USB Boot drive failure | Restore VMS on new install

simonloach

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I had my Proxmox server boot of a USB stick. Today I found out that the WebUI stopped working, tried to restart the service - no luck. Tried to reboot and system died on me, IO errors all over the place. My configuration was:
boot drive: USB Stick A 64 GB (now visible as pve--old)
drive 2: USB Stick A 64 GB (boot for TRUENAS vm)
drive 3: SSD Goodram 240GB (boot for multiple containers + ubuntu VM)
drive 4, 5, 6: 3x TOSHIBA P300 2TB (ZFS Z1 pool for TRUENAS - encrypted)
drive 7: Toshiba P300 2TB (boot for multiple containers + mineos VM)

+ now added drive 8: plextor m.2 ssd for fresh install

VMs:
truenas
mineos
ubuntu

+ some lxc containers

I reinstalled Proxmox VE onto new 256 GB SSD (plextor one) and want to try retrieving my config from the working state - how do I do that?
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lvs result:
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The main focus is on the TrueNAS vm

EDIT 1:
lvdisplay:

Code:
root@pve:~# lvdisplay
  --- Logical volume ---
  LV Path                /dev/pve-OLD-B6C40E47/swap
  LV Name                swap
  VG Name                pve-OLD-B6C40E47
  LV UUID                sHPmfl-PXEC-L3D5-oclV-w6Nw-BAER-Y4t7kP
  LV Write Access        read/write
  LV Creation host, time proxmox, 2021-01-20 20:08:42 +0100
  LV Status              available
  # open                 0
  LV Size                7.00 GiB
  Current LE             1792
  Segments               1
  Allocation             inherit
  Read ahead sectors     auto
  - currently set to     256
  Block device           253:5
 
  --- Logical volume ---
  LV Path                /dev/pve-OLD-B6C40E47/root
  LV Name                root
  VG Name                pve-OLD-B6C40E47
  LV UUID                IxYOEH-GwnS-bt2H-9CBf-kuJo-DaOF-jdVe0y
  LV Write Access        read/write
  LV Creation host, time proxmox, 2021-01-20 20:08:43 +0100
  LV Status              available
  # open                 0
  LV Size                14.00 GiB
  Current LE             3584
  Segments               1
  Allocation             inherit
  Read ahead sectors     auto
  - currently set to     256
  Block device           253:6
 
  --- Logical volume ---
  LV Name                data
  VG Name                pve-OLD-B6C40E47
  LV UUID                rgrHiD-QfQN-ST7v-X6j5-5Vjk-poKC-330oUt
  LV Write Access        read/write
  LV Creation host, time proxmox, 2021-01-20 20:08:43 +0100
  LV Pool metadata       data_tmeta
  LV Pool data           data_tdata
  LV Status              available
  # open                 1
  LV Size                26.80 GiB
  Allocated pool data    0.00%
  Allocated metadata     1.58%
  Current LE             6861
  Segments               1
  Allocation             inherit
  Read ahead sectors     auto
  - currently set to     256
  Block device           253:9
 
  --- Logical volume ---
  LV Path                /dev/NVR/vm-103-disk-0
  LV Name                vm-103-disk-0
  VG Name                NVR
  LV UUID                3oaapj-NV3L-VLin-ZVWm-d0ad-nSxt-XWBFN1
  LV Write Access        read/write
  LV Creation host, time proxmox, 2021-01-24 02:58:27 +0100
  LV Status              available
  # open                 0
  LV Size                500.00 GiB
  Current LE             128000
  Segments               1
  Allocation             inherit
  Read ahead sectors     auto
  - currently set to     256
  Block device           253:0
 
  --- Logical volume ---
  LV Path                /dev/NVR/vm-105-disk-0
  LV Name                vm-105-disk-0
  VG Name                NVR
  LV UUID                fTBb6y-EYDt-rOuv-vy44-u9Wc-JPr2-cR549e
  LV Write Access        read/write
  LV Creation host, time proxmox, 2021-01-29 00:51:23 +0100
  LV Status              available
  # open                 0
  LV Size                100.00 GiB
  Current LE             25600
  Segments               1
  Allocation             inherit
  Read ahead sectors     auto
  - currently set to     256
  Block device           253:1
 
