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M: /* Hardware */

2025-06-08T22:03:03Z

Hardware

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	== Hardware ==		== Hardware ==
	* ~~Motherboard:~~ [https://www.asus.com/motherboards-components/motherboards/workstation/pro-ws-x570-ace/ ASUS Pro WS X570-ACE]		=== Motherboard ===
			* [https://www.asus.com/motherboards-components/motherboards/workstation/pro-ws-x570-ace/ ASUS Pro WS X570-ACE]
	** Storage: 2 M.2 slots, one free!		** Storage: 2 M.2 slots, one free!
	1 TB M.2 nvme		1 TB M.2 nvme
	/dev/mapper/pve-root / # /dev/nvme0n1p3		/dev/mapper/pve-root / # /dev/nvme0n1p3
	/boot/efi /dev/nvme0n1p2		/boot/efi /dev/nvme0n1p2
	* ~~GPU:~~ Nvidia GK208 - GeForce GT 640		=== GPU ===
			* Nvidia GK208 - GeForce GT 640
	sudo lspci\|grep VGA		sudo lspci\|grep VGA
	VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GK208 [GeForce GT 640 Rev. 2] (rev a1)		VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GK208 [GeForce GT 640 Rev. 2] (rev a1)

			=== SAS PCIe Storage Expansion Card ===
	* [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DSURZYS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 LSI Broadcom SAS 9300-8i 8-port 12Gb/s SATA+SAS PCI-Express 3.0 Low Profile Host Bus Adapter]: Pass through of 8 drive connections to hive to use for its storage		* [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DSURZYS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 LSI Broadcom SAS 9300-8i 8-port 12Gb/s SATA+SAS PCI-Express 3.0 Low Profile Host Bus Adapter]: Pass through of 8 drive connections to hive to use for its storage

M: /* Hardware */

2025-06-08T22:01:12Z

Hardware

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	* [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DSURZYS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 LSI Broadcom SAS 9300-8i 8-port 12Gb/s SATA+SAS PCI-Express 3.0 Low Profile Host Bus Adapter]: Pass through of 8 drive connections to hive to use for its storage		* [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DSURZYS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 LSI Broadcom SAS 9300-8i 8-port 12Gb/s SATA+SAS PCI-Express 3.0 Low Profile Host Bus Adapter]: Pass through of 8 drive connections to hive to use for its storage

			2025/06/08 NOTE I replaced the two SAS-to-4-SATA cables from the SAS PCI expansion board with 2 SAS connectors going to 8 sata drives, as one drive was repeatedly "going bad", but the drive itself tested fine. After replacing the cables, all 8 drives showed up. We will see how long that lasts. chickenscratch:

			shutdown + melange cable + restart; THERE ARE THREE CABLES, I REPLACED THE TWO CABLES coming from the PCI card, and LEFT the cable alone that was coming from the mobo and going to non-mine drives. REBOOTED AND IT RESILVERED AND IT IS ALL HEALTHY AGAIN RIGHT NOW. fingers crossed!

	* 4 SAS connections on mobo, with a SAS-to-SATA cable; make sure to turn on "SATA mode" for U.2 in BIOS; all passed through to hive		* 4 SAS connections on mobo, with a SAS-to-SATA cable; make sure to turn on "SATA mode" for U.2 in BIOS; all passed through to hive

M: /* Passthroughs */

2025-06-08T22:00:48Z

Passthroughs

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	=== Passthroughs ===		=== Passthroughs ===
	We pass the LSI PCI-E board (and its 8 ssd drives), the 4 SATA SSD drives, and the 4 U.2 SSD drives to Hive, for storage management.		We pass the LSI PCI-E board (and its 8 ssd drives), the 4 SATA SSD drives, and the 4 U.2 SSD drives to Hive, for storage management.

	2025/06/08 NOTE I replaced the two SAS-to-4-SATA cables from the SAS PCI expansion board with 2 SAS connectors going to 8 sata drives, as one drive was repeatedly "going bad", but the drive itself tested fine. After replacing the cables, all 8 drives showed up. We will see how long that lasts. chickenscratch:

	shutdown + melange cable + restart; THERE ARE THREE CABLES, I REPLACED THE TWO CABLES coming from the PCI card, and LEFT the cable alone that was coming from the mobo and going to non-mine drives. REBOOTED AND IT RESILVERED AND IT IS ALL HEALTHY AGAIN RIGHT NOW. fingers crossed!

	==== LSI PCI-E board passthru ====		==== LSI PCI-E board passthru ====

M: /* Hardware */

2025-06-08T22:00:10Z

Hardware

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	=== Passthroughs ===		=== Passthroughs ===
	We pass the LSI PCI-E board (and its 8 ssd drives), the 4 SATA SSD drives, and the 4 U.2 SSD drives to Hive, for storage management.		We pass the LSI PCI-E board (and its 8 ssd drives), the 4 SATA SSD drives, and the 4 U.2 SSD drives to Hive, for storage management.

