diff --git a/docs/administration-guide.rst b/docs/administration-guide.rst index e6357a3e..9b531c3d 100644 --- a/docs/administration-guide.rst +++ b/docs/administration-guide.rst @@ -148,11 +148,18 @@ when setting up the backup server. Disk Management ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +.. image:: images/screenshots/pbs-gui-disks.png + :width: 230 + :align: right + :alt: List of disks + Proxmox Backup Server comes with a set of disk utilities, which are accessed using the ``disk`` subcommand. This subcommand allows you to initialize disks, create various filesystems, and get information about the disks. -To view the disks connected to the system, use the ``list`` subcommand of +To view the disks connected to the system, navigate to **Administration -> +Disks** in the web interface or use the ``list`` subcommand of ``disk``: .. code-block:: console @@ -174,11 +181,19 @@ To initialize a disk with a new GPT, use the ``initialize`` subcommand: # proxmox-backup-manager disk initialize sdX -You can create an ``ext4`` or ``xfs`` filesystem on a disk, using ``fs -create``. The following command creates an ``ext4`` filesystem and passes the -``--add-datastore`` parameter, in order to automatically create a datastore on -the disk (in this case ``sdd``). This will create a datastore at the location -``/mnt/datastore/store1``: +.. image:: images/screenshots/pbs-gui-disks-dir-create.png + :width: 230 + :align: right + :alt: Create a directory + +You can create an ``ext4`` or ``xfs`` filesystem on a disk using ``fs +create``, or by navigating to **Administration -> Disks -> Directory** in the +web interface and creating one from there. The following command creates an +``ext4`` filesystem and passes the ``--add-datastore`` parameter, in order to +automatically create a datastore on the disk (in this case ``sdd``). This will +create a datastore at the location ``/mnt/datastore/store1``: + +| .. code-block:: console @@ -189,9 +204,17 @@ the disk (in this case ``sdd``). This will create a datastore at the location Percentage done: 99 TASK OK -You can also create a ``zpool`` with various raid levels. The command below -creates a mirrored ``zpool`` using two disks (``sdb`` & ``sdc``) and mounts it -on the root directory (default): +.. image:: images/screenshots/pbs-gui-disks-zfs-create.png + :width: 230 + :align: right + :alt: Create a directory + +You can also create a ``zpool`` with various raid levels from **Administration +-> Disks -> Zpool** in the web interface, or by using ``zpool create``. The command +below creates a mirrored ``zpool`` using two disks (``sdb`` & ``sdc``) and +mounts it on the root directory (default): + +| .. code-block:: console