[pve-devel] [PATCH docs] lvm storage: state snapshot-as-volume-chain is a technology preview

[Maximiliano Sandoval]

Thomas Lamprecht <t.lamprecht at proxmox.com> writes:

> Am 29.08.25 um 14:24 schrieb Maximiliano Sandoval:
>> This matches the description in the Changelog for Proxmox VE 9 [1].
>> 
>> [1] https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Roadmap#Proxmox_VE_9.0
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Maximiliano Sandoval <m.sandoval at proxmox.com>
>> ---
>>  pve-storage-lvm.adoc | 2 ++
>>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>> 
>> diff --git a/pve-storage-lvm.adoc b/pve-storage-lvm.adoc
>> index 6928330..fc2a8ef 100644
>> --- a/pve-storage-lvm.adoc
>> +++ b/pve-storage-lvm.adoc
>> @@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ The snapshot functionality is managed by the PVE storage system.
>>  +
>>  Enabling or disabling this flag only affects newly created virtual disk volumes.
>>  
>> +WARNING: Snapshots as volume chains are currently a **technology preview** in {pve}.
>
> can we make this a note? It's not like tech. preview's are experimental
> and totally unsupported after all.
>
> Tangentially related: would be nice to get a short section describing the
> implications of what "technology preview" means and link to that here.

As per the Proxmox VE subscription agreement page 2:

"Technology previews are not supported in production environments."

Of course this should also be in the documentation. I can make it a
note, but a warning matches better the tone of the agreement in my
opinion.

>> +
>>  .Configuration Example (`/etc/pve/storage.cfg`)
>>  ----
>>  lvm: myspace

-- 
Maximiliano