EH21 - Proxmox: Einführung & Deepdive

Proxmox is built on Debian’s base and provides virtualization through QEMU and containerization with LXC

Key storage options include:

• Ceph distributed storage
• ZFS local storage
• NFS/Samba network storage
• iSCSI block storage

Recommended minimum hardware requirements:

• 2 CPU cores
• 2GB RAM
• Two network interfaces for segregated traffic

High availability features:

• Multi-node clustering
• Live migration capabilities
• Failover management
• Quorum-based decisions

Backup functionality includes:

• Proxmox Backup Server (PBS)
• Snapshot support
• Incremental backups
• Deduplication

Security considerations:

• Role-based access control
• Two-factor authentication support
• API tokens for automation
• Firewall functionality

Network design best practices:

• Separate public/private traffic
• Multi-gigabit support
• Support for complex network configurations
• VLAN capabilities

Management features:

• Web-based UI
• Command line tools
• REST API
• Cluster-wide management