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Disk Manager

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The Disk Manager menu groups the ProxMenux tools for handling physical disks on a Proxmox host: attach disks to VMs and LXC containers, import disk images, pass through a whole controller or NVMe device, wipe disks safely and run SMART health tests.

What this menu is for

Every option here operates on physical disks already visible to the Proxmox host. The menu is split in three groups — VM (attach disks or import images into a virtual machine), LXC (attach disks to a container), and Utilities (safe format, SMART health). Safety checks apply everywhere: system disks and disks already in use are hidden or blocked.

Opening the menu

From ProxMenux's main menu, select Disk Manager. You will see this:

Disk Manager menu with VM, LXC and Utilities blocks

Three tool groups

The Disk Manager menu is organised in three groups — VM, LXC and Utilities. Click a card to jump straight to the tools in that group.

VM

Tools that operate on existing virtual machines. The VM must be powered off; ProxMenux validates this before touching the config.

  • Import Disk to VM
  • Import Disk Image to VM
  • Add Controller or NVMe to VM

LXC

Tools that operate on existing containers. Direct device passthrough needs a privileged container; the script offers to convert it if necessary.

  • Import Disk to LXC

Utilities

Host-side tools that operate on the disks themselves, independently of any VM or container.

  • Format / Wipe Physical Disk
  • SMART Disk Health & Test

VM

Tools that operate on existing virtual machines. The VM must be powered off; ProxMenux validates this before touching the config.

Import Disk to VM
Attach an unassigned physical disk to an existing VM. Supports SATA / SCSI / VirtIO / IDE, uses persistent /dev/disk/by-id paths.
Import Disk Image to VM
Import disk image files (.img / .qcow2 / .vmdk / .raw) into an existing VM. Two-phase flow, qm importdisk under the hood.
Add Controller or NVMe to VM
PCI passthrough of a whole SATA / SAS HBA or NVMe device to a VM. Handles IOMMU enablement and conflict detection.

LXC

Tools that operate on existing LXC containers. Direct device passthrough requires a privileged container; the script offers to convert the container if needed.

Import Disk to LXC
Attach an unassigned physical disk to an existing LXC container as a mount point. Handles filesystem detection / format and privileged conversion.

Utilities

Host-side tools that operate on the disks themselves, independently of any VM or container.

Format / Wipe Physical Disk (Safe)
Secure disk wipe with strict safety controls: only fully free disks are shown and a double confirmation is always required.
SMART Disk Health & Test
Run SMART health checks and short / long self-tests on SATA, SAS and NVMe drives. Exports JSON for the Monitor.

Safety rules shared by every option

ProxMenux filters out anything that could harm the host:
  • The system disk (root pool, swap, active ZFS / LVM / RAID members) is always hidden.
  • Disks mounted anywhere on the host are hidden or blocked at execution.
  • Disks referenced by a running VM or LXC cannot be reassigned or wiped.
  • Operations that can change the host state (IOMMU enable, wipe) require explicit confirmation.

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