What is proxmox replication?

Virtual machine replication is a brand new feature that has been added from the Proxmox VE 5.0 release. This is a very useful feature for a single-node Proxmox environment where VM disk images reside locally on the same computer node the VMs actually run from.

How does proxmox storage work?

Contents. The Proxmox VE storage model is very flexible. Virtual machine images can either be stored on one or several local storages, or on shared storage like NFS or iSCSI (NAS, SAN). The storage library (package libpve-storage-perl) uses a flexible plugin system to provide a common interface to all storage types.

What file system does proxmox use?

ext4
The default file system is ext4. The Logical Volume Manager (LVM) is used when ext4 or xfs is selected. Additional options to restrict LVM space can also be set (see below).

How do I add storage to proxmox?

In the Proxmox GUI go to Datacenter -> Storage -> Add -> Directory . Now when restoring a backup image or creating a new VM or container, in the storage selection we have the option of hdd-img, the ID of the new storage we added.

How does virtual machine replication work in Proxmox?

Sign in to your account or start a free trial . Virtual machine replication is a brand new feature that has been added from the Proxmox VE 5.0 release. This is a very useful feature for a single-node Proxmox environment where VM disk images reside locally on the same computer node the VMs actually run from.

Why does Proxmox replication not work with NFS share?

The storage must be attached to a Proxmox cluster using the ZFS storage plugin, as shown in the following screenshot: The replication simply will not work when the disk image is on any other storage. Even if the disk image is stored on a ZFS storage with NFS share, replication will not work.

Which is the command line tool for Proxmox VE?

The pvesr command line tool manages the Proxmox VE storage replication framework. Storage replication brings redundancy for guests using local storage and reduces migration time. It replicates guest volumes to another node so that all data is available without using shared storage.

Where is the storage configuration stored in Proxmox VE?

All Proxmox VE related storage configuration is stored within a single text file at /etc/pve/storage.cfg. As this file is within /etc/pve/, it gets automatically distributed to all cluster nodes. So all nodes share the same storage configuration.