Mastering Proxmox
eBook - ePub

Mastering Proxmox

  1. 494 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Mastering Proxmox

About this book

Discover real world scenarios for Proxmox troubleshooting and become an expert cloud builder

Key Features

  • -Formulate Proxmox-based solutions and set up virtual machines of any size while gaining expertise even on the most complex multi-cluster setups
  • -Master the skills needed to analyze, monitor, and troubleshoot real-world virtual environments
  • -This is the most up-to-date title on mastering Proxmox, with examples based on the new Linux Kernel 4.10.15 and Debian Stretch (9.x)

Book Description

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.

What you will learn

  • Install basic Proxmox VE nodes and get to know the Proxmox GUI
  • Get to know Proxmox's internal structure and mechanics
  • Create and manage KVM or LXC-based virtual machines
  • Understand advanced virtual networks
  • Configure high availability Proxmox nodes
  • Integrate Ceph big data storage with the Proxmox hypervisor
  • Plan a large virtual environment for cloud-based services
  • Discover real-world scenarios for Proxmox troubleshooting

Who this book is for

This book is for Linux and system administrators and professionals working in IT teams who would like to design and implement an enterprise-quality virtualized environment using Proxmox. Some knowledge of networking and virtualization concepts is assumed.

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright
  3. Credits
  4. About the Author
  5. About the Reviewers
  6. www.PacktPub.com
  7. Customer Feedback
  8. Preface
  9. Understanding Proxmox VE and Advanced Installation
  10. Creating a Cluster and Exploring the Proxmox GUI
  11. Proxmox under the Hood
  12. Storage Systems
  13. Installing and Configuring Ceph
  14. KVM Virtual Machines
  15. LXC Virtual Machines
  16. Network of Virtual Networks
  17. The Proxmox VE Firewall
  18. Proxmox High Availability
  19. Monitoring the Proxmox Cluster
  20. Proxmox Production-Level Setup
  21. Back Up and Restore Virtual Machines
  22. Updating/Upgrading Proxmox
  23. Proxmox Troubleshooting
  24. Rescuing Proxmox