# LINSTOR **URL:** https://forums.linbit.com/c/linstor/6.md?page=1 [Latest](https://forums.linbit.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.linbit.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forums.linbit.com/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Quorom configuration problems](https://forums.linbit.com/t/quorom-configuration-problems/1003)
**Author:** [@pbalabanov](https://forums.linbit.com/u/pbalabanov)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2025, 7:26am UTC](https://forums.linbit.com/t/quorom-configuration-problems/1003 "2025-09-13T07:26:14Z")
I have 2 physical storage nodes with alma linux and zfs, and a 3rd one that is virtual machine again with alma. A cluster is configured with the 3 nodes and the 2 phisycal ones are satelites and the 3rd (VM) is combined… --- ## [Reset GUI Password](https://forums.linbit.com/t/reset-gui-password/999)
**Author:** [@Delgado](https://forums.linbit.com/u/Delgado)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.linbit.com/t/reset-gui-password/999 "2025-09-11T17:51:10Z")
Hello, I recently forgot my admin password to my Linstor GUI install and I am looking for a way to reset it. I have been able to disable password authentication by running the below command on the controller node. lins… --- ## [Linstor creates invalid configuration files when required ext tools are missing on a node](https://forums.linbit.com/t/linstor-creates-invalid-configuration-files-when-required-ext-tools-are-missing-on-a-node/996)
**Author:** [@sewi](https://forums.linbit.com/u/sewi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2025, 7:25am UTC](https://forums.linbit.com/t/linstor-creates-invalid-configuration-files-when-required-ext-tools-are-missing-on-a-node/996 "2025-09-05T07:25:32Z")
Not very critical, since it requires you to be in a situation where a node is in the state “required ext tools missing”, but I feel this could be handled better. Three nodes: node1: OK node2: OK node3: required\_ext\_to… --- ## [Linstor DRBD on Proxmox Backup Server](https://forums.linbit.com/t/linstor-drbd-on-proxmox-backup-server/945)
**Author:** [@QSA](https://forums.linbit.com/u/QSA)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2025, 7:17am UTC](https://forums.linbit.com/t/linstor-drbd-on-proxmox-backup-server/945 "2025-08-22T07:17:54Z")
Hello everyone. I have a « small » question about Linstor’s DRBD installation. Few years ago, I made a 3-node PVE cluster which was using 2 PVE node as the virtual machine hosts and 1 last PVE node for backups. The ba… --- ## [Lost Linstor configuration, pve runs on native DRBDs - how can I make Linstor authorative again?](https://forums.linbit.com/t/lost-linstor-configuration-pve-runs-on-native-drbds-how-can-i-make-linstor-authorative-again/971)
**Author:** [@inside](https://forums.linbit.com/u/inside)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 12:37pm UTC](https://forums.linbit.com/t/lost-linstor-configuration-pve-runs-on-native-drbds-how-can-i-make-linstor-authorative-again/971 "2025-08-08T12:37:12Z")
Hello everybody, on Tuesday evening I made some updates to a three node Proxmox-Linstor-Cluster which ended up in a total catastrophe. History: The cluster was not fully functional in terms of how Linstor controlled th… --- ## [Missing TieBreaker devices](https://forums.linbit.com/t/missing-tiebreaker-devices/948)
**Author:** [@sviridoff](https://forums.linbit.com/u/sviridoff)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2025, 9:01am UTC](https://forums.linbit.com/t/missing-tiebreaker-devices/948 "2025-08-07T09:01:02Z")
Hi everyone! I hope someone can clarify a situation for me. I’m using Linstor with Cloudstack, and I created a resource group for it with the parameter --place-count 2. Most of my replicas have two data replicas and one… --- ## [Overriding auto-placement policy](https://forums.linbit.com/t/overriding-auto-placement-policy/960)
**Author:** [@sviridoff](https://forums.linbit.com/u/sviridoff)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2025, 4:22pm UTC](https://forums.linbit.com/t/overriding-auto-placement-policy/960 "2025-08-06T16:22:16Z")
Hi everyone! Need some help! Could anyone advise me on how to fix auto-placement? I have a HA controller set up using DRBD reactor. Following the instructions, I set up the resource-definition and then created the resour… --- ## [NFS Create Fails](https://forums.linbit.com/t/nfs-create-fails/919)
