Tag: PVE

First look at Proxmox Datacenter Manager (PDM) – managing multiple Proxmox clusters from a single pane of glass

Did you hear about Proxmox Datacenter Manager? – The new project aims to offer a centralized overview and basic management of multiple nodes and clusters.

It was a most anticipated solution for many Proxmox users, and I believe it has a great future. For now, Proxmox Datacenter Manager is in the alpha phase, and I do not recommend using it in a production environment, but the stable version is planned for 2025, so stay tuned! You can check the project roadmap here.

Next, we will look at how to deploy Proxmox Datacenter Manager and how to connect our first cluster.

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Deploying the Proxmox Virtual Environment 8 on VMware vSphere for lab purposes

When I look at the virtualization platform, I look not only at the functionality but also at the ecosystem, including backups. When Veeam released version 12.2, where Proxmox support was added, I decided that it was time to learn this platform for a bit.

Previously I didn’t have experience with PVE, and this post is my journey on deploying this virtualization platform for lab purposes.

I considered writing a series of posts but later decided to put all the content into one large post.

In this post, I will cover how to deploy PVE nodes, create a 3-node cluster, connect shared storage, create a VM, and enable high availability.

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