Proxmox VE 8.0 released!

Since the ISO works for most other people here (and for us internally) I don't think that the issue is indeed an error in the perl-code of the installer.

I'd suggest to try a different USB drive, and maybe also different software for transferring the ISO to the USB (plain linux dd works definitely)

Still no luck. I changed USB disk; used dd on my linux machine. The real fatal error is:
Code:
zstd uncompress failed with error code 20
FATAL ERROR: writer: failed to read/uncompress file /target/usr/lib/python3.11/re/__pycache__/_parser.cpython-311.pyc

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Does community subscription covers the automatic update from version 7 to 8 without reinstalling the proxmox 8?
 
Does community subscription covers the automatic update from version 7 to 8 without reinstalling the proxmox 8?
Yes, no matter which repository you use (enterprise or no-subscription), the upgrade should work. And with a valid subscription you are likely using the enterprise repository anyway. :)
 
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Still no luck. I changed USB disk; used dd on my linux machine. The real fatal error is:
make sure the machine has enough RAM - these errors sound like it runs OOM - I'd suggest at least 4G (for the installer - definitely quite a bit more if you want to run any kind of workload on it).
else - check the memory of the machine (the ISO comes with memtest )

I hope this helps!
 
Yes, no matter which repository you use (enterprise or no-subscription), the upgrade should work. And with a valid subscription you are likely using the enterprise repository anyway. :)
I am using Proxmox with my IBM M3 x3650 rack server, I have dual CPUs.
How many CPU socket's do I have?
 
How many CPU socket's do I have?
Most likely two. If you have Proxmox VE already installed you can see how many sockets are in use. Go to {node}->Summary and check the line with the CPU info. At the end it will tell you how many sockets are in use.
 
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Is the correct process to upgrade from the 8.0 Beta to 8.0 release is to simply apt update, apt dist-upgrade, and remove any test repo ?
 
Is the correct process to upgrade from the 8.0 Beta to 8.0 release is to simply apt update, apt dist-upgrade, and remove any test repo ?

Replace the pvetest repository: [1] with either the pve-no-subscription repository: [2], if you do not have an active subscription or the pve-enterprise repository: [3], if you have one.

Afterwards the usual: apt update and: apt full-upgrade (or: apt dist-upgrade).

[1] https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Package_Repositories#sysadmin_test_repo
[2] https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Package_Repositories#sysadmin_no_subscription_repo
[3] https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Package_Repositories#sysadmin_enterprise_repo
 
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Failed to boot after installing Proxmox 8, pve kernels 6.1 or 6.2. Tried 8-beta, 8.0.1, and 8.0.2 on Debian 12 (kernel 6.1), with encrypted root. Cannot load! Gets stuck at "Loading ramdisk."

Days before made an upgrade of Debian from 11 to 12 and no problems were observed. But Proxmox 8 doesn't boot. Had to revert after trying all the installations of the last week.

I'm not sure what matters for kernel replacement, but note, the Debian upgrade went well on exactly the same bare Debian.

Is it fixable?
 
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Would this help if I buy a subscription to get it fixed? I want to install Proxmox 8 on my bare Debian, but after a research on the booting problem on the net it looks to me that it's a Debian-inherited kernel flaw or maybe an added one by Proxmox. My GRUB configuration was properly updated and it is identical between the various booting and non-booting entries, except the file names, of course.

There're ZFS pools set up, too, but again, it's hard to suspect anything beyond the kernel when other upgrades worked fine, from kernel 5 to kernel 6 went well. From kernel 6.1 to the same 6.1 of Proxmox it failed. To 6.2 of Proxmox too.
 
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Would this help if I buy a subscription to get it fixed?
Well with subscription level basic and higher, where higher means naturally not only more features but also more attention, you get access to the experienced enterprise support team via the private enterprise ticket system, where you can share much more details about your setups without risking privacy exposure, and they will then try their best to help you as per the support agreement. So yes, it can definitively help to diagnose issues, but we cannot give you a blank check that it can be 100% fixed.

