In this chapter, we are going to learn about the common Proxmox issues found in a production environment and the solutions to those issues. Once a Proxmox cluster is set up, it usually runs without issues. However, when issues arise, a system administrator's knowledge is tested. Learning how to properly troubleshoot can be easier by learning about other people's resolutions. Throughout this chapter, we will gain some insight into Proxmox troubleshooting and hope that when these issues arise in our own Proxmox clusters, we will be able to identify and resolve the problems quickly and with ease.
All the issues explained in this chapter are those that may be commonly faced by others. It is just not possible to explain all the error possibilities, mainly owing to all the components that work together to make up a stable system. As you run your own cluster, you may face other issues that we have not documented here.
The issues are divided into the following sections...