Learning Proxmox VE Learning Proxmox VE Proxmox VE 4.1 provides an open source, enterprise virtualization platform on which to host virtual servers as What you will learn from this book either virtual machines or containers. Install and confi gure Proxmox VE 4.1 This book will support your practice of the requisite skills to successfully create, tailor, and deploy virtual machines Download container templates and virtual and containers with Proxmox VE 4.1. appliances Following a survey of PVE's features and characteristics, Create and host containers based on this book will contrast containers with virtual machines and templates establish cases for both. It walks through the installation Create and host virtual machines of Proxmox VE, explores the creation of containers and virtual machines, and suggests best practices for virtual Optimize virtual machine performance disk creation, network confi guration, and Proxmox VE for common use cases host and guest security. Apply the latest security patches to Throughout the book, you will navigate the Proxmox VE a Proxmox VE host Community Experience Distilled 4.1 web interface and explore options for command-line management. Contrast PVE virtual machines and containers in order to recognize their respective use cases Who this book is written for Secure Proxmox VE hosts as well as virtual This book is intended for server and system administrators machines and containers and engineers who are eager to take advantage of the Learning Proxmox VE potential of virtual machines and containers to manage Assess the benefi ts of virtualization with servers more effi ciently and make the best use of regard to budgets, server real estate, Rik Goldman resources, from energy consumption to hardware maintenance, and management time utilization and physical real estate. Unleash the power of Proxmox VE by setting up a $ 44.99 US £ 28.99 UK dedicated virtual environment to serve both containers and virtual machines Prices do not include community experience distilled local sales tax or VAT PUBLISHINGP U B L I S H I N G where applicable Visit www.PacktPub.com for books, eBooks, code, downloads, and PacktLib. Rik Goldman Learning Proxmox VE Unleash the power of Proxmox VE by setting up a dedicated virtual environment to serve both containers and virtual machines Rik Goldman BIRMINGHAM - MUMBAI Learning Proxmox VE Copyright © 2016 Packt Publishing All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embedded in critical articles or reviews. Every effort has been made in the preparation of this book to ensure the accuracy of the information presented. However, the information contained in this book is sold without warranty, either express or implied. Neither the author, nor Packt Publishing, and its dealers and distributors will be held liable for any damages caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by this book. Packt Publishing has endeavored to provide trademark information about all of the companies and products mentioned in this book by the appropriate use of capitals. However, Packt Publishing cannot guarantee the accuracy of this information. First published: March 2016 Production reference: 1290316 Published by Packt Publishing Ltd. Livery Place 35 Livery Street Birmingham B3 2PB, UK. ISBN 978-1-78398-178-6 www.packtpub.com Credits Author Project Coordinator Rik Goldman Bijal Patel Reviewer Proofreader Ludovic L’HOIR Safis Editing Acquisition Editor Indexer Sonali Vernekar Mariammal Chettiyar Content Development Editor Graphics Anish Dhurat Kirk D'Penha Disha Haria Technical Editor Production Coordinator Ryan Kochery Arvindkumar Gupta Copy Editor Merilyn Pereira About the Author Rik Goldman had 18 years of professional IT experience and 17 years of teaching experience when he became the director of technology and a teacher of advanced computing at Chelsea School in 2012. Throughout his 10 years at the university, he concentrated on literary computing, new media, humanities computing, and virtuality. At first, Rik supported his studies by developing institutional websites and database applications; eventually, however, he became the administrator of Solaris and Irix servers for West Virginia University's Center for Literary Computing, a lab committed to the study of electronic texts, virtuality, and digital composition and rhetoric. In the classroom, Rik's commitment to authentic teaching and learning as well as his advocacy of social justice and equity have placed him at the vanguard of technology education. Working with and learning from his students, he has overseen projects that have provided real solutions for school infrastructure, data management, and programming. His many accomplishments reveal an educator who strives to provide authentic opportunities for learning and engagement, but his true legacy lies in what he has engendered in his students: a desire for knowledge, a critical urge, and an analyst's zeal for complex abstractions. Through this work with students and his responsibilities as a systems administrator, Rik has enjoyed a productive preoccupation with virtualization technologies and their impact on popular culture. Since his full-time adoption of Red Hat 5 at home, he has been committed to GNU/Linux and the underlying philosophies that have made it so successful. Consequently, he is a passionate advocate of open source and free software. Together with his students, he has contributed to the success of a myriad open source endeavors by developing documentation, writing code, and mentoring communities of young developers from around the world. In his free time, Rik enjoys reading literature, exploring critical theory, listening to records, and traveling to concerts with his family. Acknowledgments This book could not have been realized without the kind patience, understanding, and encouragement of Sabre Goldman and our remarkable son, Ender Ripley. Whatever fantastic adventures I dream of, it's through Sabre's unflagging support and enduring patience that those impossible dreams are realized. The importance that my mother places on the power of words, text, and narrative continues to influence my life's trajectory and always propels me toward opportunities to find the right word. Without her, I wouldn't have had the interest or skills to pursue this opportunity. Thanks to the Chelsea School community, particularly my colleagues and students, without whom there's no me. I am lucky to be a part of a community that never fails to inspire me to learn, develop, share, and improve. My sincerest thanks go out to Tim Bielawa, the author of The Linux Sysadmin’s Guide to Virtual Disks. By posting a public draft of his work in progress, he did this project significant good. Cheers to Tim and so many others who contribute documentation of open source projects. About the Reviewer Ludovic L’HOIR is 42 years old and has worked in the IT sector for the past 15 years . He first studied Greek Archeology then after his diploma he decided to change his life and left France to live in Australia for about 2 years. He started his IT career at Reuters SA in 2001 in Geneva as a Network Controller Specialist. In 2005, he founded a company that was the first open source cybercafe in France. His career continued as an IT systems administrator at the IT lab of CNRS. Ludovic also worked at Concorde Logistics (OBS) as a Networks and Systems Manager. After this rich experience, he joined MICHELIN (Tyredating) in September 2010 as CTO. Currently, he is the IT Manager of S4M (Success for Mobile), which is a mobile-native ad tech company transforming ads into genuine personalized content for each individual user. Ludovic is passionate about childhood development. He enjoys writing books for young children (h t t p : / / l u d o b o o k s . f r) and also participating in the doudoulinux project (a Linux distribution especially designed for children to make computer usage as easy and pleasant as possible for them h t t p : / / d o u d o u l i n u x . o r g). In his spare time, Ludovic likes cooking food from different cultures. He lives in the South of France with his wife and 9 year old daughter. www.PacktPub.com For support files and downloads related to your book, please visit www.PacktPub.com . eBooks, discount offers, and more Did you know that Packt offers eBook versions of every book published, with PDF and ePub files available? You can upgrade to the eBook version at www.PacktPub.com and as a print book customer, you are entitled to a discount on the eBook copy. Get in touch with us at [email protected] for more details. At www.PacktPub.com, you can also read a collection of free technical articles, sign up for a range of free newsletters and receive exclusive discounts and offers on Packt books and eBooks. h t t p s : / / w w w 2 . p a c k t p u b . c o m / b o o k s / s u b s c r i p t i o n / p a c k t l i b Do you need instant solutions to your IT questions? PacktLib is Packt's online digital book library. Here, you can search, access, and read Packt's entire library of books. Why subscribe? Fully searchable across every book published by Packt Copy and paste, print, and bookmark content On demand and accessible via a web browser Free access for Packt account holders Get notified! Find out when new books are published by following @PacktEnterprise on Twitter or the Packt Enterprise Facebook page.