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Mastering Proxmox

You're reading from   Mastering Proxmox Master Proxmox VE to effectively implement server virtualization technology within your network

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2014
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ISBN-13 9781783980826
Length 310 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Mastering Proxmox
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
1. Dive into the Virtual World with Proxmox FREE CHAPTER 2. Proxmox Under the Hood 3. Shared Storages with Proxmox 4. A Virtual Machine for a Virtual World 5. Network of Virtual Networks 6. Proxmox HA – Zero Downtime 7. High Availability Storage for High Availability Cluster 8. Proxmox Production Level Setup 9. Proxmox Troubleshooting 10. Putting It All Together Index

Index

A

  • -all option / Command-line vzdump
  • 802.3ad (Mode 4)
    • about / Network bonding
  • academic institution network diagram
    • about / Network #3 – academic institution
  • academic institution scenario
    • key requirements / Scenario #1 – academic institution
    • subnets / Scenario #1 – academic institution
    • network diagram / Network diagrams for scenarios
  • acpi
    • option / The virtual machine configuration file
  • acpiphp modules / Loading modules
  • active-backup (Mode 1)
    • about / Network bonding
  • admin keys
    • gathering / Gathering the admin keys
  • admin user
    • creating / Creating an admin user
  • advanced-level Ceph production setup
    • about / An advanced-level Ceph production setup
  • advanced-level Proxmox production setup
    • about / An advanced-level Proxmox production setup
    • Xeon-based Proxmox node / A Xeon-based Proxmox node
  • advanced configuration options, VM
    • hotplugging / The hotplugging option for a VM
  • AMD-based advanced-level Proxmox
    • hardware details / An AMD-based advanced-level Proxmox
  • AMD-based Ceph setup
    • about / An AMD-based Ceph setup
  • AMD-based entry-level Proxmox node
    • hardware details / An AMD-based entry-level Proxmox
  • AMD-based hardware
    • about / Stable and scalable hardware
  • AMD-based hardware selection
    • about / AMD-based hardware selection
    • entry-level Proxmox node / An AMD-based entry-level Proxmox
    • advanced-level Proxmox node / An AMD-based advanced-level Proxmox
    • AMD-based Ceph setup / An AMD-based Ceph setup
  • AMD CPU performance
    • versus Intel CPU performance / Performance comparison
  • APC-managed PDU AP7921
    • URL / Fencing
  • APC-managed PDU user
    • creating / Creating an APC-managed PDU user
  • args
    • option / The virtual machine configuration file
  • autostart
    • option / The virtual machine configuration file

B

  • #bwlimit path option / #bwlimit
  • -bwlimit option / Command-line vzdump
  • backup/restore issues / Backup/restore issues, A backup task takes a very long time to complete, or it crashes when multiple nodes are backing up to the same backup storage, Backup of virtual machines aborts a backup task prematurely
  • Backup tab, Datacenter menu / The Backup tab
  • Backup tab, virtual machine / The Backup tab
  • balance-alb (Mode 6)
    • about / Network bonding
  • balance-rr (Mode 0)
    • about / Network bonding
  • balance-tlb (Mode 5)
    • about / Network bonding
  • balance-xor (Mode 2)
    • about / Network bonding
  • ballon
    • option / The virtual machine configuration file
  • basic cluster
    • setting up / Setting up a basic cluster
    • hardwares / The hardware list
    • softwares / The software list
    • hardware setup / Hardware setup
    • Proxmox VE, installing on Proxmox nodes / Proxmox installation
    • cluster creation / Cluster creation
    • Proxmox subscription / Proxmox subscription
    • shared storage, attaching / Attaching shared storage
    • virtual machines, adding / Adding virtual machines
    • VM migration scenario / VM migration
  • benchmark test
    • running, on Ceph / Ceph benchmarking
  • block storage / Block Storage
  • bonding interface
    • adding / Adding a bonding interface
  • bonding options
    • bond_miimon X / Adding a bonding interface
    • bond_downdelay X / Adding a bonding interface
    • bond_updelay X / Adding a bonding interface
  • bond_downdelay X
    • about / Adding a bonding interface
  • bond_miimon X
    • about / Adding a bonding interface
  • bond_updelay X
    • about / Adding a bonding interface
  • boot
    • option / The virtual machine configuration file
  • bootdisk
    • option / The virtual machine configuration file
  • brand servers
    • about / Brand servers
    • hardware tracking / Hardware tracking
  • bridge_fd option
    • about / bridge_fd
  • bridge_stp option
    • about / bridge_stp
  • broadcast (Mode 3)
    • about / Network bonding

