Mastering Proxmox, : Build Virtualized Environments Using the Proxmox VE Hypervisor.

Cover -- Copyright -- Credits -- About the Author -- About the Reviewers -- www.PacktPub.com -- Customer Feedback -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Understanding Proxmox VE and Advanced Installation -- Understanding Proxmox features -- It is free! -- Built-in firewall -- Open vSwitch -- The graphical user interface -- KVM virtual machines -- Linux containers, or LXC -- Storage plugins -- Vibrant culture -- The basic installation of Proxmox -- The advanced installation option -- Debugging the Proxmox installation -- Proxmox subscription and repositories -- Proxmox VE Enterprise repository -- Type -- Subscription key -- Status -- Server ID -- Sockets -- Last checked -- Next due date -- Proxmox VE No-Subscription repository -- Proxmox VE Test repository -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Creating a Cluster and Exploring the Proxmox GUI -- Creating a Proxmox cluster -- Exploring the Proxmox GUI -- The GUI menu system -- Cluster tree view -- Server View -- Folder View -- Storage View -- Pool View -- The Datacenter menu -- Datacenter | Search -- Datacenter | Summary -- Datacenter | Options -- Datacenter | Storage -- Datacenter | Backup -- Datacenter | Permissions -- Datacenter | Permissions | Users -- Datacenter | Permissions | Groups -- Datacenter | Permissions | Pools -- Datacenter | Permissions | Roles -- Datacenter | Permissions | Authentication -- Datacenter | HA -- Datacenter | Firewall -- Datacenter | Support -- Node-specific menus -- Node | Search -- Node | Summary -- Node | Shell -- Node | System -- Node | Network -- Node | DNS -- Node | Time -- Node | Syslog -- Node | Updates -- Node | Firewall -- Node | Disks -- Node | Ceph -- Node | Task History -- Node | Subscription -- KVM menu -- KVM VM | Summary -- KVM | Console -- KVM | Hardware -- KVM | Options -- KVM VM | Task History -- KVM | Monitor -- KVM | Backup -- KVM VM | Snapshot.

KVM | Firewall -- KVM | Permissions -- LXC container menu -- LXC container | Summary -- LXC container | Resources -- LXC container | Network -- LXC container | DNS -- LXC container | Options -- LXC container | Task History -- LXC container | Backup -- LXC container | Snapshots -- LXC container | Firewall -- LXC container | Permissions -- Pool menu -- Pool | Summary -- Pool | Members -- Pool | Permissions -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Proxmox under the Hood -- The Proxmox cluster file system -- Proxmox directory structure -- Dissecting the configuration files -- The cluster configuration file -- logging {  } -- nodelist {  } -- quorum {  } -- totem {  } -- interface {  } -- Storage configuration file -- User configuration files -- The password configuration file -- KVM virtual machine configuration file -- Arguments in the KVM configuration file -- LXC container configuration file -- Version configuration file -- Member nodes -- Virtual machine list file -- The cluster log file -- Ceph configuration files -- Firewall configuration file -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Storage Systems -- Local storage versus shared storage -- Live migration of a virtual machine -- Seamless expansion of multinode storage space -- Centralized backup -- Multilevel data tiering -- Central storage management -- Local and shared storage comparison -- A virtual disk image -- Supported image formats -- The .qcow2 images -- The .raw image type -- The .vmdk image type -- Virtual device types -- Managing disk images -- Resizing a virtual disk image -- Moving a virtual disk image -- Throttling a virtual disk image -- Caching a virtual disk image -- VirtIO bus type for Windows VMs -- Installing VirtIO drivers during Windows installation -- Installing VirtIO drivers after Windows installation -- Storage types in Proxmox -- Directory -- iSCSI -- Logical Volume Management -- NFS -- ZFS -- Ceph RBD.

GlusterFS -- Noncommercial/commercial storage options -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Installing and Configuring Ceph -- Ceph components -- A physical node as cluster member -- Maps -- A cluster map -- A CRUSH map -- Monitor -- OSD -- OSD journal -- Metadata server -- PG -- Pools -- Ceph components summary -- Virtual Ceph for training -- Installing a Ceph cluster -- Installing Ceph on Proxmox -- Preparing a Proxmox node for Ceph -- Installing Ceph -- Creating mons from the Proxmox GUI -- Creating OSDs from Proxmox GUI -- Managing a Ceph pool using Proxmox GUI -- Creating a Ceph pool using Proxmox GUI -- Connecting Ceph to Proxmox -- Ceph command list -- Summary -- Chapter 6: KVM Virtual Machines -- Exploring KVM -- Creating a KVM -- Creating a KVM using an ISO image -- General tab -- Node -- VM ID -- Name -- Resource Pool -- Help -- The OS tab -- The CD/DVD tab -- The Hard Disk tab -- Bus/Device -- Storage -- Disk size (GB) -- Format -- Cache -- No backup -- Discard -- IO thread -- The CPU tab -- Sockets -- Cores -- Enabling NUMA -- Type -- The Memory tab -- The Network tab -- Bridged mode -- Firewall -- NAT mode -- No network device -- Model -- MAC address -- Rate limit (MB/s) -- Multiqueues -- Disconnect -- Creating VM by cloning -- Creating VMs from a template -- Target node -- Mode -- Advanced configuration options for VMs -- Configuring a sound device -- Configuring PCI passthrough -- Configuring GPU passthrough -- Preparing for hotplug -- Configuring VMs with hotplug -- Hotplugging vCPUs -- Hotplugging memory -- Hotplugging disks/vNICs -- Migrating KVM virtual machines -- Summary -- Chapter 7: LXC Virtual Machines -- Exploring LXC virtual machines -- Understanding container templates -- Creating an LXC container -- General tab -- Node -- CT ID -- Hostname -- Unprivileged container -- Resource Pool -- The Template tab -- The Root Disk tab -- Storage.

