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Mastering Proxmox - Third Edition

By : Wasim Ahmed
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Mastering Proxmox - Third Edition

By: Wasim 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 (23 chapters)
Title Page
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface

The basic installation of Proxmox


The installation of a Proxmox node is very straightforward. Simply accept the default options, select localization, and enter the network information to install Proxmox VE. We can summarize the installation process in the following steps:

  1. Download the ISO from the official Proxmox site and prepare a disc with the image (http://proxmox.com/en/downloads).
  1. Boot the node with the disc and hit Enter to start the installation from the installation GUI, as shown in the following screenshot:

If an optical drive to use the installation disc is unavailable, we can also install Proxmox from a USB drive.

  1. Progress through the prompts to select options or type in information.
  2. After the installation is complete, access the Proxmox GUI dashboard using the IP address, as https://<proxmox_node_ip>:8006.

In some cases, it may be necessary to open the firewall port to allow access to the GUI over port 8006.