C

  • -compress option / Command-line vzdump
  • centralized backup / Centralized backup
  • Ceph
    • about / Introducing the Ceph storage
    • storage types / Introducing the Ceph storage
    • features / Reasons to use Ceph
    • components / The Ceph components
    • installing, OS used / Installing Ceph using an OS
    • installing, on Proxmox / Installing Ceph on Proxmox
    • Proxmox node, preparing for / Preparing a Proxmox node for Ceph
    • installing / Installing Ceph
    • CRUSH map / Learning Ceph's CRUSH map
    • benchmark test, running on / Ceph benchmarking
    • command list / The Ceph command list
  • CEPH
    • URL / Noncommercial/commercial storage options
  • Ceph, components
    • physical node / Physical node
    • maps / Maps
    • cluster map / Cluster map
    • CRUSH map / CRUSH map
    • Ceph Monitor (MON) / Monitor
    • OSD / OSD
    • OSD Journal / OSD Journal
    • MDS / MDS
    • PG / Placement Group (PG)
    • pool / Pool
    • summary / Ceph components summary
  • ceph-deploy disk list <node> command / The Ceph command list
  • ceph-deploy disk zap <node>
    • /dev/sdX command / The Ceph command list
  • ceph-deploy gatherkeys <mon_node> command / The Ceph command list
  • ceph-deploy install <node> command / The Ceph command list
  • ceph-deploy mds create <node> command / The Ceph command list
  • ceph-deploy mds destroy <node> command / The Ceph command list
  • ceph-deploy mon create <node> command / The Ceph command list
  • ceph-deploy mon destroy <node> command / The Ceph command list
  • ceph-deploy osd create <node>
    • /dev/sdX command / The Ceph command list
  • ceph-deploy tool
    • installing / Installing ceph-deploy
  • ceph- fuse -k <keyring> -m <mon
    • port> /<folder> -o nonempty command / The Ceph command list
  • Ceph-related tabs
    • Status function / The Ceph tab
    • Config function / The Ceph tab
    • Monitor function / The Ceph tab
    • Disks function / The Ceph tab
    • OSD function / The Ceph tab
    • Pools function / The Ceph tab
    • Crush function / The Ceph tab
    • Log function / The Ceph tab
  • Ceph cluster
    • storage types, object storage / Object Storage
    • storage types, block storage / Block Storage
    • storage types, filesystem / Filesystem
    • setting up, in virtual environment / Virtual Ceph for training
    • about / The Ceph cluster
    • hardware requirement / Hardware requirements
    • software requirement / Software requirements
    • Proxmox, connecting to / Connecting Proxmox to a Ceph cluster
  • Ceph FS
    • URL / Filesystem
    • about / MDS
    • creating / Creating a Ceph FS
    • MDS daemon, setting up / Setting up an MDS daemon
    • setting up, FUSE used / Setting up Ceph FS using FUSE
    • mounting / Mounting Ceph FS
    • Proxmox, connecting to / Connecting Proxmox to Ceph FS
  • Ceph installation, on Proxmox
    • Proxmox node, preparing / Preparing a Proxmox node for Ceph
    • steps / Installing Ceph
    • MON, creating from Proxomox GUI / Creating MON from the Proxmox GUI
    • OSD, creating from Proxomox GUI / Creating OSD from the Proxmox GUI
    • new Ceph pool, creating with Proxmox GUI / Creating a new Ceph pool using the Proxmox GUI
  • Ceph installation, OS used
    • about / Installing Ceph using an OS
    • Ubuntu, installing / Installing and setting up Ubuntu
    • Ubuntu, setting up / Installing and setting up Ubuntu
    • admin user, creating / Creating an admin user
    • SUDO permission, assigning to user / Assigning SUDO permission to a user
    • Ubuntu, updating / Updating Ubuntu
    • SSH Key, generating / Generating an SSH Key
    • ceph-deploy, installing / Installing ceph-deploy
    • Ceph cluster, creating / Creating a Ceph cluster
    • Ceph, installing on nodes / Installing Ceph on nodes
    • MON, creating / Creating Monitors (MONs)
    • admin keys, gathering / Gathering the admin keys
    • OSDs, creating / Creating OSDs
    • Proxmox, connecting to Ceph cluster / Connecting Proxmox to a Ceph cluster
  • Ceph Monitor (MON)
    • about / Monitor
    • URL / Monitor
  • ceph osd getcrushmap -o <name> command / The Ceph command list
  • ceph osd lspools command / The Ceph command list
  • ceph osd pool create <name> <pg> <pgs> command / The Ceph command list
  • ceph osd pool delete <name> [<name > --yes-i-really-really-mean-it] command / The Ceph command list
  • ceph osd pool get <name> pg_num command / The Ceph command list
  • ceph osd pool set <name> crush_ruleset <value> command / The Ceph command list
  • ceph osd setcrushmap -i <name> command / The Ceph command list
  • Ceph PG
    • URL / Placement Group (PG)
  • Ceph pool
    • managing / Managing Ceph pools
    • creating, CLI used / Creating a new Ceph pool using the CLI
    • verifying / Verifying the new Ceph pool
    • OSDs, adding to / Adding OSDs to a pool
    • assigning, to ruleset / Assigning a pool to the ruleset
    • Proxmox, connecting to / Connecting Proxmox to the new pool
  • Ceph tab, node-specific tabs / The Ceph tab
  • ClearOS / Main virtual machine
  • Cleph
    • documentation / Installing Ceph using an OS
  • CLI
    • used, for Ceph pool creation / Creating a new Ceph pool using the CLI
  • cloud computing
    • URL / Multitenant virtual environment
  • cluster logfile / The cluster logfile
  • cluster map / Cluster map
  • cluster operation, issues
    • offline status, in GUI / GUI shows everything is offline
    • Proxmox node, rejoining / Rejoining a Proxmox node with the same IP address
    • fencing, disabling / Disabling fencing temporarily
    • kernel panic / The occurrence of kernel panic when disconnecting USB devices
    • VM shutdown error occurrence / The occurrence of VM shutdown error when initiated from GUI
    • Proxmox 3.2 kernel panic / Kernel panic on Proxmox 3.2 with HP NC360T
    • VMs booting up, on network service restart / VMs not booting after you restart the network service
    • out of Quorum error / Proxmox cluster is out of Quorum and cluster filesystem is read only
    • read-only filesystem / Proxmox cluster is out of Quorum and cluster filesystem is read only
    • Proxmox boot failure / Proxmox boot failure due to the getpwnam error
    • root login error, in GUI / Cannot log in to GUI as ROOT
    • USB stick booting / Booting with a USB stick fails in Proxmox
    • Proxmox 3.1 to Proxmox upgradation / The Upgrade from Proxmox 3.1 to Proxmox 3.2 is disabled through GUI
    • VZ kernel 2.6.32-28-pve break error / VZ kernel 2.6.32-28-pve breaks libnl/netlink in host and VM
    • node invisibility / Nodes not visible on the Proxmox GUI after an upgrade
    • GRUB endless loop error / GRUB is in an endless loop after Proxmox installation
    • node rebooting error / SSH access is possible but Proxmox node does not reboot
  • Command-line Interface (CLI) / The Proxmox Graphical User Interface (GUI)
  • commercial storage options / Noncommercial/commercial storage options
  • configuration, Proxmox fencing / Configuring Proxmox fencing
  • configuration, Proxmox HA
    • about / Configuring Proxmox HA
    • node BIOS, setting up / Setting up node BIOS
    • APC-managed PDU user, creating / Creating an APC-managed PDU user
    • fencing, setting up / Configuring Proxmox fencing
    • VM/OpenVZ container, configuring / Configuring virtual machine HA
    • HA, testing / Testing Proxmox HA
    • manual fencing / Fencing manually
  • configuration, virtual machine HA / Configuring virtual machine HA
  • configuration files
    • about / Dissecting the configuration files
    • cluster.conf file / The cluster configuration file
    • storage configuration file / The storage configuration file
    • local directory-based storage / Local directory-based storage
    • NFS-shared storage / NFS-shared storage
    • iSCSI/LVM shared storage / iSCSI/LVM shared storage
  • considerations, Proxmox HA / Proxmox HA need to know
  • core
    • option / The virtual machine configuration file
  • Corosync Cluster Engine / The Proxmox cluster directory structure
  • cpu
    • option / The virtual machine configuration file
  • cpubenchmark
    • URL / Performance comparison
  • cpuunits
    • option / The virtual machine configuration file
  • CRUSH
    • about / CRUSH map
    • URL / CRUSH map
    • documentation / Editing the CRUSH map
  • CRUSH map, Ceph
    • process, steps / Learning Ceph's CRUSH map
    • extracting / Extracting the CRUSH map
    • decompiling / Decompiling the CRUSH map
    • editing / Editing the CRUSH map
    • compiling / Compiling the CRUSH map
    • injecting, into cluster / Injecting the CRUSH map into the cluster
    • verifying / Verifying the new CRUSH map
  • crushtool -c <name.txt> -o <name> command / The Ceph command list
  • crushtool -d <name> -i <name.txt> command / The Ceph command list

