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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. |
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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:
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Scalability: seamless expansion of compute, network and storage devices (i.e. scale up servers and storage quickly and independently from each other).
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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:
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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.