[PVE 6] Add proxmox storage.
Here is how to add harddisk into proxmox storage pool.
1. After we connect new hard disk to our host. Verify attached harddisk in proxmox.
2. Format each harddisk. We will add sdb – sdf to our new storage pool.
root@proxmox:/# lsblk
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
sda 8:0 0 238.5G 0 disk
├─sda1 8:1 0 1007K 0 part
├─sda2 8:2 0 512M 0 part
└─sda3 8:3 0 238G 0 part
├─pve-swap 253:0 0 8G 0 lvm [SWAP]
├─pve-root 253:1 0 59.3G 0 lvm /
├─pve-data_tmeta 253:2 0 1.6G 0 lvm
│ └─pve-data 253:4 0 151.6G 0 lvm
└─pve-data_tdata 253:3 0 151.6G 0 lvm
└─pve-data 253:4 0 151.6G 0 lvm
sdb 8:16 0 1.8T 0 disk
sdc 8:32 0 1.8T 0 disk
sdd 8:48 0 1.8T 0 disk
sde 8:64 0 1.8T 0 disk
sdf 8:80 0 1.8T 0 disk
root@proxmox:/#Format each disk from sdb – sdf
root@proxmox:/# /sbin/fdisk /dev/sdb
Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.33.1).
Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
Be careful before using the write command.
Command (m for help): g
Created a new GPT disklabel (GUID: CF141939-59BA-2C40-AC12-75A379E67B22).
Command (m for help): w
The partition table has been altered.
Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
Syncing disks.
root@proxmox:/#3. Create ZFS pool.
root@proxmox:/# /sbin/zpool create local-zfs /dev/sdb /dev/sdc /dev/sdd /dev/sde /dev/sdf
root@proxmox:/# /sbin/zpool status
pool: local-zfs
state: ONLINE
scan: none requested
config:
NAME STATE READ WRITE CKSUM
local-zfs ONLINE 0 0 0
sdb ONLINE 0 0 0
sdc ONLINE 0 0 0
sdd ONLINE 0 0 0
sde ONLINE 0 0 0
sdf ONLINE 0 0 0
errors: No known data errors
root@proxmox:/#4. Verify the pool is created.
5. Add the ZFS pool to proxmox. Go to Datacenter -> Storage -> add -> ZFS
Choose ZFS pool we created at step.3 then add
Verify our news storage is enabled and active. 🙂