D

  • Datacenter menu
    • Search tab / The Search tab
    • Storage tab / The Storage tab
    • Backup tab / The Backup tab
  • data tiering / Multilevel data tiering
  • Debian Appliance Builder (DAB) / Creating an OpenVZ virtual machine
  • description
    • option / The virtual machine configuration file
  • desktop class
    • versus server class / Desktop class versus server class
  • device-based fencing, and HA setup
    • requisites / Fencing
  • Directory storage / Directory, Logical Volume Management
  • DNS / Menu chart

E

  • #exclude-path option / #exclude-path
  • EMC2
    • URL / Noncommercial/commercial storage options
  • entry-level Ceph production setup
    • about / An entry-level Ceph production setup
  • entry-level Proxmox production setup
    • about / An entry-level Proxmox production setup
    • i7-based Proxmox node / An i7-based Proxmox node
    • Xeon-based Proxmox node / A Xeon-based Proxmox node
  • external network virtualization / Introduction to a virtual network

F

  • -force option / Command-line vzdump
  • FalconStor
    • URL / Noncommercial/commercial storage options
  • FD
    • about / bridge_fd
  • fence_ack_manual command / Fencing manually
  • fence_manual agent
    • URL / Fencing manually
  • fence_tool program / Configuring Proxmox fencing
  • fence_xvmd / Fencing
  • fencing
    • about / Fencing
    • resource-level fencing / Fencing
    • node-level fencing / Fencing
  • filesystem / Filesystem
  • FreeNAS
    • URL / Noncommercial/commercial storage options
    • about / FreeNAS – budget shared storage
    • advantage / FreeNAS – budget shared storage
    • drawback / FreeNAS – budget shared storage
    • using / FreeNAS – budget shared storage
  • freeze
    • option / The virtual machine configuration file
  • full backup option, for VM backup
    • about / Backing up a VM with a full backup
    • schedule, creating / Creating a schedule for Backup
    • node, selecting / Node
    • storage destination, selecting / Storage
    • Day of Week / Day of Week
    • Start Time / Start Time
    • All selection mode / Selection mode
    • Send email to / Send email to
    • LZO compression method / Compression
    • Suspend mode / Mode
    • Stop mode / Mode
  • Full Clone
    • features / Full Clone versus Linked Clone
  • FUSE
    • used, for Ceph FS setup / Setting up Ceph FS using FUSE
  • Fusermount -u /<folder> command / The Ceph command list

G

  • GlusterFS
    • about / GlusterFS
    • URL / GlusterFS, Noncommercial/commercial storage options
  • gparted
    • URL / Resizing virtual disk image

H

  • hardware requirement, Ceph cluster
    • OSD = 2 nodes / Hardware requirements
    • MDS = 2 nodes / Hardware requirements
    • MON = 3 nodes / Hardware requirements
    • Ceph cluster / Hardware requirements
  • Hardware tab, virtual machine / The Hardware tab
  • hardware tracking
    • about / Hardware tracking
  • High Availability
    • about / Understanding High Availability
    • in Proxmox / High Availability in Proxmox
  • High Availability, with two Proxmox nodes
    • URL / Requirements for HA setup
  • hostpci(n)
    • option / The virtual machine configuration file
  • hotplug
    • option / The virtual machine configuration file
  • hotplugging option, VM
    • enabling / The hotplugging option for a VM
    • for <vmid>.conf / The hotplugging option for <vmid>.conf
    • modules, loading / Loading modules
    • virtual disk/vNIC, adding / Adding virtual disk/vNIC

