Unable to store ISOs on added LVM drives, but I'm also unable to add them as Directories?

[jdlarrimo]

Good afternoon, evening, morning, or day! I'm looking to try to store some ISOs on different storage mediums, but I'm unable to configure the drives correctly for that. Any tips?
I originally followed this guide to add the drives to Proxmox, but the option to store ISOs on them isn't available.

Edit: The reason I'm trying to store ISOs on other drives is that I installed Proxmox on a flash drive that doesn't have too much storage. I didn't think this through.

 

[dcsapak]

lvm is a block storage type, so it cannot hold regular files (like isos)

if you want a normal directory, you must either format it as ext4/xfs/etc. or make a new logical volume that you then format/mount with a regular fileysstem

 

[aaron]

LVM is used to directly store disk image for guests in logical volumes. If you want to store files like ISOs there, you will need to create a logical volume, format it, mount it and then define a storage of type directory on the mount path.

The reason I'm trying to store ISOs on other drives is that I installed Proxmox on a flash drive that doesn't have too much storage. I didn't think this through.

I would recommend that you reinstall Proxmox VE on another medium. Flash drives will usually not last very long because PVE is writing the logs to the root disk. Most flash drives cannot handle such continuous writing for a long time.