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Mastering Proxmox - Third Edition

By : Ahmed
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Book Image

Mastering Proxmox - Third Edition

4 (1)
By: Ahmed

Overview of this book

Proxmox is an open source server virtualization solution that has enterprise-class features for managing virtual machines, for storage, and to virtualize both Linux and Windows application workloads. You'll begin with a refresher on the advanced installation features and the Proxmox GUI to familiarize yourself with the Proxmox VE hypervisor. Then, you'll move on to explore Proxmox under the hood, focusing on storage systems, such as Ceph, used with Proxmox. Moving on, you'll learn to manage KVM virtual machines, deploy Linux containers fast, and see how networking is handled in Proxmox. You'll also learn how to protect a cluster or a VM with a firewall and explore the new high availability features introduced in Proxmox VE 5.0. Next, you'll dive deeper into the backup/restore strategy and see how to properly update and upgrade a Proxmox node. Later, you'll learn how to monitor a Proxmox cluster and all of its components using Zabbix. Finally, you'll discover how to recover Promox from disaster strikes through some real-world examples. By the end of the book, you'll be an expert at making Proxmox work in production environments with minimal downtime.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)

Summary


In this chapter, we looked at the backup and restore features in Proxmox, how to configure them, and how to use them to create a good data disaster recovery plan. We also looked at the new VM replication feature to replicate a VM across nodes for safekeeping when using local storage.

There are no substitutes for backing up data in order to mitigate any disasters where data may be at risk. As much as backing up is important, the ability to restore is also equally important, since backup files will not mean anything if a restore is not possible in times of need. Although Proxmox does not provide everything you need for backing up, such as a granular file backup, the ability to back up a virtual machine is very helpful. The backup features in the Proxmox platform have proven to be reliable in production environments and during actual disaster scenarios.

In the next chapter, we are going to take a look at the necessity for an up-to-date Proxmox cluster and how to apply new releases or...