I

  • i7-based Proxmox node
    • hardware details / An i7-based Proxmox node
  • IAAS
    • about / Multitenant virtual environment
  • IcedTea
    • url / The GUI menu system
  • ide(n)
    • option / The virtual machine configuration file
  • installation
    • ceph-deploy tool / Installing ceph-deploy
    • Ceph / Installing Ceph
  • Intel CPU performance
    • versus AMD CPU performance / Performance comparison
  • internal network virtualization / Introduction to a virtual network
  • IPMI
    • about / Fencing
  • iSCSI LVM storage
    • about / iSCSI/LVM shared storage

K

  • key parameters, production level
    • stable and scalable hardware / Stable and scalable hardware
    • current load versus future growth / Current load versus future growth
    • budget / Budget
    • simplicity / Simplicity
    • hardware inventory, tracking / Tracking the hardware inventory
    • hardware selection / Hardware selection
  • kvm
    • option / The virtual machine configuration file
  • KVM hardware virtualization
    • adding / Enabling KVM hardware virtualization
  • KVM virtual machine issues
    • about / Windows 7/XP machine converted to Proxmox KVM hangs during boot
    • Windows 7/XP machine / Windows 7/XP machine converted to Proxmox KVM hangs during boot
    • Windows 7 VMs, rebooting manually / Windows 7 VM only boots when rebooted manually
    • Proxmox 3.2 upgrade / The Proxmox 3.2 upgrade adds two com ports and one parallel port to the Windows VM
    • qemu-img command, error messages / The qemu-img command does not convert the .vmdk image files created with the .ova template in Proxmox VE 3.2
    • failed to sync data error / Online migration of a virtual machine fails with a 'Failed to sync data' error
    • virtio driver / The virtio virtual disk is not available during the Windows Server installation

L

  • #lockwait option / #lockwait
  • LACP bonding
    • setting up, for bridge vmbr1 / Adding a bonding interface
  • libvirt / Fencing
  • Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP)
    • about / Network bonding
  • Link Aggregation Groups (LAGs)
    • about / Adding a bonding interface
  • Linked Clone
    • features / Full Clone versus Linked Clone
  • live migration
    • about / Live migration of a virtual machine
    • of virtual machine / Live migration of a virtual machine
  • local directory-based storage
    • viewing / Local directory-based storage
    • content types / Local directory-based storage
  • local storage
    • drawback / Live migration of a virtual machine
    • comparing, with shared storage / Local and shared storage comparison
  • lock
    • option / The virtual machine configuration file
  • LVM / Logical Volume Management
  • LZO
    • URL / Compression

M

  • -mailto option / Command-line vzdump
  • -maxfiles option / Command-line vzdump
  • -mode option / Command-line vzdump
  • .members file / The .members file
  • managed PDUs
    • about / Fencing
  • maps / Maps
  • MDS / MDS
  • MDS daemon
    • setting up / Setting up an MDS daemon
  • Media Access Control (MAC) interface
    • about / Virtual Network Interface Card (vNIC)
  • memeber node
    • about / Member nodes
    • .members file / The .members file
  • memory
    • option / The virtual machine configuration file
  • menu system, Proxmox GUI / The GUI menu system
  • MetaData Server (MDS) / Filesystem
  • migrate_downtime
    • option / The virtual machine configuration file
  • migrate_speed
    • option / The virtual machine configuration file
  • MON
    • creating / Creating Monitors (MONs)
    • creating, from Proxomox GUI / Creating MON from the Proxmox GUI
  • Move Disk / The Hardware tab
  • multifloor office virtual infrastructure, with Proxmox cluster
    • network diagram / Network diagrams for scenarios
  • multifloor office virtual infrastructure, with virtual desktops
    • key requirements / Scenario #6 – multifloor office virtual infrastructure with virtual desktops
    • about / Scenario #6 – multifloor office virtual infrastructure with virtual desktops
    • network diagram / Network diagrams for scenarios
  • multitenant environment
    • about / Network #2 – multitenant environment, Multitenant virtual environment
    • setting up / Multitenant virtual environment
    • network diagram / Multitenant network diagram
  • multitier storage cluster, using Promox cluster
    • 192.168.10.0*6789 subnet / Scenario #2 – multitier storage cluster using Proxmox cluster
    • 192.168.20.0*6790 subnet / Scenario #2 – multitier storage cluster using Proxmox cluster
    • Ceph clusters / Scenario #2 – multitier storage cluster using Proxmox cluster
    • 192.168.30.0*6791 subnet / Scenario #2 – multitier storage cluster using Proxmox cluster
    • 192.160.10.0 subnet / Scenario #2 – multitier storage cluster using Proxmox cluster

