# Proxmox HA not working

**URL:** <https://forums.linbit.com/t/proxmox-ha-not-working/1202>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** drbd, linstor, proxmox\
**Created:** [April 17, 2026, 5:04pm UTC](https://forums.linbit.com/t/proxmox-ha-not-working/1202 "2026-04-17T17:04:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![McChaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@McChaos](https://forums.linbit.com/u/McChaos)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2026, 5:04pm UTC](https://forums.linbit.com/t/proxmox-ha-not-working/1202/1 "2026-04-17T17:04:36Z")

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Hello,

I just started with linstor and installed a proxmox testcluster with three nodes. The first two have storage, the third one is a diskless (except the rootdisk) node.

PVE: 9.1.7

```bash
root@pve-test-1:~# dpkg -l | grep linstor
ii linstor-client 1.27.1-1 all Linstor client command line tool
ii linstor-common 1.33.2-1 all DRBD distributed resource management utility
ii linstor-controller 1.33.2-1 all DRBD distributed resource management utility
ii linstor-gui 2.4.0-1 all Administration GUI for LINSTOR clusters.
ii linstor-proxmox 8.2.0-1 all DRBD distributed resource management utility
ii linstor-satellite 1.33.2-1 all DRBD distributed resource management utility
ii python-linstor 1.27.1-1 all Linstor python api library

```

Linstor configuration:

```bash
root@pve-test-1:~# linstor n l; linstor sp l; linstor rg l; linstor rd l; linstor r l; linstor v l
╭─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
┊ Node ┊ NodeType ┊ Addresses ┊ State ┊
╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡
┊ pve-test-1 ┊ COMBINED ┊ 172.29.40.17:3366 (PLAIN) ┊ Online ┊
┊ pve-test-2 ┊ COMBINED ┊ 172.29.40.18:3366 (PLAIN) ┊ Online ┊
┊ pve-test-3 ┊ SATELLITE ┊ 172.29.40.19:3366 (PLAIN) ┊ Online ┊
╰─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
┊ StoragePool ┊ Node ┊ Driver ┊ PoolName ┊ FreeCapacity ┊ TotalCapacity ┊ CanSnapshots ┊ State ┊ SharedName ┊
╞══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡
┊ DfltDisklessStorPool ┊ pve-test-1 ┊ DISKLESS ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ False ┊ Ok ┊ pve-test-1;DfltDisklessStorPool ┊
┊ DfltDisklessStorPool ┊ pve-test-2 ┊ DISKLESS ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ False ┊ Ok ┊ pve-test-2;DfltDisklessStorPool ┊
┊ DfltDisklessStorPool ┊ pve-test-3 ┊ DISKLESS ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ False ┊ Ok ┊ pve-test-3;DfltDisklessStorPool ┊
┊ stor_hdd ┊ pve-test-1 ┊ ZFS ┊ pool_ssd/stor_hdd ┊ 188.75 GiB ┊ 199 GiB ┊ True ┊ Ok ┊ pve-test-1;stor_hdd ┊
┊ stor_hdd ┊ pve-test-2 ┊ ZFS ┊ pool_ssd/stor_hdd ┊ 188.75 GiB ┊ 199 GiB ┊ True ┊ Ok ┊ pve-test-2;stor_hdd ┊
┊ stor_ssd ┊ pve-test-1 ┊ ZFS ┊ pool_ssd/stor_ssd ┊ 192.81 GiB ┊ 199 GiB ┊ True ┊ Ok ┊ pve-test-1;stor_ssd ┊
┊ stor_ssd ┊ pve-test-2 ┊ ZFS ┊ pool_ssd/stor_ssd ┊ 188.75 GiB ┊ 199 GiB ┊ True ┊ Ok ┊ pve-test-2;stor_ssd ┊
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
╭─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
┊ ResourceGroup ┊ SelectFilter ┊ VlmNrs ┊ Description ┊
╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡
┊ DfltRscGrp ┊ PlaceCount: 2 ┊ ┊ ┊
╞┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄╡
┊ rg-hdd ┊ PlaceCount: 2 ┊ 0 ┊ ┊
┊ ┊ StoragePool(s): stor_hdd ┊ ┊ ┊
╞┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄╡
┊ rg-ssd ┊ PlaceCount: 2 ┊ 0 ┊ ┊
┊ ┊ StoragePool(s): stor_ssd ┊ ┊ ┊
╰─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
╭─────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
┊ ResourceName ┊ ResourceGroup ┊ Layers ┊ State ┊
╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡
┊ pm-99d37964 ┊ rg-hdd ┊ DRBD,STORAGE ┊ ok ┊
╰─────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
┊ ResourceName ┊ Node ┊ Layers ┊ Usage ┊ Conns ┊ State ┊ CreatedOn ┊
╞══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡
┊ pm-99d37964 ┊ pve-test-1 ┊ DRBD,STORAGE ┊ InUse ┊ Ok ┊ UpToDate ┊ 2026-04-17 17:36:57 ┊
┊ pm-99d37964 ┊ pve-test-2 ┊ DRBD,STORAGE ┊ Unused ┊ Ok ┊ UpToDate ┊ 2026-04-17 17:37:09 ┊
┊ pm-99d37964 ┊ pve-test-3 ┊ DRBD,STORAGE ┊ Unused ┊ Ok ┊ TieBreaker ┊ 2026-04-17 17:36:58 ┊
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
┊ Resource ┊ Node ┊ StoragePool ┊ VolNr ┊ MinorNr ┊ DeviceName ┊ Allocated ┊ InUse ┊ State ┊ Repl ┊
╞══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡
┊ pm-99d37964 ┊ pve-test-1 ┊ stor_hdd ┊ 0 ┊ 1000 ┊ /dev/drbd1000 ┊ 4.00 GiB ┊ InUse ┊ UpToDate ┊ Established(2) ┊
┊ pm-99d37964 ┊ pve-test-2 ┊ stor_hdd ┊ 0 ┊ 1000 ┊ /dev/drbd1000 ┊ 4.00 GiB ┊ Unused ┊ UpToDate ┊ Established(2) ┊
┊ pm-99d37964 ┊ pve-test-3 ┊ DfltDisklessStorPool ┊ 0 ┊ 1000 ┊ /dev/drbd1000 ┊ ┊ Unused ┊ TieBreaker ┊ Established(2) ┊
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯

