This server fault post was written in 2012. I will do some test in the lab but those results seem really really low for a modern system with modern packages.
On Mon, Mar 9, 2020, 9:21 AM Roland @web.de <devz...@web.de> wrote: > >Performance-wise, they should be almost the same. qcow2 is a bit more > complex than a raw file/partition, but I don't think you'll notice any > impact. > > i did test that a while ago and got very different results, qcow2 was > much slower on my system. cannot provide details, though (did not save > that) > > i recommend reading > > https://serverfault.com/questions/407842/incredibly-low-kvm-disk-performance-qcow2-disk-files-virtio > and compare yourself.... > > roland > > Am 09.03.20 um 13:35 schrieb Eneko Lacunza: > > Hola Leandro, > > > > El 9/3/20 a las 13:21, Leandro Roggerone escribió: > >> Thankyou Eneko , > >> Are features / performance difference between those formats ? > > > > Take a look at: > > https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Storage > > > > Performance-wise, they should be almost the same. qcow2 is a bit more > > complex than a raw file/partition, but I don't think you'll notice any > > impact. Maybe others can comment on this. > > > > Saludos > > Eneko > > > >> Regards, > >> Leandro. > >> > >> < > https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail > > > >> > >> Libre > >> de virus. www.avast.com > >> < > https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail > > > >> > >> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > >> > >> El lun., 9 mar. 2020 a las 9:17, Eneko Lacunza (<elacu...@binovo.es>) > >> escribió: > >> > >>> Hola Leandro, > >>> > >>> El 9/3/20 a las 13:11, Leandro Roggerone escribió: > >>>> Hi guys, after install pve , would like to create my first VM. > >>>> I noticed that only available format is raw. > >>>> Question is: > >>>> Is qcow2 deprecated ? > >>>> What are differences between them ? (I already google it but is not > >>>> 100% > >>>> clear). > >>>> > >>>> This is my storage configuration is. > >>>> root@pve:~# cat /etc/pve/storage.cfg > >>>> dir: local > >>>> path /var/lib/vz > >>>> content iso,vztmpl,backup > >>>> > >>>> lvmthin: local-lvm > >>>> thinpool data > >>>> vgname pve > >>>> content rootdir,images > >>>> > >>> You need a file-type storage (i.e. dir type) to be able to use qcow2 > >>> format. Default local-lvm is lvmthin and only logical volumes in raw > >>> format can be created (no raw files are created in fact). > >>> > >>> Cheers > >>> Eneko > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Zuzendari Teknikoa / Director Técnico > >>> Binovo IT Human Project, S.L. > >>> Telf. 943569206 > >>> Astigarragako bidea 2, 2º izq. oficina 11; 20180 Oiartzun (Gipuzkoa) > >>> www.binovo.es > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> pve-user mailing list > >>> pve-user@pve.proxmox.com > >>> https://pve.proxmox.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pve-user > >>> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> pve-user mailing list > >> pve-user@pve.proxmox.com > >> https://pve.proxmox.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pve-user > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pve-user mailing list > pve-user@pve.proxmox.com > https://pve.proxmox.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pve-user > _______________________________________________ pve-user mailing list pve-user@pve.proxmox.com https://pve.proxmox.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pve-user