N

  • name
    • option / The virtual machine configuration file
  • NAS4Free
    • URL / FreeNAS – budget shared storage
  • NAT
    • about / Network Address Translation/Translator (NAT)
    • adding / Adding NAT/masquerading
  • nested virtual environment
    • about / Nested virtual environment
    • using / Nested virtual environment
    • enabling / Nested virtual environment
    • KVM hardware virtualization, adding / Enabling KVM hardware virtualization
    • network virtualization / Network virtualization
  • nested virtual environment, for software development company
    • key requirements / Scenario #4 – a nested virtual environment for a software development company
    • 192.160.10.0 subnet / Scenario #4 – a nested virtual environment for a software development company
    • 192.160.20.0 subnet / Scenario #4 – a nested virtual environment for a software development company
    • 194.160.10.0 subnet / Scenario #4 – a nested virtual environment for a software development company
    • 194.160.20.0 subnet / Scenario #4 – a nested virtual environment for a software development company
    • network diagram / Network diagrams for scenarios
  • net(n)
    • option / The virtual machine configuration file
  • NetApp
    • URL / Noncommercial/commercial storage options
  • Network bonding
    • about / Network bonding
    • URL / Adding a bonding interface
  • Network bonding policies
    • balance-rr (Mode 0) / Network bonding
    • active-backup (Mode 1) / Network bonding
    • balance-xor (Mode 2) / Network bonding
    • broadcast (Mode 3) / Network bonding
    • 802.3ad (Mode 4) / Network bonding
    • balance-tlb (Mode 5) / Network bonding
    • balance-alb (Mode 6) / Network bonding
  • network configuration file
    • using / Network configuration file
    • bridge_stp option / bridge_stp
    • bridge_fd option / bridge_fd
  • network connectivity issue
    • Realtek RTL8111/8411 Rev. 06 NIC / No connectivity on Realtek RTL8111/8411 Rev. 06 NIC
    • slow performance / Network performance is slower with e1000 vNIC
  • network diagram
    • of academic institution scenario / Network diagrams for scenarios
    • of multitier storage cluster scenario, with Proxmox cluster / Network diagrams for scenarios
    • of virtual infrastructure for multitenant cloud service provider / Network diagrams for scenarios
    • of nested virtual environment, for software development company / Network diagrams for scenarios
    • of multifloor office virtual infrastructure with virtual desktops / Network diagrams for scenarios
    • of virtual infrastructure for hotel industry / Network diagrams for scenarios
    • of virtual infrastructure for geological survey organization / Network diagrams for scenarios
  • networking components, Proxmox
    • vNIC / Virtual Network Interface Card (vNIC)
    • virtual bridge / Virtual bridge
    • VLAN / Virtual LAN (VLAN)
    • NAT / Network Address Translation/Translator (NAT)
    • Network bonding / Network bonding, Components naming convention
    • naming convention / Components naming convention
  • Network Interface Card (NIC) / The Network tab
  • Network tab, node-specific tabs / The Network tab
  • network virtualization / Network virtualization
    • external / Introduction to a virtual network
    • internal / Introduction to a virtual network
    • URL / Introduction to a virtual network
  • Nexenta
    • URL / Noncommercial/commercial storage options
  • NFS / Network File System
  • node-level fencing
    • about / Fencing
  • node-specific tabs
    • Summary tab / The Summary tab
    • Network tab / The Network tab
    • Syslog tab / The Syslog tab
    • UBC tab / The UBC tab
    • Subscription tab / The Subscription tab
    • Updates tab / The Updates tab
    • Ceph tab / The Ceph tab
  • node 01 / Live migration of a virtual machine
  • node BIOS
    • setting up / Setting up node BIOS
  • noncommercial storage options / Noncommercial/commercial storage options

O

  • Offline migration / Live migration of a virtual machine
  • old backups
    • deleting / Deleting old backups
  • onboot
    • option / The virtual machine configuration file
  • Open-E DSS
    • URL / Noncommercial/commercial storage options
  • Open vSwitch
    • URL / Network virtualization
  • OpenVZ
    • URL / Creating an OpenVZ virtual machine
  • OpenVZ configuration file / The Proxmox OpenVZ configuration file
  • OpenVZ container issues
    • about / The creation of OpenVZ container takes a long time on NFS or GlusterFS storage, OpenVZ containers are no longer shown after a cluster is created
    • header error / Header error during the installation of PF_RING in Proxmox
  • OpenVZ containers
    • URL / The creation of OpenVZ container takes a long time on NFS or GlusterFS storage
  • Options tab, virtual machine / The Options tab
  • OS
    • used, for Ceph installation / Installing Ceph using an OS
  • OSD
    • about / Maps, OSD
    • creating / Creating OSDs, Creating OSD from the Proxmox GUI
    • creating, from Proxomox GUI / Creating OSD from the Proxmox GUI
    • adding, to Ceph pool / Adding OSDs to a pool
  • OSD Journal / OSD Journal
  • OSI model
    • about / Virtual LAN (VLAN)
    • URL / Virtual LAN (VLAN)