```

PVE storage config:

```auto
dir: local
	path /var/lib/vz
	content import,iso,vztmpl,backup

nfs: pve-test-data
	export /data/srv-data/test-pve
	path /mnt/pve/pve-test-data
	server cloud
	content iso,import,vztmpl,snippets,backup
	nodes pve-test-2,pve-test-3,pve-test-1

drbd: stor-ssd
	resourcegroup rg-ssd
	content rootdir,images
	controller 172.29.40.17,172.29.40.18,172.29.40.19

drbd: stor-hdd
	resourcegroup rg-hdd
	content images,rootdir
	controller 172.29.40.17,172.29.40.18,172.29.40.19

```

I created a lxc on the first node, started it and moved the container around over all three nodes =\> Everything works.

Then I activated HA for this container. When I move it around, I get the error:

```auto
task started by HA resource agent
file /etc/pve/storage.cfg line 12 (skip section 'stor-ssd'): unsupported type 'drbd'
file /etc/pve/storage.cfg line 17 (skip section 'stor-hdd'): unsupported type 'drbd'
TASK ERROR: storage 'stor-hdd' does not exist

```

As soon as I remove the HA config, its working again.  
If I simulate a node failure, HA works in some cases, mostly the same error appears.

Any idea what’s possibly wrong?  
Thanks a lot! Thomas

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**Author:** ![McChaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@McChaos](https://forums.linbit.com/u/McChaos)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2026, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.linbit.com/t/proxmox-ha-not-working/1202/2 "2026-04-18T09:07:28Z")

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Ok, found it. After installing the packages the service “pve-ha-crm” needs to be restarted as well…