pvesm-add

Add a storage backend definition in Proxmox VE

TLDR

Add a directory storage

$ pvesm add dir [storage_name] --path [path/to/directory]

Add an LVM storage

$ pvesm add lvm [storage_name] --vgname [volume_group_name]

Add an LVM-Thin storage

$ pvesm add lvmthin [storage_name] --vgname [volume_group_name] --thinpool [logical_volume_name]

SYNOPSIS

pvesm add type storage [OPTIONS]

pvesm add registers a new storage definition in the Proxmox VE cluster. Storage backends hold VM disks, container volumes, ISOs, templates, and backups. Definitions are stored cluster-wide and become available to `qm` and `pct` once reachable from a node.Supported types include local directories, NFS, CIFS, LVM, LVM-thin, ZFS pools, Ceph RBD, and iSCSI, among others. Options vary by type; see `man pvesm` for the full matrix.

PARAMETERS

type

Storage type (e.g. `dir`, `lvm`, `lvmthin`, `nfs`, `cifs`, `zfspool`, `rbd`, `iscsi`)

storage

Unique storage identifier (cluster-wide name)

--path path

Directory path (for `dir` type)

--vgname name

Volume group name (for LVM types)

--thinpool name

Thin pool logical volume name (for `lvmthin`)

--content types

Allowed content types (e.g. `images`, `iso`, `backup`, `vztmpl`, `rootdir`)

--nodes list

Restrict storage to listed cluster nodes

CAVEATS

Adding a definition does not create the underlying storage if it does not exist (e.g. LVM volume groups must already exist). Paths and network shares must be reachable from every node where the storage is enabled. Duplicate storage IDs are rejected.

HISTORY

Part of Proxmox VE storage management (`pvesm`).

RESOURCES

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