P

  • packet sniffing
    • about / Multitenant network diagram
  • password configuration file / The password configuration file
  • pci_hotplug modules / Loading modules
  • PDU
    • about / Fencing
  • Permissions tab, virtual machine / The Permissions tab
  • PG / Placement Group (PG)
  • physical network
    • versus virtual network / Physical network versus virtual network, Virtual network
    • about / Physical network
  • pmxceph cluster folder
    • files / Gathering the admin keys
  • pmxceph folder
    • files / Creating a Ceph cluster
  • pool / Pool
  • production level
    • defining / Defining a production level
    • key parameters / Key parameters, Current load versus future growth, Hardware selection
    • entry-level setup / An entry-level Proxmox production setup, An i7-based Proxmox node, A Xeon-based Proxmox node
    • entry-level Ceph setup / An entry-level Ceph production setup
    • advanced-level setup / An advanced-level Proxmox production setup, A Xeon-based Proxmox node
    • advanced-level Ceph setup / An advanced-level Ceph production setup
    • desktop class versus server class / Desktop class versus server class
  • Proxmox
    • about / The Subscription tab
    • feature / Proxmox cloning/template
    • cloning, template used / Introducing cloning using a template
    • storage types / Storage types in Proxmox
    • full backup option / Proxmox backup and snapshot options
    • snapshot option / Proxmox backup and snapshot options
    • connecting, to Ceph cluster / Connecting Proxmox to a Ceph cluster
    • Ceph, installing on / Installing Ceph on Proxmox, Installing Ceph, Creating OSD from the Proxmox GUI, Creating a new Ceph pool using the Proxmox GUI
    • connecting, to Ceph FS / Connecting Proxmox to Ceph FS
    • connecting, to Ceph pool / Connecting Proxmox to the new pool
    • cluster operation, issues / GUI shows everything is offline
    • storage system issues / Storage issues
    • network connectivity issue / Network connectivity issues
    • VNC/SPICE console issues / VNC/SPICE console issues
  • Proxmox cluster
    • directory structure / The Proxmox cluster directory structure
  • Proxmox Cluster file system (pmxcfs) / The Proxmox cluster directory structure
  • Proxmox GUI
    • about / The Proxmox Graphical User Interface (GUI)
    • menu system / The GUI menu system
    • menu chart / Menu chart
  • Proxmox HA
    • requisites, for setup / Requirements for HA setup
    • configuring / Configuring Proxmox HA
    • testing / Testing Proxmox HA
    • considerations / Proxmox HA need to know
  • Proxmox node
    • preparing, for Ceph / Preparing a Proxmox node for Ceph
  • Proxmox node #1 (pmxvm01) / Cluster creation
  • Proxmox VE
    • installing, on Proxmox nodes / Proxmox installation
  • Proxmox Wiki
    • URL, for fencing setup / Fencing
    / Windows 7/XP machine converted to Proxmox KVM hangs during boot
  • Proxomox GUI
    • MON, creating from / Creating MON from the Proxmox GUI
    • OSD, creating from / Creating OSD from the Proxmox GUI
    • Ceph pool, creating with / Creating a new Ceph pool using the Proxmox GUI
  • pveceph createmon command / Installing Ceph
  • pveceph createosd </dev/X> command / Installing Ceph
  • pveceph createpool <name> command / Installing Ceph
  • pveceph destroymon <mon_id> command / Installing Ceph
  • pveceph destroypool <name> command / Installing Ceph
  • pveceph init --network <x.x.x.0/x> command / Installing Ceph
  • pveceph install command / Installing Ceph
  • pveceph purge command / Installing Ceph
  • pveceph start <service> command / Installing Ceph
  • pveceph status command / Installing Ceph
  • pveceph stop <service> command / Installing Ceph
  • pvecph destroyosd <osdid> command / Installing Ceph

Q

  • .qcow2 image type / Supported image formats, The .qcow2 image type
  • Quorum
    • about / Requirements for HA setup

R

  • -remove option / Command-line vzdump
  • .raw image type / Supported image formats, The .raw image type
  • RADOS Block Device (RBD) / Block Storage
  • RBD / RADOS Block Device
  • rebalancing / Adding OSDs to a pool
  • recovery mode / Adding OSDs to a pool
  • Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) / Multitenant network diagram
  • requisites, Proxmox HA
    • fencing / Fencing
  • resource-level fencing
    • about / Fencing
  • rgmanager program / Proxmox HA need to know
  • ruleset
    • in Ceph / Editing the CRUSH map
    • Ceph pool, assigning to / Assigning a pool to the ruleset