ACLs -- Enable quota -- The CPU tab -- Cores -- The Memory tab -- The Network tab -- Name -- MAC address -- Bridge -- The VLAN Tag -- Rate limit -- Firewall -- IPv4/IPv6 -- The DNS tab -- The Confirm tab -- Managing an LXC container -- Adjusting resources using the GUI -- Adjusting resources using the CLI -- Adjusting resources using direct modification -- Migrating an LXC container -- Accessing an LXC container -- The noVNC console -- Direct shell through the CLI -- Converting OpenVZ to LXC -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Network of Virtual Networks -- Exploring virtual networks -- Physical networks versus virtual networks -- A physical network -- A virtual network -- Networking components in Proxmox -- Virtual Network Interface Cards -- Adding/removing vNIC -- A virtual bridge -- Adding a virtual bridge through the GUI -- Name -- IP information -- Bridge ports -- VLAN-aware -- Adding a virtual bridge through CLI -- Extra bridge options -- bridge_stp -- bridge_fd -- Virtual LAN -- Adding a VLAN -- Network Address Translation/Translator -- Adding NAT/masquerading -- Network bonding -- Adding a bonding interface -- The layer 2 hash policy -- The layer 2+3 hash policy -- The layer 3+4 hash policy -- Multicast -- Configuring multicast on Netgear -- Open vSwitch -- Features of Open vSwitch -- Adding an Open vSwitch bridge -- Adding the Open vSwitch bond -- Adding Open vSwitch IntPort -- CLI for Open vSwitch -- Practicing Open vSwitch -- Configuration requirements -- Solutions -- Sample virtual networks -- Network #1 - Proxmox in its simplest form -- Network #2 - the multi-tenant environment -- Network #3 - academic institution -- A multi-tenant virtual environment -- A multi-tenant network diagram -- Summary -- Chapter 9: The Proxmox VE Firewall -- Exploring the Proxmox VE firewall -- Components of the Proxmox firewall -- Zones -- Security groups -- IPSet.

Rules -- Protocols -- Macros -- The pve-firewall and pvefw-logger services -- Configuration files of a firewall -- Configuring the data center-specific firewall -- Configuring the Datacenter firewall through the GUI -- Creating the Datacenter firewall rules -- Creating the Datacenter IPSet -- Creating aliases -- Configuring the Datacenter firewall through the CLI -- [OPTIONS] -- [ALIASES] -- [IPSET &lt -- name&gt -- ] -- [RULES] -- [group &lt -- name&gt -- ] -- Configuring a host-specific firewall -- Creating host firewall rules -- Options for the host zone firewall -- Enable a firewall -- The SMURFS filter -- The TCP flags filter -- NDP -- nf_conntrack_max -- nf_conntrack_tcp_timeout_established -- log_level_in/out -- tcp_flags_log_level -- smurf_log_level -- Configuring the host firewall through the CLI -- Configuring a VM-specific firewall -- Creating VM firewall rules -- Creating  aliases -- Creating IPSets -- Options for a VM zone firewall -- Enable DHCP -- The MAC filter -- Input/output policy -- Configuring a VM-specific firewall through the CLI -- Integrating a Suricata IDS/IPS -- Installing/configuring Suricata -- Limitations of Suricata in Proxmox -- Summary -- Chapter 10: Proxmox High Availability -- Understanding HA -- HA in Proxmox -- How Proxmox HA works -- Requirements for HA setup -- At least three nodes -- Shared storage -- Fencing -- BIOS power-on feature -- Configuring Proxmox HA -- The HA menu -- Status -- The Resources menu -- The Groups menu -- ID -- Node -- The restricted checkbox -- The nofailback checkbox -- The Fencing menu -- Testing Proxmox HA configuration -- The Proxmox HA simulator -- Configuring the Proxmox HA simulator -- Summary -- Chapter 11: Monitoring the Proxmox Cluster -- An introduction to monitoring -- Proxmox built-in monitoring -- Datacenter Status -- Node Status -- Zabbix as a monitoring solution.

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