[Users] ERROR: unable to detect lvm volume group, using 'suspend' mode

Dietmar Maurer dietmar at proxmox.com
Mon Aug 3 02:09:42 EDT 2009


> vzvdump snapshot doesn't work at fresh proxmox install :
> 
> 
> proxmox:~# vzdump --snapshot --compress --dumpdir /backup 101
> INFO: Starting new backup job - vzdump --snapshot --compress
> --dumpdir /backup 101
> INFO: Starting Backup of VM 101 (qemu)
> INFO: status = running
> ERROR: unable to detect lvm volume group, using 'suspend' mode
> INFO: starting first sync /var/lib/vz/images/101
> to /var/tmp/vzdumptmp9788

So it works - using 'suspend' instead of 'snapshot' mode.

Snapshot mode only works if you use LVM2 on /var/lib/vz. What is the
output of:

# df /var/lib/vz

Also, please use the proxmox forum to post proxmox related problems.

Regards,

- Dietmar




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