S

  • #script option / #script
  • #stopwait option / #stopwait
  • 192.110.10.0 subnet / Scenario #1 – academic institution
  • 192.160.10.0 subnet / Scenario #2 – multitier storage cluster using Proxmox cluster
  • 192.160.10.0 subnet, academic institution scenario / Scenario #1 – academic institution
  • 192.168.10.0*6789 subnet / Scenario #2 – multitier storage cluster using Proxmox cluster
  • 192.168.20.0*6790 subnet / Scenario #2 – multitier storage cluster using Proxmox cluster
  • 192.168.30.0*6791 subnet / Scenario #2 – multitier storage cluster using Proxmox cluster
  • 192.170.10.0 subnet, academic institution scenario / Scenario #1 – academic institution
  • 192.180.10.0 subnet, academic institution scenario / Scenario #1 – academic institution
  • 192.190.10.0 subnet, academic institution scenario / Scenario #1 – academic institution
  • sata(n)
    • option / The virtual machine configuration file
  • scenarios
    • academic institution / Scenario #1 – academic institution
    • multitier storage cluster, using Proxmox cluster / Scenario #2 – multitier storage cluster using Proxmox cluster
    • virtual infrastructure, for multitenant cloud service provider / Scenario #3 – virtual infrastructure for multitenant cloud service provider
    • nested virtual environment, for software development company / Scenario #4 – a nested virtual environment for a software development company
    • virtual infrastructure for the public library / Scenario #5 – a virtual infrastructure for the public library
    • multifloor office virtual infrastructure with virtual desktops / Scenario #6 – multifloor office virtual infrastructure with virtual desktops
    • virtual infrastructure for hotel industry / Scenario #7 – virtual infrastructure for hotel industry
    • virtual infrastructure, for geological survey organization / Scenario #8 – virtual infrastructure for a geological survey organization
    • network diagrams / Network diagrams for scenarios
  • scsi(n)
    • option / The virtual machine configuration file
  • scsihw
    • option / The virtual machine configuration file
  • Search tab, Datacenter menu / The Search tab
  • server class
    • versus desktop class / Desktop class versus server class
  • Service Level Agreement (SLA) / Noncommercial/commercial storage options
  • Services / Menu chart
  • shared storage
    • versus shared storage / Local storage versus shared storage
    • versus local storage / Local storage versus shared storage
    • benefits / Local storage versus shared storage
    • space, expanding / Seamless expansion of multinode storage space
    • centralized backup / Centralized backup
    • Central storage management / Multilevel data tiering
    • comparing, with local storage / Local and shared storage comparison
  • shares
    • option / The virtual machine configuration file
  • snapshot option, for VM backup
    • creating / Creating snapshots
  • Snapshots tab, virtual machine / The Snapshots tab
  • sockets
    • option / The virtual machine configuration file
  • Solaris+napp-IT
    • URL / Noncommercial/commercial storage options
  • Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
    • about / Virtual bridge
  • SSH Key
    • generating / Generating an SSH Key
  • startdate
    • option / The virtual machine configuration file
  • startup
    • option / The virtual machine configuration file
  • STONITH
    • about / Fencing
  • storage system issues
    • damaged LVM storage / Deleting damaged LVM with error read failed from 0 to 4096
    • timing out error / Proxmox cannot mount NFS share due to time-out error
    • NFS shares, deleting / Removing stale NFS shares when a stale file handle error occurs
    • mode session exit code 21 errors / The occurrence of '--mode session exit code 21' errors while accessing iSCSI target
    • iSCSI target reading error / Cannot read an iSCSI target even after it has been deleted from Proxmox storage
    • OSDs existence, after Ceph node removal / OSDs still show up in Proxmox after you remove the Ceph node
    • No Such Block Device error / The 'No Such Block Device' error that shows up during creation of an OSD
    • unused blocks, trimming / The fstrim command does not trim unused blocks for Ceph
    • RBD Couldn't Connect To Cluster (500) error / The 'RBD Couldn't Connect To Cluster (500)' error when connecting Ceph with Proxmox
    • storage type, changing from ide to virtio / Changing the storage type from ide to virtio
    • pveceph configuration not initialized (500) error / The 'pveceph configuration not initialized (500)' error for the Ceph tab
    • Ceph FS, mounting / Ceph FS storage disappears after a Proxmox node reboots
    • VM parsing error / VM cloning does not parse in Ceph storage
  • Storage tab, Datacenter menu / The Storage tab
  • storage types, Proxmox
    • directory / Storage types in Proxmox
    • LVM / Storage types in Proxmox
    • NFS / Storage types in Proxmox
    • iSCSI / Storage types in Proxmox
    • GlusterFS / Storage types in Proxmox
  • subnets, academic institution scenario
    • 192.170.10.0 / Scenario #1 – academic institution
    • 192.180.10.0 / Scenario #1 – academic institution
    • 192.160.10.0 / Scenario #1 – academic institution
    • 192.110.10.0 / Scenario #1 – academic institution
    • 192.190.10.0 / Scenario #1 – academic institution
  • Subscription tab, node-specific tabs / The Subscription tab
  • SUDO permission
    • assigning, to user / Assigning SUDO permission to a user
  • Summary tab, node-specific tabs / The Summary tab
  • Summary tab, virtual machine / The Summary tab
  • Supermicro
    • URL / Brand servers
  • Syslog tab, node-specific tabs / The Syslog tab

T

  • tablet
    • option / The virtual machine configuration file
  • template
    • cloning / Cloning using a template
    • cloning, Linked Clone / Full Clone versus Linked Clone
  • thick provisioning / The .qcow2 image type
  • thin provisioning / The .qcow2 image type

U

  • -unique option / Command-line vzdump
  • UBC tab, node-specific tabs / The UBC tab
  • Ubuntu
    • setting up / Installing and setting up Ubuntu
    • installing / Installing and setting up Ubuntu
    • updating / Updating Ubuntu
  • UCB
    • about / The UBC tab
  • unused(n)
    • option / The virtual machine configuration file
  • Updates tab, node-specific tabs / The Updates tab
  • usb(n)
    • option / The virtual machine configuration file
  • user
    • SUDO permission, assigning to / Assigning SUDO permission to a user
  • user configuration files (user.cfg file)
    • format / User configuration files
    • password configuration file / The password configuration file
    • virtual machine configuration file(vmid.conf) / The virtual machine configuration file
    • Proxmox OpenVZ configuration file / The Proxmox OpenVZ configuration file
    • version configuration file / The version configuration file