  --- Logical volume ---
  LV Path                /dev/NVR/vm-107-disk-0
  LV Name                vm-107-disk-0
  VG Name                NVR
  LV UUID                W10Ebt-Y82P-1eoA-wPng-GiVG-lSMC-kgeOvu
  LV Write Access        read/write
  LV Creation host, time proxmox, 2021-03-02 23:03:32 +0100
  LV Status              available
  # open                 0
  LV Size                16.00 GiB
  Current LE             4096
  Segments               1
  Allocation             inherit
  Read ahead sectors     auto
  - currently set to     256
  Block device           253:2
 
  --- Logical volume ---
  LV Path                /dev/NVR/vm-108-disk-0
  LV Name                vm-108-disk-0
  VG Name                NVR
  LV UUID                Arv2by-dQuS-m5ga-69wN-r5ho-ojAH-AUzlg6
  LV Write Access        read/write
  LV Creation host, time proxmox, 2021-03-09 13:41:32 +0100
  LV Status              available
  # open                 0
  LV Size                16.00 GiB
  Current LE             4096
  Segments               1
  Allocation             inherit
  Read ahead sectors     auto
  - currently set to     256
  Block device           253:3
 
  --- Logical volume ---
  LV Path                /dev/NVR/vm-109-disk-0
  LV Name                vm-109-disk-0
  VG Name                NVR
  LV UUID                z5WRBH-pN8y-DI2z-HbKp-fMFh-9CjU-AKOY1D
  LV Write Access        read/write
  LV Creation host, time proxmox, 2021-03-13 21:02:47 +0100
  LV Status              available
  # open                 0
  LV Size                100.00 GiB
  Current LE             25600
  Segments               1
  Allocation             inherit
  Read ahead sectors     auto
  - currently set to     256
  Block device           253:4
 
  --- Logical volume ---
  LV Path                /dev/vmdata/vm-100-disk-0
  LV Name                vm-100-disk-0
  VG Name                vmdata
  LV UUID                34jAwX-hXzy-raLW-IKdl-uZrK-Sqt4-OEN1vh
  LV Write Access        read/write
  LV Creation host, time pve, 2021-03-21 20:23:21 +0100
  LV Status              available
  # open                 1
  LV Size                32.00 GiB
  Current LE             8192
  Segments               1
  Allocation             inherit
  Read ahead sectors     auto
  - currently set to     256
  Block device           253:11
 
  --- Logical volume ---
  LV Path                /dev/SSD_GOODRAM/vm-101-disk-0
  LV Name                vm-101-disk-0
  VG Name                SSD_GOODRAM
  LV UUID                rxss5W-525E-Ab8i-axXH-Se2z-A4ae-JTsGHc
  LV Write Access        read/write
  LV Creation host, time proxmox, 2021-01-23 01:01:16 +0100
  LV Status              available
  # open                 1
  LV Size                10.00 GiB
  Current LE             2560
  Segments               1
  Allocation             inherit
  Read ahead sectors     auto
  - currently set to     256
  Block device           253:12
 
  --- Logical volume ---
  LV Path                /dev/SSD_GOODRAM/vm-102-disk-0
  LV Name                vm-102-disk-0
  VG Name                SSD_GOODRAM
  LV UUID                xyxG7R-TmuA-K67F-8Ixw-Wjak-ai3R-5AUcTC
  LV Write Access        read/write
  LV Creation host, time proxmox, 2021-01-23 20:32:11 +0100
  LV Status              available
  # open                 0
  LV Size                10.00 GiB
  Current LE             2560
  Segments               1
  Allocation             inherit
  Read ahead sectors     auto
  - currently set to     256
  Block device           253:13
 
  --- Logical volume ---
  LV Path                /dev/SSD_GOODRAM/vm-103-disk-0
  LV Name                vm-103-disk-0
  VG Name                SSD_GOODRAM
  LV UUID                R7cQTM-303z-7XQH-tM8U-uEGd-gKSs-eytID3
  LV Write Access        read/write
  LV Creation host, time proxmox, 2021-01-24 01:10:35 +0100
  LV Status              available
  # open                 0
  LV Size                10.00 GiB
  Current LE             2560
  Segments               1
  Allocation             inherit
  Read ahead sectors     auto
  - currently set to     256
  Block device           253:14
 
  --- Logical volume ---
  LV Path                /dev/SSD_GOODRAM/vm-104-disk-0
  LV Name                vm-104-disk-0
  VG Name                SSD_GOODRAM
  LV UUID                DOFWYP-TtJf-azB5-Ziia-hQVi-p17m-nM56fN
  LV Write Access        read/write
  LV Creation host, time proxmox, 2021-01-28 17:54:48 +0100
  LV Status              available
  # open                 0
  LV Size                4.00 GiB
  Current LE             1024
  Segments               1
  Allocation             inherit
  Read ahead sectors     auto
  - currently set to     256
  Block device           253:15
 
