Proxmox VE Cluster Administration (EN)

Description

A practical workshop that will teach you how to administer a clustered virtualized Proxmox Virtual Environment platform.

This two-day course on cluster administration in Proxmox VE provides participants with in-depth knowledge of cluster configuration, high availability and security measures, clustering, architecture, resource management, storage, troubleshooting and migration from VMware to Proxmox VE. The course is ideal for technical professionals who want to effectively manage and optimize a virtualized environment with an emphasis on redundancy, security and high availability.

Target

• System administrators and engineers
• IT managers
• Security specialists
• Technical consultants

Contents

• Introduction to clustering in Proxmox VE.
• Cluster architecture, roles and communication between nodes.
• CRUSH maps and their importance for load distribution.

• Specification of the necessary hardware for a cluster solution.
• Redundant hardware and its configuration for failover.

• Installation and basic cluster configuration.
• Cluster resource management and conflict resolution.

• High Availability (HA) - HA Manager Proxmox VE and corosync.
• HA Manager configuration and Corosync role in the cluster.
• Failover scenarios and strategies to minimize downtime.
• Creating HA groups and prioritizing services.

• Integration with LDAP, Active Directory, and Kerberos.
• Create and manage user profiles and permissions at the cluster level.

• Cluster security using firewalls, VLANs and VPNs.
• Communication and storage encryption (LVM, ZFS).

• Explaining hyper-converged infrastructure and the role of Ceph.
• Configuration of Ceph RBD, CephFS and object storage.
• Performance optimization and storage scaling.

• Set up and manage storage replication between clusters.
• Security and monitoring of replication processes.
• Resolving common replication issues.

• Automation of tasks using the Proxmox API.
• Integration with external systems and development of own applications.
• Examples of using the cluster management API.

• Diagnostic tools and methods for problem identification.
• Solving specific cluster conflicts and failure modes.
• Best practices for maintaining cluster health.

• Monitoring network performance and resources in the cluster.
• Using tools like Nagios, Zabbix, Prometheus.
• Analysis and interpretation of performance data.

• Tools and procedures for efficient transfer of data and configurations.
• Case studies and common migration pitfalls.
• Overview of the virtual machine migration process.

Prerequisites

• course Linux administration (pumpedu.cz)
• Basics of computer networks (pumpedu.cz)
• Proxmox Administration Training | Pumpedu

Study Materials