## Todo

- [ ] Im forum anmelden 
- [ ] research about initial toml file for proxmox for unattended confiuration of pve - 'proxmox autoinstaller'
- [ ] test zraid1 on two ssd's at home with 'turtle' proxmox host

## Introduction

### basis

- Debian stable + Ubuntu Kernel 
- Virtualisierung mit KVM
- LXC Container
- zfs und ceph unterstuetzt

### features

- snapshots
- kvm virt (windows, linux, bsd)
- lxc container
- HA clustering
- live migration
- flexible storage-wahlmoeglichkeiten
- gui management
- proxmox datacenter manager
- proxmox backup server

### Support Subscriptions

#### basic 

1cpu pro jahr/ 2cpu pro jahr
- zugriff auf enterprise-repos
- stable software updates
- support ueber das kundenportal
- drei support tickets
- reaktionszeit: 1 werktag

#### standard 

1cpu pro jahr/ 2cpu pro jahr
- alle basic leistungen

**zusaetzlich**
- 7 support tickets (total 10)
- remote support (via ssh)
- offline subscrition keyactivation

#### premium 
1cpu pro jahr/ 2cpu pro jahr

- alle standard elistungen 

**zusaetzlich**
- unbegrentzt tickets

## virtualisierungsstack 

![stack](/files/proxmox/2025-05-14.png)

## Ausbau-Varianten

### single node

- storage pool 
	- raid controller with lvm - ceph and zfs dont support raid controller - if raid controller used change to mode and use zfs

### Clustering ohne HA

- several storage pools
- pools not shared - individual

### zfs cluster with asynchron replication

- at least two pools
- in between quorum device which replicates the config between the nodes

### ceph cluster

- at least 3 nodes
- pool is combined and shared

## Installation

- its possible to provide custom toml files to install proxmox automatically
- zfs raid1 for boot drive 
- define correct hostname; not so easy to change later
- modify update repos as first step!  and update/upgrade the system
- hardware: always better to have as many interface ports as possible
	- 2x 1 Gbit for mgmt 
	- 2x 10 Gbit for VMs (redundant, bond via LACP- \{needs stacked switches\} or backup-mode)
	- 2x 25 Gbit for Ceph storage clustering
	- single node at least 4 ports and for clustering at least 6 ports
- remove ip address of virtual bridge and set it directly on physical interface. Thus the VMs cant see the proxmox ip
- bond ports for VMs (ideally tow 10 Gbit ports) and setp virtual bridge on bond0 so that it can be used by VMs ( set 'VLAN aware' at bridge)
- its possible to create a bond for the web ui port


## VM creation

- id ranges can be configured in datacenter manager
- set tags at creation
- choosing guest os type properly as some features are directly set correctly; otherwise performance issues can arrise
- qemu agent recommended to install. improves snapshots and other stuff
- set at disk settings always: 'discard' and 'ssd emulation'. Otherwise ceph or other clustering solutions dont properly about changes on the disks
- best practice is to use virtio for storage and for network as it is the fastest