**Author:** [@SyFry](https://forums.linbit.com/u/SyFry)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2025, 3:34pm UTC](https://forums.linbit.com/t/nfs-create-fails/919 "2025-07-23T15:34:33Z")
I deleted my linstor-gateway NFS export in order to create a new one on a larger resource group, but when I do, it fails with the following: root@pve3:~# linstor-gateway nfs create linstor-nfs x.x.x.100/24 8192G --allow… --- ## [How to Create Encrypted Resources? (User Guide Incomplete)](https://forums.linbit.com/t/how-to-create-encrypted-resources-user-guide-incomplete/859)
**Author:** [@forbin](https://forums.linbit.com/u/forbin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 10:58am UTC](https://forums.linbit.com/t/how-to-create-encrypted-resources-user-guide-incomplete/859 "2025-07-15T10:58:45Z")
I read the Linstor and DRBD user guides, and did the following, but the guides do not explain what to do next. linstor encryption create-passphrase linstor enter passphrase linstor resource-group create --storage-pool… --- ## [Suboptimal placement on RGs with multiple SPs per node](https://forums.linbit.com/t/suboptimal-placement-on-rgs-with-multiple-sps-per-node/610)
**Author:** [@zrav](https://forums.linbit.com/u/zrav)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2025, 2:47pm UTC](https://forums.linbit.com/t/suboptimal-placement-on-rgs-with-multiple-sps-per-node/610 "2025-06-27T14:47:55Z")
We noticed that the Linstor placement of resources can be sub-optimal when the resources groups are configured with multiple storage pools per node. Example case A) The storage pools are of unequal size. This leads to… --- ## [Linstor-GUI behind proxy](https://forums.linbit.com/t/linstor-gui-behind-proxy/876)
**Author:** [@pflug](https://forums.linbit.com/u/pflug)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2025, 2:25pm UTC](https://forums.linbit.com/t/linstor-gui-behind-proxy/876 "2025-06-26T14:25:10Z")
I’m running linstor-gui behind a proxy (nginx). When navigating to " https://linstor.on.proxy/", I get a 303 redirect to “http://linstor.on.proxy:80/ui/”. I’ve configured X-Forwarded-Proto to https, but apparently that’… --- ## [Trigger Script on LINSTOR Backup Shipping Schedule (Pre/Post Hook Support?)](https://forums.linbit.com/t/trigger-script-on-linstor-backup-shipping-schedule-pre-post-hook-support/872)
**Author:** [@kishorekumar](https://forums.linbit.com/u/kishorekumar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2025, 5:51am UTC](https://forums.linbit.com/t/trigger-script-on-linstor-backup-shipping-schedule-pre-post-hook-support/872 "2025-06-22T05:51:01Z")
Title: Trigger Script on LINSTOR Backup Shipping Schedule (Pre/Post Hook Support?) Hi all, I’m using LINSTOR’s snapshot shipping schedule feature, and I have a question regarding scripting hooks. As per the documenta… --- ## [Multiple NFS exports](https://forums.linbit.com/t/multiple-nfs-exports/869)
**Author:** [@SyFry](https://forums.linbit.com/u/SyFry)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 10:49am UTC](https://forums.linbit.com/t/multiple-nfs-exports/869 "2025-06-20T10:49:10Z")
I wanted to add another NFS export to the linstor-gateway, but I got this message instead? Can I really not create more than one? Or do I need to create a new .toml file? Thanks! --- ## [How to configure a backup net interface](https://forums.linbit.com/t/how-to-configure-a-backup-net-interface/863)
**Author:** [@zrav](https://forums.linbit.com/u/zrav)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 9:57am UTC](https://forums.linbit.com/t/how-to-configure-a-backup-net-interface/863 "2025-06-13T09:57:50Z")
Our small Linstor cluster is connected via a single 25G switch. Occasionally, we need to reboot this switch or perform other maintenance on the network that makes it unavailable for short periods. We’d like to setup a ba… --- ## [How to configure Linstor auto promote option](https://forums.linbit.com/t/how-to-configure-linstor-auto-promote-option/848)
**Author:** [@srisaarthakDasara](https://forums.linbit.com/u/srisaarthakDasara)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2025, 6:11am UTC](https://forums.linbit.com/t/how-to-configure-linstor-auto-promote-option/848 "2025-06-07T06:11:57Z")
I am using helm to deploy piraeus operator and linstor cluster , I have recently upgraded my chart from 2.8.0 to 2.8.1 prior to this upgrade if any node failure occurs the secondary linstor volume becomes primary but a… --- ## [Trouble during cluster cold start: linstor\_db Diskless + Outdated](https://forums.linbit.com/t/trouble-during-cluster-cold-start-linstor-db-diskless-outdated/820)
