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
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
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