Comprehensive Guide to Proxmox Disk Configuration: A How-To

Proxmox VE is a comprehensive solution for smart IT deployments, integrating storage and guest system capabilities to ensure backup consistency and guest system downtime through various mode options.

a) How do I view disks connected to the Proxmox system ?

1. First, go to Administration and select Storage/Disks in the web interface, or enter the proxmox-backup-manager disk list command to view the disks connected to the Proxmox system.

b) How do I initialize a disk with a new GPT in Proxmox ?

1. First, enter the proxmox-backup-manager disk initialize sdX command initializes the disk with the new GPT.

c) How do I create an ext4 or xfs file system on a disk in Proxmox ?

1. First, go to Administration, select Storage/Disk, and click on the directory in the web interface or enter the proxmox-backup-manager disk fs create store1 –disk sdX –filesystem ext4 –add-datastore␣ →true command creates an ext4 or xfs file system on the disk.

d) How do I create a zpool with various raid levels in Proxmox ?

1. First, go to Administration and select Storage/Disks, then click ZFS or enter proxmox-backup-manager disks zpool create zpool1 –devices sdX,sdY –raidlevel mirror command creates a zpool with various raid levels.

Note: The –add-datastore parameter can be used to automatically create a datastore from the disk.

e) How do I display S.M.A.R.T. attributes from the web interface in Proxmox ?

1. First, enter the proxmox-backup-manager disk smart-attributes sdX command to display S.M.A.R.T. properties from the web interface.

Note: The smartctl command, part of the smartmontools package, allows direct access to this functionality.