**Author:** [@zrav](https://forums.linbit.com/u/zrav)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2025, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.linbit.com/t/trouble-during-cluster-cold-start-linstor-db-diskless-outdated/820 "2025-05-28T20:26:29Z")
We recently experienced an issue that I’d like to get some feedback on. Our setup is a small Proxmox cluster with linstor-controller configured for HA using drbd-reactor. We had shut down the whole cluster for some main… --- ## [Select PV when creating LV resource](https://forums.linbit.com/t/select-pv-when-creating-lv-resource/819)
**Author:** [@candlerb](https://forums.linbit.com/u/candlerb)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2025, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.linbit.com/t/select-pv-when-creating-lv-resource/819 "2025-05-22T13:56:17Z")
I am running linstor 1.31.1 with Proxmox VE 8.4, and LVM as the backing. The volume group has multiple disks. I’d like to know: is it possible, when creating a volume via linstor, to specify the physical volume(s) to be… --- ## [How exactly are tiebreakers set?](https://forums.linbit.com/t/how-exactly-are-tiebreakers-set/791)
**Author:** [@xquyan](https://forums.linbit.com/u/xquyan)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2025, 9:27am UTC](https://forums.linbit.com/t/how-exactly-are-tiebreakers-set/791 "2025-05-21T09:27:04Z")
So I have a 2+1 PVE cluster, and I was trying to set up ha using linstor. I plodded through the guide and basically followed every step that I found relevant, from installing to ha controller. I had some trouble setting … --- ## [Doc note - deploying Linstor with Proxmox](https://forums.linbit.com/t/doc-note-deploying-linstor-with-proxmox/779)
**Author:** [@candlerb](https://forums.linbit.com/u/candlerb)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2025, 3:07pm UTC](https://forums.linbit.com/t/doc-note-deploying-linstor-with-proxmox/779 "2025-05-16T15:07:37Z")
I was following the blog post at Setting Up Highly Available Storage for Proxmox Using LINSTOR & the LINBIT GUI - LINBIT to deploy Linstor with Proxmox, and I have a small point for feedback. As one step it suggests you… --- ## [Linstor Cluster and Piraeus Deletion](https://forums.linbit.com/t/linstor-cluster-and-piraeus-deletion/810)
**Author:** [@srisaarthakDasara](https://forums.linbit.com/u/srisaarthakDasara)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2025, 12:03pm UTC](https://forums.linbit.com/t/linstor-cluster-and-piraeus-deletion/810 "2025-05-14T12:03:07Z")
I have piraeus operator installed on my k8s cluster and linstor-cluster also through helm charts i am facing an issue with dleetion of these i am seeing that satellite pod remian even after chart deleteion delete all … --- ## [Linstor HA with Proxmox: systemd "degraded" after reboot of backup node](https://forums.linbit.com/t/linstor-ha-with-proxmox-systemd-degraded-after-reboot-of-backup-node/795)
**Author:** [@candlerb](https://forums.linbit.com/u/candlerb)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2025, 12:40pm UTC](https://forums.linbit.com/t/linstor-ha-with-proxmox-systemd-degraded-after-reboot-of-backup-node/795 "2025-05-13T12:40:25Z")
I’m in the process of building up a production Proxmox+Linstor cluster. I’m up to 2 nodes, which for historical reasons are called virtual1 and virtual5. I’ve added Linstor HA as per section 3.2 of the Linstor Guide. Fo… --- ## [LINSTOR on Two Nodes?](https://forums.linbit.com/t/linstor-on-two-nodes/211)
**Author:** [@fx991](https://forums.linbit.com/u/fx991)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2025, 5:55pm UTC](https://forums.linbit.com/t/linstor-on-two-nodes/211 "2025-05-10T17:55:38Z")
Hi, I’m giving LINSTOR a try and want to install it. How many nodes are required at least? I did not find an answer to that questions in the documentation. Does a two node system suffice? Or do I need at least a third … --- ## [Linstor cannot correctly clone a volume that already exists on a zfs encrypted pool](https://forums.linbit.com/t/linstor-cannot-correctly-clone-a-volume-that-already-exists-on-a-zfs-encrypted-pool/794)
**Author:** [@huoxingdawang](https://forums.linbit.com/u/huoxingdawang)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2025, 2:47am UTC](https://forums.linbit.com/t/linstor-cannot-correctly-clone-a-volume-that-already-exists-on-a-zfs-encrypted-pool/794 "2025-05-10T02:47:33Z")
As discussed in here, I encountered some BUGs when using linstor as storage backend of incus. I can use linstor storage-pool create zfsthin aaa incus tmp-pool/incus to create a linstor storage pool on an encrypted zfs … --- ## [Linstor and Proxmox - HCI cluster environment](https://forums.linbit.com/t/linstor-and-proxmox-hci-cluster-environment/686)