  --- Logical volume ---
  LV Path                /dev/SSD_GOODRAM/vm-105-disk-0
  LV Name                vm-105-disk-0
  VG Name                SSD_GOODRAM
  LV UUID                jAdlfG-iw8I-39Yi-rJ74-I0S7-vQmX-tmFRW5
  LV Write Access        read/write
  LV Creation host, time proxmox, 2021-01-29 00:44:30 +0100
  LV Status              available
  # open                 0
  LV Size                10.00 GiB
  Current LE             2560
  Segments               1
  Allocation             inherit
  Read ahead sectors     auto
  - currently set to     256
  Block device           253:16
 
  --- Logical volume ---
  LV Path                /dev/SSD_GOODRAM/vm-106-disk-0
  LV Name                vm-106-disk-0
  VG Name                SSD_GOODRAM
  LV UUID                TgjKZt-5Ikg-2N9W-OuzG-Yt2z-X8tJ-EUlhBW
  LV Write Access        read/write
  LV Creation host, time proxmox, 2021-02-20 20:43:57 +0100
  LV Status              available
  # open                 0
  LV Size                10.00 GiB
  Current LE             2560
  Segments               1
  Allocation             inherit
  Read ahead sectors     auto
  - currently set to     256
  Block device           253:17
 
  --- Logical volume ---
  LV Path                /dev/pve/swap
  LV Name                swap
  VG Name                pve
  LV UUID                cv0v52-L3DF-UaFm-Q53W-8WfM-TDQz-Ujru4W
  LV Write Access        read/write
  LV Creation host, time proxmox, 2021-03-21 19:16:46 +0100
  LV Status              available
  # open                 2
  LV Size                8.00 GiB
  Current LE             2048
  Segments               1
  Allocation             inherit
  Read ahead sectors     auto
  - currently set to     256
  Block device           253:18
 
  --- Logical volume ---
  LV Path                /dev/pve/root
  LV Name                root
  VG Name                pve
  LV UUID                zAIBT8-LslN-J2dD-E1IP-7SEf-HhQc-eG3Lie
  LV Write Access        read/write
  LV Creation host, time proxmox, 2021-03-21 19:16:46 +0100
  LV Status              available
  # open                 1
  LV Size                59.25 GiB
  Current LE             15168
  Segments               1
  Allocation             inherit
  Read ahead sectors     auto
  - currently set to     256
  Block device           253:19
 
  --- Logical volume ---
  LV Name                data
  VG Name                pve
  LV UUID                s8aY6D-kFK8-DipW-cZiP-MVPz-sa95-qdKW8P
  LV Write Access        read/write
  LV Creation host, time proxmox, 2021-03-21 19:16:46 +0100
  LV Pool metadata       data_tmeta
  LV Pool data           data_tdata
  LV Status              available
  # open                 0
  LV Size                <151.63 GiB
  Allocated pool data    0.00%
  Allocated metadata     1.05%
  Current LE             38817
  Segments               1
  Allocation             inherit
  Read ahead sectors     auto
  - currently set to     256
  Block device           253:22
 
Last edited:
Code:
root@pve:~# vgdisplay
  --- Volume group ---
  VG Name               pve-OLD-B6C40E47
  System ID            
  Format                lvm2
  Metadata Areas        1
  Metadata Sequence No  12
  VG Access             read/write
  VG Status             resizable
  MAX LV                0
  Cur LV                3
  Open LV               0
  Max PV                0
  Cur PV                1
  Act PV                1
  VG Size               56.80 GiB
  PE Size               4.00 MiB
  Total PE              14541
  Alloc PE / Size       12749 / 49.80 GiB
  Free  PE / Size       1792 / 7.00 GiB
  VG UUID               q0WPJt-TSOA-wzRd-4yEV-TAVC-yAbt-uzYqa3
 
  --- Volume group ---
  VG Name               NVR
  System ID            
  Format                lvm2
  Metadata Areas        1
  Metadata Sequence No  16
  VG Access             read/write
  VG Status             resizable
  MAX LV                0
  Cur LV                5
  Open LV               0
  Max PV                0
  Cur PV                1
  Act PV                1
  VG Size               <1.82 TiB
  PE Size               4.00 MiB
  Total PE              476932
  Alloc PE / Size       187392 / 732.00 GiB
  Free  PE / Size       289540 / 1.10 TiB
  VG UUID               tdCTLB-Kwen-yFxz-9n8O-ZGrh-4Ggz-URv1WI
 
