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

[Maximiliano Sandoval]

Maximiliano Sandoval <m.sandoval at proxmox.com> writes:

> 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.

I forgot to mention that the cases I found in the docs are either
"WARNING" or "IMPORTANT".

-- 
Maximiliano