			2025/06/08 NOTE I replaced the two SAS-to-4-SATA cables from the SAS PCI expansion board with 2 SAS connectors going to 8 sata drives, as one drive was repeatedly "going bad", but the drive itself tested fine. After replacing the cables, all 8 drives showed up. We will see how long that lasts. chickenscratch:

			shutdown + melange cable + restart; THERE ARE THREE CABLES, I REPLACED THE TWO CABLES coming from the PCI card, and LEFT the cable alone that was coming from the mobo and going to non-mine drives. REBOOTED AND IT RESILVERED AND IT IS ALL HEALTHY AGAIN RIGHT NOW. fingers crossed!

	==== LSI PCI-E board passthru ====		==== LSI PCI-E board passthru ====

M at 23:43, 6 February 2025

2025-02-06T23:43:06Z

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	== VMs ==		== VMs ==

	[[~~Hive~~]] - [[~~AbtDev1~~]] - [[~~Matcha~~]] - [[~~Bandit~~]] - [[~~Positronic~~]] - [[~~Morosoph~~]] - [[~~Glam~~]] - [[Matryoshka]] - [[~~Tornados~~]] - [[~~Dev2~~]] - [[Windozer]]		[[AbtDev1]] - [[Archie]] - [[Bandit]] - [[Dev2]] - [[Glam]] - [[Hive]] - [[Matcha]] - [[Matryoshka]] - [[Morosoph]] - [[Positronic]] - [[Tornados]] - [[Windozer]]

	old: [[Hoard]]		old: [[Hoard]]

M: /* pve7to8 */

2025-01-02T00:08:31Z

pve7to8

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 apt dist-upgrade # HERE WE GO
-sudoers, let’s take the new file, and re-add this to the end:
+sudoers, let’s take the new file, and re-add this to the end (...)
 </pre>

M: /* Upgrade */

2025-01-02T00:07:57Z

Upgrade

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 == Upgrade ==
 === pve7to8 ===
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 domain (empty) – NO I used a dot!
 </pre>
 == Hardware ==

M: /* Upgrade */

2025-01-02T00:07:20Z

Upgrade

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	== Upgrade ==		== Upgrade ==

			=== pve7to8 ===
			This was pretty painless, following their [https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Upgrade_from_7_to_8 excellent guide]!

			<pre>
			Proxmox:
			use pve7to8, which vets upgrade
			it advised to install:
			apt install grub-efi-amd64 # for booting
			apt install chrony # for ntp time sync, better than shit systemd service which only runs on boot
			chrony is default in newer proxmox installs

			looks like we are ready!

			sed -i 's/bullseye/bookworm/g' /etc/apt/sources.list
			important!

			here’s our source file, change from bullseye to bookworm:
			nano /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pve-no-subscription.list

			apt update
			apt dist-upgrade # HERE WE GO

			sudoers, let’s take the new file, and re-add this to the end:
			-# MDM DO THIS LAST or it may get clobbered
			-m ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL

			after reboot, bitpost-backup is still not working
			try removing and readding it…

			id bitpost-backup
			server bitpost.com - no, use IP! 192.168.22.1
			username m
			pw …
			share backup
			nodes (all)
			enable checked
			content VZDump
			domain (empty) – NO I used a dot!
			</pre>

	=== Minor updates ===		=== Minor updates ===

M: /* VM Backups */

2025-01-01T23:33:04Z

VM Backups

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	Content: VZDump		Content: VZDump
	Domain: . (a single dot)		Domain: . (a single dot)
			Backup Retention:
			retention: keep-daily=1, keep-last=1, keep-monthly=1, keep-weekly=1, keep-yearly=1

	It's been VERY troublesome to keep up and running, we will see if this new improved config (2025/01/01) does the trick.		It's been VERY troublesome to keep up and running, we will see if this new improved config (2025/01/01) does the trick.

			==== Backup log ====
			You can view the backup log to see exactly what was done. Logs are kept next to the backups. Eg:
			[cast] cat /spiceflow/bitpost/dump/vzdump-qemu-101-2024_11_27-03_30_59.log
			[melange] cat /mnt/pve/bitpost-backup/dump/vzdump-qemu-101-2024_11_27-03_30_59.log

			Also, see melange activity in realtime with:
			root@melange:~# journalctl -f

	== Usage ==		== Usage ==

M: /* VM Backups */

2025-01-01T23:24:49Z

VM Backups

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 That is a directly-configured samba link to bitpost.com's softraid.  It has enough raided storage to fit cascading backups for all VMs there.  Whoooop.
-NOTE: NEVER MOUNT /spiceflow/bitpost, as it may conflict with Proxmox samba link.  The Proxmox samba link should come up on melange reboot, and do everything it needs, itself.
+Proxmox UI manages ALL samba/cifs configuration.
 == Usage ==