_var_lib_vz_span_tt

also, a backup on the same hard drive is a recipe for disaster, since when your hd crashes all backups are gone too