The rationale is for iSCSI multipath configurations. Many users migrating to Proxmox have multiple iSCSI storage entries pointing to the same underlying storage for redundancy. These create clutter in the sidebar and don't show useful capacity information since they represent the same storage.
The 'hidden' option allows keeping multipath functionality intact while hiding redundant entries from the web interface, providing a cleaner management experience for enterprise iSCSI multipath setups. From: Fabian Grünbichler <f.gruenbich...@proxmox.com> To: "nansen.su" <nansen...@sianit.com>, Proxmox VE development discussion <pve-devel@lists.proxmox.com> Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2025 12:10:29 +0200 Subject: Re: [pve-devel] [PATCH pve-storage v1 1/2] fix #4929: iscsi: add hidden option to hide storage from UI On July 30, 2025 11:48 am, Thomas Lamprecht wrote: > Am 30.07.25 um 07:41 schrieb nansen.su: >> This patch adds a 'hidden' boolean option to the iSCSI storage plugin. >> When enabled, it allows hiding the storage from the resource tree in >> the web interface while keeping it functional for actual storage operations. > > And why should one want that? Can you provide some rationale? I think the rationale is "hidden" in the bug report - for some setups you might have N iSCSI storages backing a single shared LVM storage, and those iSCSI storages pollute the UI view since only the LVM storage on top is actually relevant for the user/admin in daily operations.. _______________________________________________ pve-devel mailing list pve-devel@lists.proxmox.com https://lists.proxmox.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pve-devel
