# Cannot create new VM - fresh install

**URL:** <https://forums.linbit.com/t/cannot-create-new-vm-fresh-install/427>\
**Category:** LINSTOR\
**Tags:** drbd, linstor\
**Created:** [November 12, 2024, 3:24pm UTC](https://forums.linbit.com/t/cannot-create-new-vm-fresh-install/427 "2024-11-12T15:24:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Kentril](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/97f17d/32.png) [@Kentril](https://forums.linbit.com/u/Kentril)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 3:24pm UTC](https://forums.linbit.com/t/cannot-create-new-vm-fresh-install/427/1 "2024-11-12T15:24:34Z")

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Hello, I wanted to install test environment of Linbit. I followed [this guide](https://linbit.com/blog/linstor-setup-proxmox-ve-volumes/) Everything passed, but I after creating new VM

> NOTICE  
> Trying to create diskful resource (pm-4d945894) on (prox-primary).  
> Diskfull assignment on prox-primary failed, let’s autoplace it.  
> TASK ERROR: unable to create VM 100 - API Return-Code: 500. Message: Could not autoplace resource pm-4d945894, because:…  
> In storage definition I can see the new resource.

But _ **lsblk** _ shows no new DRBD  
_ **drbdadm status** _  
no resources defined!

It seems like drbd doesnt work. Strage is this is not the first installation and for the first time I was able to get it working, but dunno how 🙂

Thanks for advice

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**Author:** ![kermat](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forums.linbit.com/kermat/32/21_2.png) [@kermat](https://forums.linbit.com/u/kermat)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.linbit.com/t/cannot-create-new-vm-fresh-install/427/2 "2024-11-12T17:09:33Z")

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Are you able to spawn resources using the LINSTOR Client?

Try “manually” spawning a resource using the LINSTOR Client from the `resource-group` you created for Proxmox (the documentation uses `defaultpool`):

```bash
linstor resource-group list
linstor resource-group spawn defaultpool testres_0 1GiB

```

That might give you a more clear error that you can use to troubleshoot or post here.

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**Author:** ![Kentril](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/97f17d/32.png) [@Kentril](https://forums.linbit.com/u/Kentril)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 7:13am UTC](https://forums.linbit.com/t/cannot-create-new-vm-fresh-install/427/3 "2024-11-13T07:13:14Z")

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Thank you for the answer.  
Here is the error:

_linstor resource-group spawn pve-rg testres\_0 1GiB_

> Error:  
> Description:  
> Satellite ‘prox-primary’ does not support the following layers: [DRBD]  
> Details:  
> Resource group: pve-rg  
> Show reports:  
> linstor error-reports show 673368D8-00000-000002

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**Author:** ![Kentril](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/97f17d/32.png) [@Kentril](https://forums.linbit.com/u/Kentril)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 9:43am UTC](https://forums.linbit.com/t/cannot-create-new-vm-fresh-install/427/4 "2024-11-13T09:43:56Z")

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Hello, I got it working. I followed [this guide](https://linbit.com/blog/linstor-setup-proxmox-ve-volumes/). So I used console commands instead of GUI. Now I see DRBD supported in GUI nodes. I’m continuing testing and installing HA. Thanks