  --- Volume group ---
  VG Name               vmdata
  System ID            
  Format                lvm2
  Metadata Areas        1
  Metadata Sequence No  6
  VG Access             read/write
  VG Status             resizable
  MAX LV                0
  Cur LV                1
  Open LV               1
  Max PV                0
  Cur PV                1
  Act PV                1
  VG Size               <57.28 GiB
  PE Size               4.00 MiB
  Total PE              14663
  Alloc PE / Size       8192 / 32.00 GiB
  Free  PE / Size       6471 / <25.28 GiB
  VG UUID               f42f0I-P01v-SwmG-hgFb-2kwq-fHQj-hYLok2
 
  --- Volume group ---
  VG Name               SSD_GOODRAM
  System ID            
  Format                lvm2
  Metadata Areas        1
  Metadata Sequence No  21
  VG Access             read/write
  VG Status             resizable
  MAX LV                0
  Cur LV                6
  Open LV               1
  Max PV                0
  Cur PV                1
  Act PV                1
  VG Size               <223.57 GiB
  PE Size               4.00 MiB
  Total PE              57233
  Alloc PE / Size       13824 / 54.00 GiB
  Free  PE / Size       43409 / <169.57 GiB
  VG UUID               NZG0Yd-WUaC-zwHs-E6la-FqnJ-CV2H-ZMGxWY
 
  --- Volume group ---
  VG Name               pve
  System ID            
  Format                lvm2
  Metadata Areas        1
  Metadata Sequence No  7
  VG Access             read/write
  VG Status             resizable
  MAX LV                0
  Cur LV                3
  Open LV               2
  Max PV                0
  Cur PV                1
  Act PV                1
  VG Size               237.97 GiB
  PE Size               4.00 MiB
  Total PE              60921
  Alloc PE / Size       56827 / 221.98 GiB
  Free  PE / Size       4094 / 15.99 GiB
  VG UUID               zT1AZ2-WQsq-qG5h-xnEh-9yRD-ldgS-pqTlqa

Code:
root@pve:~# pvdisplay
  --- Physical volume ---
  PV Name               /dev/sdh3
  VG Name               pve-OLD-B6C40E47
  PV Size               56.80 GiB / not usable 2.98 MiB
  Allocatable           yes
  PE Size               4.00 MiB
  Total PE              14541
  Free PE               1792
  Allocated PE          12749
  PV UUID               xs8jyR-WvE4-Njoc-YKW4-9DSb-0iL4-SMdJrf
  
  --- Physical volume ---
  PV Name               /dev/sdg
  VG Name               NVR
  PV Size               <1.82 TiB / not usable <1.09 MiB
  Allocatable           yes
  PE Size               4.00 MiB
  Total PE              476932
  Free PE               289540
  Allocated PE          187392
  PV UUID               wPQbAm-03jc-P0GR-p8pZ-nbWX-6LUF-l9WJB9
  
  --- Physical volume ---
  PV Name               /dev/sdd1
  VG Name               vmdata
  PV Size               57.28 GiB / not usable 2.98 MiB
  Allocatable           yes
  PE Size               4.00 MiB
  Total PE              14663
  Free PE               6471
  Allocated PE          8192
  PV UUID               2kdDK3-1442-L6x9-UtdP-JiGa-dDKL-K8Hk4P
  
  --- Physical volume ---
  PV Name               /dev/sdb
  VG Name               SSD_GOODRAM
  PV Size               223.57 GiB / not usable <4.59 MiB
  Allocatable           yes
  PE Size               4.00 MiB
  Total PE              57233
  Free PE               43409
  Allocated PE          13824
  PV UUID               UlmH70-wme3-UJmw-bXwj-6IRK-FCrF-XtJ9CG
  
  --- Physical volume ---
  PV Name               /dev/nvme0n1p3
  VG Name               pve
  PV Size               237.97 GiB / not usable <1.32 MiB
  Allocatable           yes
  PE Size               4.00 MiB
  Total PE              60921
  Free PE               4094
  Allocated PE          56827
  PV UUID               g7ddAK-56J1-HU70-emib-2R2d-HulE-AWAORR