Proxmox: change the storage of a virtual disk

In this tutorial, we will see how to change the location of a virtual disk of a virtual machine or an LXC container. To illustrate this tutorial, we will change the storage location of the virtual disk of VM 103. As we can see, the disk is on local-vm storage. If we look in the …

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Proxmox: create an LXC container

In this tutorial, we will see how to create an LXC container on Proxmox. Overview of LXC LXC which allows container management on Linux. Like any containerization system, LXC containers share resources with the host that hosts them here Promox. LXC has the advantage of being much lighter than a virtual machine but having the …

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Proxmox: create a virtual machine

In this tutorial, I will show how to create a virtual computer (VM) from the Proxmox administration web interface. Create a virtual machine on Proxmox From the Web interface, go to the Proxmox server where you want to create the virtual computer and click on the Create VM 1 button. Enter the name 1 of …

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Proxmox: replication of VMs between 2 Proxmox servers

In this tutorial, we will see how to set up the replication of a virtual machine or an LXD container between two Proxmox servers. Overview of Replication Proxmox allows you to set up the replication of virtual machine disks between two Proxmox servers which are members of the same cluster (Datacenter). Replication is carried out …

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Proxmox: use ZFS as a storage system

In this tutorial, we will see how to use ZFS as a storage system on Proxmox. What is ZFS? Before starting this tutorial, we will see what ZFS (Zettabyte File System) is. In reality ZFS is a file system, but as you will see in its presentation, ZFS is much more than that, it is …

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Proxmox: quorum configuration with a cluster of 2 servers

In this tutorial, I will explain how to configure quorum with a Proxmox cluster composed of two servers. Before starting this tutorial, we will talk about Quorum. What is Quorum Here is a brief definition of Quorum: it is the minimum number of voters necessary in an assembly to make a decision. Transposed into computing …

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GLPI 10: automatic actions configuration

Dans ce tutoriel, je vais vous expliquer comment configurer les actions automatiques dans GLPI 10. Overview of automatic actions in GLPI To carry out certain background actions such as email notifications, collection of messages for ticket generation, various maintenance tasks, etc. GLPI 10 uses automatic actions also called cron. Automatic actions are executed with two …

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Proxmox: send an ISO to Proxmox

In this tutorial, I will explain to you how to upload an ISO to Promox so that you can use it to install an operating system on a virtual machine. When installing Proxmox, several storage spaces are created: To send an ISO to Proxmox, you have two solutions: In this tutorial, we will therefore use …

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Proxmox: configure multipath

In this tutorial, I will explain how to configure multipath on Proxmox. Generally, multipath is necessary when using a two-tier architecture for hypervisors with servers and SAN type storage (FC/iSCSI/… disk array). To ensure high storage availability, servers generally have several connections to the disk bay, what is called multipath in IT. On Proxmox when …

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Proxmox: use the integrated Firewall to secure virtual machines

In this tutorial, we will see how to use the Firewall functionality integrated into Proxmox to secure virtual machines and manage network flows. Presentation of the firewall in Proxmox Proxmox allows you to manage a Firewall at the Hypervisor level which allows you to manage network flows at the levels: This configuration can be done …

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