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Proxmox VE is a virtualization platform that tightly integrates compute, | Proxmox VE is a virtualization platform that tightly integrates compute, storage and | ||
storage and networking resources, manages highly available clusters, | networking resources, manages highly available clusters, backup/restore as well | ||
backup/restore as well as disaster recovery. All components are | as disaster recovery. All components are software-defined and compatible with | ||
software-defined and compatible with one another. | one another. | ||
Therefore it is possible to administrate them like a single system via | Therefore it is possible to administrate them like a single system via the | ||
centralized web management interface. These capabilities make Proxmox VE an ideal | |||
Proxmox VE an ideal choice to deploy and manage an open source | choice to deploy and manage an open source | ||
hyper-converged infrastructure. | hyper-converged infrastructure. | ||
Benefits of a Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) with Proxmox VE | Benefits of a Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) with Proxmox VE | ||
A hyper-converged infrastructure is especially useful for deployments | A hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) is especially useful for deployments in | ||
which a high infrastructure demand meets a low administration budget, for | |||
budget, for distributed setups such as remote and branch office | distributed setups such as remote and branch office environments or for virtual | ||
environments or for virtual private and public clouds. | private and public clouds. | ||
HCI provides the following advantages: | HCI provides the following advantages: | ||
Scalability: seamless expansion of compute, network and storage | Scalability: seamless expansion of compute, network and storage devices (i.e. | ||
scale up servers and storage quickly and independently from each other). | |||
Low cost: Proxmox VE is open source and integrates all components you need such as | |||
Low cost: Proxmox VE is open source and integrates all components you | compute, storage, networking, backup, and management center. It can replace | ||
an expensive compute/storage infrastructure. | |||
Data protection and efficiency: services such as backup and disaster recovery | |||
Data protection and efficiency: services such as backup and disaster | are integrated. | ||
Simplicity: easy configuration and centralized administration. | Simplicity: easy configuration and centralized administration. | ||
Open Source: No vendor lock-in. | Open Source: No vendor lock-in. | ||
Hyper-Converged Infrastructure: Storage | |||
Proxmox VE has tightly integrated support for deploying a hyper-converged storage | |||
infrastructure. You can, for example, deploy and manage the following two | |||
storage technologies by using the web interface only: | |||
Ceph: a both self-healing and self-managing shared, reliable and highly | |||
scalable storage system. Checkout | |||
how to manage Ceph services on Proxmox VE nodes | |||
ZFS: a combined file system and logical volume manager with extensive | |||
protection against data corruption, various RAID modes, fast and cheap | |||
snapshots - among other features. Find out | |||
how to leverage the power of ZFS on Proxmox VE nodes. | |||
Besides above, Proxmox VE has support to integrate a wide range of | |||
additional storage technologies. You can find out about them in the | |||
Storage Manager chapter. | |||
See Also | See Also | ||
pveceph - Manage Ceph Services on Proxmox VE Nodes | pveceph - Manage Ceph Services on Proxmox VE Nodes | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:46, 22 November 2022
Proxmox VE is a virtualization platform that tightly integrates compute, storage and networking resources, manages highly available clusters, backup/restore as well as disaster recovery. All components are software-defined and compatible with one another.
Therefore it is possible to administrate them like a single system via the centralized web management interface. These capabilities make Proxmox VE an ideal choice to deploy and manage an open source hyper-converged infrastructure.
Benefits of a Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) with Proxmox VE
A hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) is especially useful for deployments in which a high infrastructure demand meets a low administration budget, for distributed setups such as remote and branch office environments or for virtual private and public clouds.
HCI provides the following advantages:
-
Scalability: seamless expansion of compute, network and storage devices (i.e. scale up servers and storage quickly and independently from each other).
-
Low cost: Proxmox VE is open source and integrates all components you need such as compute, storage, networking, backup, and management center. It can replace an expensive compute/storage infrastructure.
-
Data protection and efficiency: services such as backup and disaster recovery are integrated.
-
Simplicity: easy configuration and centralized administration.
-
Open Source: No vendor lock-in.
Hyper-Converged Infrastructure: Storage
Proxmox VE has tightly integrated support for deploying a hyper-converged storage infrastructure. You can, for example, deploy and manage the following two storage technologies by using the web interface only:
-
Ceph: a both self-healing and self-managing shared, reliable and highly scalable storage system. Checkout how to manage Ceph services on Proxmox VE nodes
-
ZFS: a combined file system and logical volume manager with extensive protection against data corruption, various RAID modes, fast and cheap snapshots - among other features. Find out how to leverage the power of ZFS on Proxmox VE nodes.
Besides above, Proxmox VE has support to integrate a wide range of additional storage technologies. You can find out about them in the Storage Manager chapter.