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Proxmox VE has tightly integrated support for deploying a hyper-converged storage
Proxmox VE has tightly integrated support for deploying a hyper-converged storage
infrastructure. You can, for example, deploy and manage the following two
infrastructure. You can, for example, deploy and manage the following two
storage technologies by using the Webinterface only:
storage technologies by using the web interface only:
ceph: a both, self-healing and self-managing shared, reliable and highly
Ceph: a both self-healing and self-managing shared, reliable and highly
   scalable storage system. Checkout
   scalable storage system. Checkout
   how to manage ceph services on Proxmox VE nodes
   how to manage Ceph services on Proxmox VE nodes
ZFS: a combined file system and logical volume manager with extensive
ZFS: a combined file system and logical volume manager with extensive
   protection against data corruption, various RAID modes, fast and cheap
   protection against data corruption, various RAID modes, fast and cheap

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:

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.