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== Mounting the <tt>rootfs</tt> == | == Mounting the <tt>rootfs</tt> == | ||
* [https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/mount-host-directory-into-lxc-container.66555/post-299027 Mounting into a container] | * [https://tweenpath.net/proxmox-change-local-lvm-local-storage/ local-lvm to local storage] | ||
=== Anatomy === | |||
pct mount 101 | |||
mounted CT 101 in '/var/lib/lxc/101/rootfs' | |||
ls -al /var/lib/lxc/101/rootfs | |||
<pre> | |||
total 96 | |||
drwxr-xr-x 21 100000 100000 4096 Sep 28 22:27 . | |||
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Sep 28 23:32 .. | |||
drwxr-xr-x 2 100000 100000 4096 Sep 28 22:05 bin | |||
drwxr-xr-x 2 100000 100000 4096 Jul 14 2014 boot | |||
drwxr-xr-x 2 100000 100000 4096 Dec 10 2008 dev | |||
drwxr-xr-x 61 100000 100000 4096 Sep 28 22:27 etc | |||
drwxr-xr-x 2 100000 100000 4096 Jul 14 2014 home | |||
drwxr-xr-x 8 100000 100000 4096 Sep 28 22:05 lib | |||
drwx------ 2 root root 16384 Sep 28 22:27 lost+found | |||
drwxr-xr-x 2 100000 100000 4096 Sep 28 22:04 media | |||
drwxr-xr-x 2 100000 100000 4096 Jul 14 2014 mnt | |||
drwxr-xr-x 2 100000 100000 4096 Sep 28 22:04 opt | |||
drwxr-xr-x 2 100000 100000 4096 Jul 14 2014 proc | |||
drwx------ 2 100000 100000 4096 Sep 28 22:31 root | |||
drwxr-xr-x 2 100000 100000 4096 Sep 28 22:06 sbin | |||
drwxr-xr-x 2 100000 100000 4096 Jul 21 2010 selinux | |||
drwxr-xr-x 2 100000 100000 4096 Sep 28 22:04 srv | |||
drwxr-xr-x 2 100000 100000 4096 Mar 28 2012 sys | |||
drwxrwxrwt 4 100000 100000 4096 Sep 28 23:09 tmp | |||
drwxr-xr-x 10 100000 100000 4096 Sep 28 22:04 usr | |||
drwxr-xr-x 14 100000 100000 4096 Sep 28 22:05 var | |||
</pre> | |||
pct unmount 101 | |||
Copy a local file to the container. | |||
pct push <vmid> <file> <destination> [OPTIONS] | |||
Copy a file from the container to the local system. | |||
pct pull <vmid> <path> <destination> [OPTIONS] | |||
== Other Mount Info == | |||
* [https://github.com/bashclub/zamba-lxc-toolbox Zamba LXC Toolbox] | |||
* [https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/mount-host-directory-into-lxc-container.66555/post-299027 Mounting into a container] - [https://www.jamescoyle.net/how-to/2019-proxmox-4-x-bind-mount-mount-storage-in-an-lxc-container bind mount for LXC] - will not remove the mount point and that has to be done manually. | |||
* [https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/does-proxmox-support-lxc-dir-backend.98486/post-425822 LXC on flat File System] | |||
* [https://www.diytechguru.com/2020/12/12/proxmox-lvm-directory/ DIY Add Disks] | |||
* [https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/how-to-mount-existing-disk-to-storage.66559/ Mount existing Storage] | |||
mkdir /mnt/bak | |||
mount /dev/sddX /mnt/bak | |||
(this is only persistent until the next reboot) | |||
You should then be able to browse the files of that storage in '''/mnt/bak''' | |||
Configure storage in PVE GUI or use the CLI: | |||
pvesm add dir bak --path /mnt/bak --content backup | |||
[[Category: HOWTO]] | |||
Latest revision as of 15:09, 29 September 2022
Location
For PVE Node: pr64 and CT 101 the location is at /etc/pve/nodes/pr64/lxc/101.conf
This configuration gets copied over on startup of the container to /etc/pve/lxc/101.conf
Mounting the rootfs
Anatomy
pct mount 101
mounted CT 101 in '/var/lib/lxc/101/rootfs'
ls -al /var/lib/lxc/101/rootfs
total 96 drwxr-xr-x 21 100000 100000 4096 Sep 28 22:27 . drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Sep 28 23:32 .. drwxr-xr-x 2 100000 100000 4096 Sep 28 22:05 bin drwxr-xr-x 2 100000 100000 4096 Jul 14 2014 boot drwxr-xr-x 2 100000 100000 4096 Dec 10 2008 dev drwxr-xr-x 61 100000 100000 4096 Sep 28 22:27 etc drwxr-xr-x 2 100000 100000 4096 Jul 14 2014 home drwxr-xr-x 8 100000 100000 4096 Sep 28 22:05 lib drwx------ 2 root root 16384 Sep 28 22:27 lost+found drwxr-xr-x 2 100000 100000 4096 Sep 28 22:04 media drwxr-xr-x 2 100000 100000 4096 Jul 14 2014 mnt drwxr-xr-x 2 100000 100000 4096 Sep 28 22:04 opt drwxr-xr-x 2 100000 100000 4096 Jul 14 2014 proc drwx------ 2 100000 100000 4096 Sep 28 22:31 root drwxr-xr-x 2 100000 100000 4096 Sep 28 22:06 sbin drwxr-xr-x 2 100000 100000 4096 Jul 21 2010 selinux drwxr-xr-x 2 100000 100000 4096 Sep 28 22:04 srv drwxr-xr-x 2 100000 100000 4096 Mar 28 2012 sys drwxrwxrwt 4 100000 100000 4096 Sep 28 23:09 tmp drwxr-xr-x 10 100000 100000 4096 Sep 28 22:04 usr drwxr-xr-x 14 100000 100000 4096 Sep 28 22:05 var
pct unmount 101
Copy a local file to the container.
pct push <vmid> <file> <destination> [OPTIONS]
Copy a file from the container to the local system.
pct pull <vmid> <path> <destination> [OPTIONS]
Other Mount Info
- Zamba LXC Toolbox
- Mounting into a container - bind mount for LXC - will not remove the mount point and that has to be done manually.
- LXC on flat File System
- DIY Add Disks
- Mount existing Storage
mkdir /mnt/bak mount /dev/sddX /mnt/bak
(this is only persistent until the next reboot)
You should then be able to browse the files of that storage in /mnt/bak
Configure storage in PVE GUI or use the CLI:
pvesm add dir bak --path /mnt/bak --content backup