I want to install Proxmox 8 on my bare Debian, but after a research on the booting problem on the net it looks to me that it's a Debian-inherited kernel flaw or maybe an added one by Proxmox. My GRUB configuration was properly updated and it is identical between the various booting and non-booting entries, except the file names, of course.

Did you follow the respective wiki article?
https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Install_Proxmox_VE_on_Debian_12_Bookworm

I guess you want to install it on top of Debian due to rpool encryption?
There're ZFS pools set up, too, but again, it's hard to suspect anything beyond the kernel when other upgrades worked fine, from kernel 5 to kernel 6 went well. From kernel 6.1 to the same 6.1 of Proxmox it failed. To 6.2 of Proxmox too.
If you can get around, you could try installing via the Proxmox VE ISO to test if just that would work, that could give you some hint if it's really the kernel issue or the like, or if it's bootloader/encryption misconfiguration (in combination with what Proxmox VE does).
 
Failed to boot after installing Proxmox 8, pve kernels 6.1 or 6.2. Tried 8-beta, 8.0.1, and 8.0.2 on Debian 12 (kernel 6.1), with encrypted root. Cannot load! Gets stuck at "Loading ramdisk."

Days before made an upgrade of Debian from 11 to 12 and no problems were observed. But Proxmox 8 doesn't boot. Had to revert after trying all the installations of the last week.

I'm not sure what matters for kernel replacement, but note, the Debian upgrade went well on exactly the same bare Debian.

Is it fixable?
Please check that secure boot is disabled, this is known to cause booting issues https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Install_Proxmox_VE_on_Debian_12_Bookworm#PVE_Kernel_fails_to_boot
 
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Well with subscription level basic and higher, where higher means naturally not only more features but also more attention, you get access to the experienced enterprise support team via the private enterprise ticket system, where you can share much more details about your setups without risking privacy exposure, and they will then try their best to help you as per the support agreement. So yes, it can definitively help to diagnose issues, but we cannot give you a blank check that it can be 100% fixed.



Did you follow the respective wiki article?
https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Install_Proxmox_VE_on_Debian_12_Bookworm

I guess you want to install it on top of Debian due to rpool encryption?

If you can get around, you could try installing via the Proxmox VE ISO to test if just that would work, that could give you some hint if it's really the kernel issue or the like, or if it's bootloader/encryption misconfiguration (in combination with what Proxmox VE does).
Of course I followed it as I could not invent my own procedure. Went down to systemctl reboot and then got stuck.

Yes, I had to upgrade gradually due to my ZFS configuration (about 100 disks), and my encrypted root. Didn't really want to remake all this, especially knowing that it can work according to the previous kernel upgrade.

I can try ISO, yes.
 
I purchased a license for the previous version, now that the 8.0 Version is released, will my license still work. I keep getting warning messages suggesting I purchase a license now. Curious.
 
Hi
How can I use virtiofsd in a Windows 2019 servers VM?
I noticed that was a VirtIO FS Device installed

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And there is a service installed as well:

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And some files in Program Files
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Is there any documentation in how to use it?
Thanks
Integration is currently being worked upon: https://lists.proxmox.com/pipermail/pve-devel/2023-June/057271.html
For the moment, you need to (install and) run the virtiofsd manually and use qm set <ID> -args <arguments passed directly to QEMU> to add the necessary arguments to the VM. See the documentation for which arguments these are: https://virtio-fs.gitlab.io/howto-qemu.html
 
I purchased a license for the previous version, now that the 8.0 Version is released, will my license still work. I keep getting warning messages suggesting I purchase a license now. Curious.
We don't sell licenses, as Proxmox VE is licensed under the AGPLv3, you probably mean Support Subscriptions, and yes, those are only bound to a specific server, not the version of Proxmox VE (albeit the enterprise support covers only versions that aren't EOL yet).

Did you upgrade or re-install? As on re-installations you might need to reissue your subscription key (check either in the customer portal of our shop or with the reseller partner, depending on how you bought the key).
 
Is Tailscale likely to cause any problems with upgrade process? Anyone done this with Tailscale installed on the host?
 

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