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# In the general tab, set the name and check "start at boot"  
# In the general tab, set the name and check "start at boot"  
# In the OS tab, select your desired ISO image in the drop down list and configure the parameters for the guest OS
# In the OS tab, select your desired ISO image in the drop down list and configure the parameters for the guest OS
# In the Storage tab, select a SCSI device, select the storage to the "peter" zpool and entered your desired disk size. Check advanced and also check the "discard" box (Important for thin provisioning)
# In the Storage tab, select a SCSI device, select the storage to the "ethan" zpool and entered your desired disk size. Check advanced and also check the "discard" box (Important for thin provisioning)
# In the CPU tab, select your desired number of cores and sockets  
# In the CPU tab, select your desired number of cores and sockets  
# In the memory tab, select your desired size for the RAM
# In the memory tab, select your desired size for the RAM
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# View available ISOs (Or upload your ISO to the same directory) <pre>ls /var/lib/vz/template/iso</pre>
# View available ISOs (Or upload your ISO to the same directory) <pre>ls /var/lib/vz/template/iso</pre>
# Create the VM <pre>qm create [ID] --name [NAME] -cdrom [PATH TO ISO] --memory [RAM] --cores [CORES] --net0 [INTERFACE] --scsi0 [LOCATION,SIZE]</pre>
# Create the VM <pre>qm create [ID] --name [NAME] -cdrom [PATH TO ISO] --memory [RAM] --cores [CORES] --net0 [INTERFACE] --scsi0 [LOCATION,SIZE]</pre>
# Example of a Debian VM with a single core, 512MB of RAM, 10G HDD and connected to the "Bridge" interface <pre>qm create 104 --name "qm-test" --cdrom /var/lib/vz/template/iso/debian-9.4.0-amd64-netinst.iso --memory 512 --cores 1 --net0 "virtio,bridge=vmbr0" --scsi0 "file=peter:10,discard=on,size=10G"</pre>
# Example of a Debian VM with a single core, 512MB of RAM, 10G HDD and connected to the "Bridge" interface <pre>qm create 104 --name "qm-test" --cdrom /var/lib/vz/template/iso/debian-9.4.0-amd64-netinst.iso --memory 512 --cores 1 --net0 "virtio,bridge=vmbr0" --scsi0 "file=ethan:10,discard=on,size=10G"</pre>


==== From an existing disk image ====
==== From an existing disk image ====
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   # sas2ircu 0 locate 2:1 off
   # sas2ircu 0 locate 2:1 off
* Find the new drive by either seeing the latest drive added in dmesg and then poking around /dev/disk/by-id for the right serial number. Example disk replacement (remember, use zpool status to find the old disk to replace)
* Find the new drive by either seeing the latest drive added in dmesg and then poking around /dev/disk/by-id for the right serial number. Example disk replacement (remember, use zpool status to find the old disk to replace)
   # zpool replace -f peter ata-HITACHI_HUA721010KLA330_PAJ9N3EF ata-HITACHI_HUA721010KLA330_PBJ7DNWE
   # zpool replace -f ethan ata-HITACHI_HUA721010KLA330_PAJ9N3EF ata-HITACHI_HUA721010KLA330_PBJ7DNWE


You can then run <pre>zpool status -v</pre> to see the replacement in progress and a time estimation to finish replacing the old drive in the ZFS array.  Nice!
You can then run <pre>zpool status -v</pre> to see the replacement in progress and a time estimation to finish replacing the old drive in the ZFS array.  Nice!