best way to backup whole node "system" partitions (boot and lvm)?
HI, I would like to be able to restore a pve node exactly how it is now, taking a full backup (boot and lvm partitions), to an external nas space. I would prefer a simple way, like booting from...
View ArticleCannot start VM with vRAM >128G
Said VM does start with 32, 64, 96 GB vRAM but not with 128GB or higher. Here is the output that I'm getting: Code: TASK ERROR: start failed: command '/usr/bin/kvm -id 100 -chardev...
View ArticleVMBR1 Dropping Internet Connection
I added another NIC so I am able to have a Windows VM with a "floating" (change the IP address of Windows to have access to physical computers on different subnets instead of making changes to Proxmox...
View Articleproxmox asus eeebox j1900 installation aborted
I apologize for any mistake on where to ask or request for support if this is not the way or proper place to place this post but I need some support with installing proxmox v3.4. scenario: 1) pc EeeBox...
View Article[HOW-TO] Separate migration network - dirty fix
Hi all, On the forum I saw topics about questions how to let Proxmox Cluster use a different network for migration traffic. Currently for all my clusters I made a code change in the QemuServer.pm to...
View Article[SOLVED] HELP! Lost root password!!!
Hello. I was smart enough to lose my root password for Proxmox. I've already tried to bootup a live cd with Debian and mount on of the drives, but that didnt work probably because im using a zfs volume...
View ArticleIP of the VM or VZ on Datacerver config
I can configure the IP addresses of the KVM OVZ directly on Proxmox? On my server (proximox) i have this /etc/network/interfaces: Code: auto lo iface lo inet loopback # device: eth0 auto eth0 iface...
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Very high load of the node
Hello, Yesterday I have upgraded to PVE 3.4 from 3.2 and today I have big problems. The load of the node suddenly grew at 12:00. I cant find the cause. Some servers hang with the next messages:...
View ArticleVNC console error
Hi. I'm experiencing a lot of problems on the VNC console. If I try to open the VNC console of a KVM virtual machine I get this error: Failed to connect to server (code: 1006). This happens on every...
View ArticleNo Quorum after Update
Hello, After updating my 2 proxmox node, i restarted the first one. Now i wanted to move the vms to the first node and restart the second one. Unfortunately the quorum ist lost and i cannot move any...
View ArticleCeph - Bad performance with small IO
Hello everyone, first of all I want to say thank you to each and everyone in this community! I've been a long time reader ( and user of pve ) and could get so much valuable information from this forum!...
View ArticleProxMox 3.4 on Blade HP C7000 with fiber Storage
Hi, I have HP Blade system C7000 with 16 bays(every bay has 8RAM and 2x Quad core CPU , 1x hdd 72G 10k) In the first two bays i have raid controler , Those bays are connected via optical fiber with a...
View ArticleProxmox 3.4, OVS and Open VZ - 2 nics, 2 subnets
Hello, I tried a while ago to get this working with Proxmox 3.3 but could never get things working right. I've just installed 3.4 and was hoping someone had a good example of using OVS and OpenVZ with...
View ArticleTurnkey OpenVPN in a container, can't make it work.
I hope someone can give me a hand on this. I installed the OpenVPN turnkey in a container, configuring it as server and bridged network. I can access the web manager and ssh, but whenever I start the...
View ArticleZFS over iSCSI doesn't work
Hi, I'am trying to setup a ZFS over iSCSI configuration on Proxmox 3.4. I created the ZFS pool on the server (Ubuntu 12.04) and the iSCSI target (IET). Config files: IET: Code: Target...
View ArticleThe difference between Quorum and fencing
Hello, Can you please explain me the difference between quorum and fencing ? Can I configure a cluster Proxmox V3.4 with 2 nodes (HA) and VM Quorum without Fencing? To explain my configuration I have...
View ArticleConversion of vmdk to qcow2. Is this correct?
Hello, I am trying to convert a vmdk disk file from vmware to proxmox I used the details on this link (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Migrati...x_VE_.28KVM.29 ) however I am not sure if the conversion...
View ArticleCeph - osd "Problem" - on two nodes are the same osdid´s
Hi to all! I have a three node cluster, with a ceph storage. It works perfect now. There are three Servers, every server has 8 harddisks. 1 for Proxmox, 7 for ceph storage. Now my problem. Normally,...
View Article1501 length packages - problem with MTU on virtual pfSense (Proxmox)
Disclaimer: I posted this on the pfSense boards, too, as I don't know wether this is more a Proxmox or pfSense issue Hello all, I'm running into some strange problems with too large packets on our WAN...
View ArticleSome help new to proxmox nat
hi there, new to this scheeme, how can we join a new proxmox node that is behind nat ex 10.1.0.163 with a public 190.210.XXX.XXX ip to an other node that is in another datacenter with a public ip. when...
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