Course Outline
Storage and Backup in Proxmox Storage Management
- Local and remote storage
- Using ZFS for advanced storage
- Integration with Ceph for distributed storage
Backup and Disaster Recovery
- Backup strategies in Proxmox
- Snapshots, Replication, and Restore
- Configuring Proxmox Backup Server
Clusters and High Availability
- Introduction to Proxmox clusters
- Creating and managing an HA (High Availability) cluster
- Live VM migration and load balancing
Security and Monitoring Hardening and Security
- Security best practices in virtualized environments
- Configuring firewalls and access protection
- Isolation and protection of VMs and containers
Monitoring Tools
- Resource logging and monitoring
- Integration with Zabbix, Prometheus, Grafana
- Performance analysis and troubleshooting
Use Cases and Applications in Academic and Enterprise Contexts
- Virtualization for university IT labs
- Test and development environments for DevOps
- Hosting production services and applications
- HPC clusters for distributed computing
Practical Exercises
Full installation and configuration of a Proxmox environment Creating and managing virtual machines and containers Configuring a Proxmox cluster with HA and distributed storage Simulating backup, restore, and failover management
Requirements
To follow the course effectively, it is recommended to possess the following skills:
- Basic knowledge of virtualization (hypervisor concepts, VMs, snapshots, etc.)
- Experience administering Linux systems (preferably Debian-based)
- Familiarity with TCP/IP networking, firewall management, and basic security concepts
- Knowledge, even at a basic level, of Proxmox VE or other virtualization environments
- General understanding of storage concepts (RAID, LVM, NFS, iSCSI, etc.)
Testimonials (3)
The knowledge and the patience from the trainer to answer to our questions.
Calin Avram - REGNOLOGY ROMANIA S.R.L.
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The availability of the virtual desktop as form of sandbox for the participants to tinker with is great!
Benedict - Questronix Corporation
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lost of hands on excercises (labs)