**Author:** [@mpb](https://forums.linbit.com/u/mpb)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2025, 5:24am UTC](https://forums.linbit.com/t/linstor-and-proxmox-hci-cluster-environment/686 "2025-04-28T05:24:26Z")
Hi, This is a scenario… Assuming I have 3 nodes with Proxmox cluster with HA and linstor storage cluster in HCI mode. The issue I wanted to understand is, if there is an issue with the node/host the Proxmox/corosync fen… --- ## [Snap restore on proxmox with lvm-thin as storage pool seems unstable](https://forums.linbit.com/t/snap-restore-on-proxmox-with-lvm-thin-as-storage-pool-seems-unstable/375)
**Author:** [@c.duchenoy](https://forums.linbit.com/u/c.duchenoy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 9:46am UTC](https://forums.linbit.com/t/snap-restore-on-proxmox-with-lvm-thin-as-storage-pool-seems-unstable/375 "2025-04-16T09:46:35Z")
Hi, We have several proxmox install with linstor as SDS, we found out that if you take snapshot, and rollback with ZFS as a storage pool, everything works flawless. However, when you try the same thing with a lvm-thin … --- ## [Proxmox: TASK ERROR: API Return-Code: 500. Message: Could not rollback cluster wide snapshot](https://forums.linbit.com/t/proxmox-task-error-api-return-code-500-message-could-not-rollback-cluster-wide-snapshot/690)
**Author:** [@Hiu](https://forums.linbit.com/u/Hiu)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 7:19am UTC](https://forums.linbit.com/t/proxmox-task-error-api-return-code-500-message-could-not-rollback-cluster-wide-snapshot/690 "2025-04-14T07:19:38Z")
Hi Community I built a Proxmox cluster with Linstor in my homelab and I’m currently in the experimental phase. So it’s not so serious if something breaks. Currently a 2-node cluster with quorum, as one node was DOA. In… --- ## [Disable autoplace Diskless (Proxmox-8 migrate)](https://forums.linbit.com/t/disable-autoplace-diskless-proxmox-8-migrate/683)
**Author:** [@In-telegence](https://forums.linbit.com/u/In-telegence)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2025, 11:51pm UTC](https://forums.linbit.com/t/disable-autoplace-diskless-proxmox-8-migrate/683 "2025-03-31T23:51:38Z")
I want to prevent Linstor from creating a diskless disk. I used the --replicas-on-same and --replicas-on-different, which works when creating a VM from Proxmox-8, but not when migrating to a node that is not supposed to… --- ## [Thin provisioning existing and new disks](https://forums.linbit.com/t/thin-provisioning-existing-and-new-disks/697)
**Author:** [@IVSlofy](https://forums.linbit.com/u/IVSlofy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2025, 1:57pm UTC](https://forums.linbit.com/t/thin-provisioning-existing-and-new-disks/697 "2025-03-26T13:57:04Z")
Goal: I want LINSTOR to treat ZFS volumes as thin-provisioned so that space usage shown in Proxmox (or LINSTOR) reflects the actual space used on disk, rather than the full size allocated to the volume. Current Setup: … --- ## [Quick DR & HA through new x-replicas-on-different feature](https://forums.linbit.com/t/quick-dr-ha-through-new-x-replicas-on-different-feature/363)
**Author:** [@boedy](https://forums.linbit.com/u/boedy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 6:38pm UTC](https://forums.linbit.com/t/quick-dr-ha-through-new-x-replicas-on-different-feature/363 "2025-03-20T18:38:38Z")
I was thrilled to learn about the upcoming x-replicas-on-different feature in LINSTOR. For those who might be unfamiliar: Blog post by @kermat Explained on YouTube by @ghernadi About a year ago I opened an issue on th… --- ## [Proxmox - Linbit install on an existing Proxmox cluster with LVM Thin already installed. How to install](https://forums.linbit.com/t/proxmox-linbit-install-on-an-existing-proxmox-cluster-with-lvm-thin-already-installed-how-to-install/674)
**Author:** [@Lincoln-linbit](https://forums.linbit.com/u/Lincoln-linbit)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2025, 11:41pm UTC](https://forums.linbit.com/t/proxmox-linbit-install-on-an-existing-proxmox-cluster-with-lvm-thin-already-installed-how-to-install/674 "2025-03-18T23:41:21Z")
Hi, How do you install and use Linstor for Proxmox in this configuration. Installing Linstor into a preexisting Proxmox cluster where storage is based on LVM Thin storage backend and VMs are already in use. Configurat… [Previous page](https://forums.linbit.com/c/linstor/6.md) [Next page](https://forums.linbit.com/c/linstor/6.md?page=2)