V

  • .vmdk image type / Supported image formats, The .vmdk image type
  • version configuration file(.version file)
    • about / The version configuration file
  • vga
    • option / The virtual machine configuration file
  • virtio(n)
    • option / The virtual machine configuration file
  • virtio driver
    • ISO image download, URL / The virtio virtual disk is not available during the Windows Server installation
  • VirtIO interface driver, Mac OS
    • URL / Virtual Network Interface Card (vNIC)
  • VirtIO interface driver, Windows
    • URL / Virtual Network Interface Card (vNIC)
  • virtual bridge
    • about / Virtual bridge
    • adding / Adding a virtual bridge, Adding a bonding interface
  • virtual disks image
    • about / Virtual disk image
    • supported image formats / Supported image formats
    • .qcow2 image type / The .qcow2 image type
    • .raw image type / The .raw image type
    • .vmdk image type / The .vmdk image type
    • file, manipulating / Image file manipulation
  • virtual image file
    • manipulating / Image file manipulation
    • resizing / Resizing virtual disk image
    • moving / Moving a virtual disk image
  • virtual infrastructure, for geological survey organization
    • key requirements / Scenario #8 – virtual infrastructure for a geological survey organization
    • network diagram / Network diagrams for scenarios
  • virtual infrastructure, for hotel industry
    • key requirements / Scenario #7 – virtual infrastructure for hotel industry
    • about / Scenario #7 – virtual infrastructure for hotel industry
    • network diagram / Network diagrams for scenarios
  • virtual infrastructure, for multitenant cloud service provider
    • key requirements / Scenario #3 – virtual infrastructure for multitenant cloud service provider
    • vmbr0 / Scenario #3 – virtual infrastructure for multitenant cloud service provider
    • vmbr5 / Scenario #3 – virtual infrastructure for multitenant cloud service provider
    • vmbr10 / Scenario #3 – virtual infrastructure for multitenant cloud service provider
    • vmbr20 / Scenario #3 – virtual infrastructure for multitenant cloud service provider
    • vmbr30 / Scenario #3 – virtual infrastructure for multitenant cloud service provider
    • vmbr40 / Scenario #3 – virtual infrastructure for multitenant cloud service provider
    • vmbr50 / Scenario #3 – virtual infrastructure for multitenant cloud service provider
    • vmbr60 / Scenario #3 – virtual infrastructure for multitenant cloud service provider
  • virtual infrastructure, for public library
    • key requirements / Scenario #5 – a virtual infrastructure for the public library
    • about / Scenario #5 – a virtual infrastructure for the public library
    • 192.160.10.0 subnet / Scenario #5 – a virtual infrastructure for the public library
    • 192.200.200.0 subnet / Scenario #5 – a virtual infrastructure for the public library
    • network diagram / Network diagrams for scenarios
  • virtual infrastructure for multitenant cloud service provider
    • network diagram / Network diagrams for scenarios
  • virtual machine
    • live migration / Live migration of a virtual machine
  • virtual machine configuration file
    • values / The virtual machine configuration file
    • KVM configuration file, arguments / Arguments in the KVM configuration file
  • virtual machine configuration file(vmid.conf)
    • about / The virtual machine configuration file
  • virtual machine HA
    • configuring / Configuring virtual machine HA
  • virtual machine list file
    • cluster logfile / The cluster logfile
  • virtual machine list file(vmlist file)
    • about / The virtual machine list file
  • virtual machines, basic cluster
    • adding / Adding virtual machines
    • main virtual machine / Main virtual machine
    • KVM virtual machine, creating / Creating a KVM virtual machine
    • OpenVZ virtual machine, creating / Creating an OpenVZ virtual machine
  • virtual machine tabs
    • Summary tab / The Summary tab
    • Hardware tab / The Hardware tab
    • Options tab / The Options tab
    • Backup tab / The Backup tab
    • Snapshots tab / The Snapshots tab
    • Permissions tab / The Permissions tab
  • virtual network
    • about / Introduction to a virtual network, Virtual network
    • network virtualization / Introduction to a virtual network
    • versus physical network / Physical network versus virtual network, Virtual network
  • Virtual Network Computing (VNC) / Multitenant network diagram
  • virtual network scenarios
    • about / Sample virtual networks
    • Proxmox simplest form / Network #1 – Proxmox in its simplest form
    • multitenant environment / Network #2 – multitenant environment
    • academic institution / Network #3 – academic institution
  • Virtual NIC (vNIC) / The Network tab
  • VLAN
    • about / Virtual LAN (VLAN)
    • URL / Virtual LAN (VLAN)
    • adding / Adding VLAN
  • VM
    • transforming, into template / Transforming VM into a template
    • creating, from template / Creating a VM from a template
    • advanced configuration options / Advanced configuration options for a VM, The hotplugging option for <vmid>.conf
    • backing up / Backing up a virtual machine
    • backing up, with full backup / Backing up a VM with a full backup
    • restoring / Restoring a virtual machine
  • VM, backing up
    • full backup option / Proxmox backup and snapshot options
    • snapshot option / Proxmox backup and snapshot options
    • vzdump / Command-line vzdump
    • vzdump.conf file / Backup configuration file – vzdump.conf
  • vmbr0, virtual bridge / Scenario #3 – virtual infrastructure for multitenant cloud service provider
  • vmbr1, virtual bridge / Scenario #3 – virtual infrastructure for multitenant cloud service provider
  • vmbr5, virtual bridge / Scenario #3 – virtual infrastructure for multitenant cloud service provider
  • vmbr10, virtual bridge / Scenario #3 – virtual infrastructure for multitenant cloud service provider
  • vmbr20, virtual bridge / Scenario #3 – virtual infrastructure for multitenant cloud service provider
  • vmbr30, virtual bridge / Scenario #3 – virtual infrastructure for multitenant cloud service provider
  • vmbr40, virtual bridge / Scenario #3 – virtual infrastructure for multitenant cloud service provider
  • vmbr50, virtual bridge / Scenario #3 – virtual infrastructure for multitenant cloud service provider
  • vmbr60, virtual bridge / Scenario #3 – virtual infrastructure for multitenant cloud service provider
  • vmbrX
    • about / Virtual bridge
  • VNC/SPICE console issues / VNC/SPICE console issues, The SPICE console has become unstable after the Proxmox VE 3.2 update, Remote Viewer is unable to connect to a SPICE-enabled virtual machine on Windows OS
  • vNIC
    • about / Virtual Network Interface Card (vNIC)
  • vzdump.conf file
    • about / Backup configuration file – vzdump.conf
    • #bwlimit / #bwlimit
    • #lockwait / #lockwait
    • #stopwait / #stopwait
    • #script / #script
    • #exclude-path / #exclude-path
  • vzdump options
    • -all / Command-line vzdump
    • -bwlimit / Command-line vzdump
    • -compress / Command-line vzdump
    • -mailto / Command-line vzdump
    • -maxfiles / Command-line vzdump
    • -mode / Command-line vzdump
    • -remove / Command-line vzdump

W

  • WASP Asset Tracking Software
    • URL / Hardware tracking

X

  • Xeon-based Proxmox node
    • hardware details / A Xeon-based Proxmox node

Y

  • Yottabyte
    • URL / Noncommercial/commercial storage options

Z

  • ZFS
    • about / FreeNAS – budget shared storage
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