Hi,I'm currently trying to deploy a FortiAnalyzer VM (qcow2) on Proxmox VE. The image boots up initially, but I get the following error message during startup:Image:FAZ_VM64_KVM-v7.6.3.F-build3492-FORTINET.out.kvm.zip SetupHypervisor: Proxmox VE 7.4-19VM configuration:System disk: faz.qcow2, approx. 4 GB, attached as scsi0Second empty disk: 100 GB, attached as scsi1SCSI controller: virtio-scsi-pciBoot order: scsi0 → no CD → net0Network: virtio, VLAN tag 90, bridge vmbr1RAM/CPU: 4 GB / 2 coresAlready verified:The second disk was present from the very beginning (not added later)It's completely empty and correctly attached as scsi1scsihw is correctly set to virtio-scsi-pcilsblk during boot shows both disks (vda + vdb)The VM has been recreated multiple times, using qm destroy --purge and a fresh importProblem:Despite the second disk being correctly attached, initialization fails. The system can't mount /var, LVM setup fails, and FortiAnalyzer doesn't fully boot.Login is not possible (FAZ... login:), but the system is unusable. Questions:Are there any known compatibility issues with Proxmox?Could the 100 GB second disk be too small?Is there a debug option to get detailed logs of the LVM setup during first boot?Does the second disk need to be in a specific format (e.g., RAW instead of QCOW2)?Any hints or experiences running FortiAnalyzer on Proxmox would be much appreciated.Best regards,Christian

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May 13, 2025
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Hi,

I'm currently trying to deploy a FortiAnalyzer VM (qcow2) on Proxmox VE. The image boots up initially, but I get the following error message during startup:

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Image:

FAZ_VM64_KVM-v7.6.3.F-build3492-FORTINET.out.kvm.zip

Setup
Hypervisor: Proxmox VE 7.4-19

VM configuration:

System disk: faz.qcow2, approx. 4 GB, attached as scsi0
Second empty disk: 100 GB, attached as scsi1
SCSI controller: virtio-scsi-pci
Boot order: scsi0 → no CD → net0
Network: virtio, VLAN tag 90, bridge vmbr1
RAM/CPU: 4 GB / 2 cores

Already verified:

The second disk was present from the very beginning (not added later)
It's completely empty and correctly attached as scsi1
scsihw is correctly set to virtio-scsi-pci
lsblk during boot shows both disks (vda + vdb)
The VM has been recreated multiple times, using qm destroy --purge and a fresh import

Problem:

Despite the second disk being correctly attached, initialization fails. The system can't mount /var, LVM setup fails, and FortiAnalyzer doesn't fully boot.

Login is not possible (FAZ... login:), but the system is unusable.

Questions:

Are there any known compatibility issues with Proxmox?
Could the 100 GB second disk be too small?
Is there a debug option to get detailed logs of the LVM setup during first boot?
Does the second disk need to be in a specific format (e.g., RAW instead of QCOW2)?

Any hints or experiences running FortiAnalyzer on Proxmox would be much appreciated.

Best regards,
Christian