I'm not sure if this still stands but you cannot do snapshots on a raw format, only qcow2.
On Mon, Mar 9, 2020, 9:35 AM Leandro Roggerone <lean...@tecnetmza.com.ar> wrote: > Is there any reason to use qcow2 format ? > Im asking because I received qcow2 disk from an old system and need to > upload into my new pve. > I just want to know why people used this, my system currently does not > support it. > Leandro. > > < > https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail > > > Libre > de virus. www.avast.com > < > https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail > > > <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > El lun., 9 mar. 2020 a las 10:27, Laurent Dumont (< > laurentfdum...@gmail.com>) > escribió: > > > This server fault post was written in 2012. I will do some test in the > lab > > but those results seem really really low for a modern system with modern > > packages. > > > > On Mon, Mar 9, 2020, 9:21 AM Roland @web.de <devz...@web.de> wrote: > > > > > >Performance-wise, they should be almost the same. qcow2 is a bit more > > > complex than a raw file/partition, but I don't think you'll notice any > > > impact. > > > > > > i did test that a while ago and got very different results, qcow2 was > > > much slower on my system. cannot provide details, though (did not save > > > that) > > > > > > i recommend reading > > > > > > > > > https://serverfault.com/questions/407842/incredibly-low-kvm-disk-performance-qcow2-disk-files-virtio > > > and compare yourself.... > > > > > > roland > > > > > > Am 09.03.20 um 13:35 schrieb Eneko Lacunza: > > > > Hola Leandro, > > > > > > > > El 9/3/20 a las 13:21, Leandro Roggerone escribió: > > > >> Thankyou Eneko , > > > >> Are features / performance difference between those formats ? > > > > > > > > Take a look at: > > > > https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Storage > > > > > > > > Performance-wise, they should be almost the same. qcow2 is a bit more > > > > complex than a raw file/partition, but I don't think you'll notice > any > > > > impact. Maybe others can comment on this. > > > > > > > > Saludos > > > > Eneko > > > > > > > >> Regards, > > > >> Leandro. > > > >> > > > >> < > > > > > > https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail > > > > > > > >> > > > >> Libre > > > >> de virus. www.avast.com > > > >> < > > > > > > https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail > > > > > > > >> > > > >> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > > >> > > > >> El lun., 9 mar. 2020 a las 9:17, Eneko Lacunza (<elacu...@binovo.es > >) > > > >> escribió: > > > >> > > > >>> Hola Leandro, > > > >>> > > > >>> El 9/3/20 a las 13:11, Leandro Roggerone escribió: > > > >>>> Hi guys, after install pve , would like to create my first VM. > > > >>>> I noticed that only available format is raw. > > > >>>> Question is: > > > >>>> Is qcow2 deprecated ? > > > >>>> What are differences between them ? (I already google it but is > not > > > >>>> 100% > > > >>>> clear). > > > >>>> > > > >>>> This is my storage configuration is. > > > >>>> root@pve:~# cat /etc/pve/storage.cfg > > > >>>> dir: local > > > >>>> path /var/lib/vz > > > >>>> content iso,vztmpl,backup > > > >>>> > > > >>>> lvmthin: local-lvm > > > >>>> thinpool data > > > >>>> vgname pve > > > >>>> content rootdir,images > > > >>>> > > > >>> You need a file-type storage (i.e. dir type) to be able to use > qcow2 > > > >>> format. Default local-lvm is lvmthin and only logical volumes in > raw > > > >>> format can be created (no raw files are created in fact). > > > >>> > > > >>> Cheers > > > >>> Eneko > > > >>> > > > >>> -- > > > >>> Zuzendari Teknikoa / Director Técnico > > > >>> Binovo IT Human Project, S.L. > > > >>> Telf. 943569206 > > > >>> Astigarragako bidea 2, 2º izq. oficina 11; 20180 Oiartzun > (Gipuzkoa) > > > >>> www.binovo.es > > > >>> > > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > > >>> pve-user mailing list > > > >>> pve-user@pve.proxmox.com > > > >>> https://pve.proxmox.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pve-user > > > >>> > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > >> pve-user mailing list > > > >> pve-user@pve.proxmox.com > > > >> https://pve.proxmox.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pve-user > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pve-user mailing list > > > pve-user@pve.proxmox.com > > > https://pve.proxmox.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pve-user > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pve-user mailing list > > pve-user@pve.proxmox.com > > https://pve.proxmox.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pve-user > > > > < > https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail > > > Libre > de virus. www.avast.com > < > https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail > > > <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > _______________________________________________ > pve-user mailing list > pve-user@pve.proxmox.com > https://pve.proxmox.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pve-user > _______________________________________________ pve-user mailing list pve-user@pve.proxmox.com https://pve.proxmox.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pve-user