Virtual environments are very flexible, so there is no one-network-fits-all configuration. Each network will be unique. The components and requirements described in this chapter are mere guidelines to show how to take the correct approach to plan for a production-level Proxmox setup. We saw some of the requirements of a production-level setup, and we covered how to allocate CPU and memory resources properly for both the Proxmox host node and the virtual machine itself. We also discussed how to give Ceph storage the best chance of providing redundancy along with performance. Finally, we saw how to cool equipment efficiently by leveraging liquid cooling, thus increasing Proxmox computing node density per rack while saving energy.
We also saw some real-world scenarios of Proxmox in action in different industries. We hope this will aid you in your quest to find that perfect balance between performance and budget that all network administrators crave.
In the next chapter, we are going to...