proxmox-boot-tool new configuration and bios options

[luison]

I have to admin me and proxmox-boot-tool do not get on very well
We have migrated a system to a fresh install of pve 8.2 on a 4th nvme disk from scratch (iso install). We have now completed the process, repartioned the "old" 3 nvme disks and add them to the rpool. So far so good.

With equal partitioning as I had on nvme1n1 copied to the other disks I:

#proxmox-boot-tool format /dev/nvmXn1p2 (x being 0,2 and 3)
#proxmox-boot-tool init /dev/nvmXn1p2 (x being 0,2 and 3)

So now:

# proxmox-boot-tool status
Re-executing '/usr/sbin/proxmox-boot-tool' in new private mount namespace..
System currently booted with uefi
BE36-4BDA is configured with: uefi (versions: 6.8.12-5-pve, 6.8.4-2-pve)
D951-D667 is configured with: uefi (versions: 6.8.12-5-pve, 6.8.4-2-pve)
DC72-A023 is configured with: uefi (versions: 6.8.12-5-pve, 6.8.4-2-pve)
DCF5-A665 is configured with: uefi (versions: 6.8.12-5-pve, 6.8.4-2-pve)

But when I reboot in my bios I only see a "Linux Boot Manager" only on one of the disks (I think it corresponds to nvm0n1) and as I test booting from the other "UEFI" partitions on the remaining 3 disks i get a Grub error console.

Not really sure what I am missing to copy the booting loader to my other "old" disks. I was in the understanding that proxmox-boot-tool job was that and then maintain in sync future kernel updates so one can boot from any of the disks maintained in case of failure of the main one.

Perhaps this is more a Linux boot question that PVE, but I am not sure if I need to copy the small 1M partition too or activate something on the disks.

Thanks for any guidance.

 

[UdoB]

But when I reboot in my bios I only see a "Linux Boot Manager" only on one of the disks

There are some more steps necessary to duplicate the boot-capability, please read https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/pve-admin-guide.html#sysadmin_zfs_change_failed_dev for the required steps.

 

[luison]

Thanks for prompt reply. That is the exact process performed:

# proxmox-boot-tool status
System currently booted with uefi

So as documentation says perfomed:
- cloned partitions
- updated GUIDs of disks
- proxmox-boot-tool format and init on all p2 of other disks

# proxmox-boot-tool status
Re-executing '/usr/sbin/proxmox-boot-tool' in new private mount namespace..
System currently booted with uefi
BE36-4BDA is configured with: uefi (versions: 6.8.12-5-pve, 6.8.4-2-pve)
D951-D667 is configured with: uefi (versions: 6.8.12-5-pve, 6.8.4-2-pve)
DC72-A023 is configured with: uefi (versions: 6.8.12-5-pve, 6.8.4-2-pve)
DCF5-A665 is configured with: uefi (versions: 6.8.12-5-pve, 6.8.4-2-pve)

Result seems correct to me. Only difference is that las 3 disks were not formated/installed, just repartioned and added to the ZFS rpool.
But can't seem to choose those additional 3 disks on BIOS boot manager.