Setting Up my PROXMOX Backup Server!

I've gone from "no backups" to "raid is a backup" to "two zfs pools in one box", and decided it's finally time for a proper backup solution. So, I settled on Proxmox Backup Server! And today, I rebuild my HP Microserver Gen8 with 4x10T refurbished SAS drives, a new SAS controller card, and more! With this backup solution, I'm feeling a lot better about my data migration to Ceph.

If you get the error "blk_update_request: protection error" with your refurbished drives like I did, do a SCSI format - "sg_format --format /dev/sdX"

Link to the blog post with slightly more information:
https://www.apalrd.net/posts/2023/pbs...

Things I used in the video:
LSI SAS-9207-4i4e: https://ebay.us/iohHz2
LSI SAS-9207-8i (another option): https://ebay.us/fcd1hF
Seagate Exos 10T SAS (Refurbished - shop around for models which may be a good deal now): https://ebay.us/cyrPKu
HP Microserver Gen8: https://ebay.us/aUL7yU

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Timestamps:
00:00 - The Plan
03:06 - Hardware Timelapse
04:29 - Install PBS
07:38 - Setup PVE
10:35 - Next Steps
12:15 - One More Thing


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