Storage Management

Storage Management Skill

Manage and optimize storage in your Proxmox environment.

What this skill does

This skill enables you to:

• List all storage devices in the cluster
• Get storage device details and capacity
• Monitor storage usage and utilization
• Track storage allocation per VM/container
• Analyze storage performance
• Plan storage expansion
• Manage storage pools
• Monitor storage health
• Identify storage bottlenecks
• Generate storage reports

When to use this skill

Use this skill when you need to:

• Check available storage capacity
• Monitor storage utilization
• Plan storage expansion
• Analyze storage performance
• Troubleshoot storage issues
• Allocate storage to VMs/containers
• Monitor storage device health
• Generate capacity planning reports
• Optimize storage allocation

Available Tools

• get_storage - Get all storage devices in the cluster
• get_node_storage - Get storage devices for a specific node

Typical Workflows

Storage Capacity Planning

1. Use get_storage to view all storage devices
2. Use get_node_storage for node-specific analysis
3. Analyze current usage and growth trends
4. Plan storage expansion or upgrades
5. Generate capacity report

Storage Monitoring

1. Use get_storage to view overall utilization
2. Use get_node_storage for detailed per-node analysis
3. Monitor critical thresholds
4. Track usage trends over time
5. Alert on capacity issues

Storage Optimization

1. Use get_storage to identify underutilized storage
2. Use get_node_storage to analyze node-level usage
3. Rebalance storage allocation
4. Archive or consolidate data
5. Optimize storage pool configuration

Storage Troubleshooting

1. Use get_storage to verify device availability
2. Use get_node_storage to diagnose node-specific issues
3. Check for I/O errors or performance degradation
4. Verify RAID status and redundancy
5. Analyze performance metrics

Example Questions

• "Show me all storage devices and their capacity"
• "What's the storage usage per node?"
• "Which storage devices are near capacity?"
• "How much free space do we have across all storage?"
• "Get storage capacity and planning report"
• "Are there any storage performance issues?"
• "Show storage allocation across the cluster"

Response Format

When using this skill, I provide:

• Storage device listings with capacity/usage
• Per-node storage analysis
• Utilization percentages and trends
• Available capacity summary
• Bottleneck identification
• Expansion recommendations

Best Practices

• Monitor storage capacity regularly
• Maintain 20-30% free space for performance
• Plan storage expansion proactively
• Implement redundancy for critical storage
• Monitor RAID health and status
• Use appropriate storage tiers for workload types
• Implement data archival policies
• Monitor I/O performance and latency
• Document storage configuration
• Test disaster recovery procedures
• Plan for future growth
• Use snapshots for backup and recovery