Create Repository on Proxmox Server

[plavielle]

Hi everyone.

I have some old proliant servers with raid 5 controllers and i want to use it to put in it my veeam backups.

After some reading i want to try to
- Install proxmox VE
- create XFS storage space
- use this storage to use as repository on my HYPERV VBR11

Does anybody have some good informations on how to do that (websites / forums / Self Experience ).

The server have raid 5 2 volumes (200go for system , other for datas)

Can i format the second volume in XFS and put on it some VM and create a "directory" used for repository ????

For now i only use HYPERV host and VBR 11 community and Enterprise (for LTO backup)

Thanks for your help.

[Mildur]

Hi Plavielle

Why Proxmox VE? I recommend to just install Ubuntu and not virtualizing your repositories.
A virtualized repository server will come with additional challenges regarding security or recoverability. An attacker can just delete the VM and you loose all your backups.
Our recommendation: Install Ubuntu (or any other supported OS) directly on that hardware and use it as a hardened repository. Your backups will be immutable and with the right security hardening protected against deletion from an attacker.

Best,
Fabian