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Proxmox Cookbook

Proxmox Cookbook: Over 60 hands-on recipes to perform server virtualization and manage virtualized server solutions with Proxmox

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Proxmox Cookbook

Chapter 2. Getting to Know the Proxmox GUI

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

  • Accessing the Proxmox GUI
  • Viewing styles
  • Accessing datacenter-specific menus
  • Accessing node-specific menus
  • Accessing KVM-specific menus
  • Accessing OpenVZ-specific menus

Introduction

This chapter is about getting to know the robust menu system available in Proxmox VE. We will get to see the Proxmox Graphical User Interface (GUI) where most of the management occurs in a graphical environment. Apart from some advanced configuration through CLI, such as Ceph cluster creation and container UBC configuration, most of the administrative tasks can be performed through the Proxmox GUI.

Accessing the Proxmox GUI

Proxmox GUI is a web-based management control panel, which can be accessed through any major web browser. In this recipe, we are going to see how to access both the desktop and mobile Proxmox GUI through a web browser.

Getting ready

This chapter assumes that you, the reader, have access to a Proxmox cluster to follow along. Refer to Chapter 1, Installing Proxmox, in this book to quickly set up a basic Proxmox node.

How to do it…

The Proxmox VE comes equipped with a web-based management system from where almost all aspects of a cluster or a single node can be controlled. The web GUI is accessible immediately after Proxmox is installed on a hardware platform. Use the following steps to access the Proxmox GUI:

  1. Type this URL into any browser to access the GUI with the format as: https://<any_node_ip/hostname>:8006.

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    As of Proxmox VE 3.3, a mobile interface for the GUI is also available. Most mobile devices, such as tablets and smartphones, will automatically...

Viewing styles

In this recipe, we are going to see different viewing styles available in the Proxmox GUI.

Getting ready

We will start by logging in as a root user.

How to do it…

By default, the GUI is open with Server View. By clicking on the drop-down menu, as shown in the following figure, we can see the other types of views available:

How to do it…

Other view styles available to us are Folder View, Storage View, and Pool View.

How it works…

There are four viewing styles available in the Proxmox GUI:

  • Server View
  • Folder View
  • Storage View
  • Pool View

Displaying Server View

This is the most commonly used view among Proxmox users and is also used as a default in the GUI. The Server View viewing style displays all nodes individually along with their storages and any VMs or containers in them. With this view, it is easy to see which VM belongs to which node. As we can see from the following screenshot, with Server View it is easy to manage node by node:

Displaying Server View

Displaying Folder View

This view takes a categorized folder...

Accessing datacenter-specific menus

These are cluster-wide menus that do not pertain to any specific node or VM, such as users, backup, storage, and so on. Here are datacenter-specific menus:

  • Search
  • Summary
  • Options
  • Storage
  • Backup
  • Users
  • Groups
  • Pools
  • Permissions
  • Roles
  • Authentication
  • HA
  • Firewall
  • Support

Getting ready

Let us view a datacenter-specific menu by clicking on Datacenter from the viewing tree on the left-hand side of the GUI. Here is a screenshot of how the tabbed menu looks when Datacenter is selected:

Getting ready

How to do it…

Click on Datacenter from left navigation window, then click on the appropriate menu from the tabbed menu.

How it works…

Here are the details of each menu and their functions.

Datacenter | Search menu

This menu is for exactly what the name implies: to search for specific resources, such as nodes, VMs, pools, and so on. Type in the keyword in the search box, as shown in the following screenshot:

Datacenter | Search menu

The search box searches both the Type and Description column of the display. In the...

Accessing node-specific menus

These tabbed menus are only available when a node is selected. Here are the menus only accessible when a node is selected:

  • Search
  • Summary
  • Services
  • Network
  • DNS
  • Time
  • Syslog
  • Bootlog
  • Task History
  • UBC
  • Subscription
  • Firewall
  • Updates
  • Ceph

Getting ready

Any changes in a node-specific menu only affect the node itself and not the other nodes or the cluster itself.

How to do it…

Click on a specific node from the left navigation window to make the node-specific tabbed menu visible.

How it works…

Here are the details of each menu and their functions.

Node | Search menu

The function of this menu is same as the Datacenter | Search menu. It allows for the searching of resources, such as a VM or storage within the node.

Node | Summary menu

This menu displays the node status, such as node hardware information and resources, such as CPU, memory, and network bandwidth usage. Here is a screenshot of one of the nodes in our test cluster:

Node | Summary menu

Node | Services menu

This menu displays running services...

Accessing KVM-specific menus

These menus are available when a KVM-based virtual machine is selected on the Proxmox GUI. Any changes made through these tabbed menus affect the VM directly. The available tabbed menu for VMs are shown in the following screenshot:

Accessing KVM-specific menus

Here are the menus only accessible when a KVM-based VM is selected:

  • Summary
  • Hardware
  • Options
  • Task History
  • Monitor
  • Backup
  • Snapshots
  • Firewall
  • Permissions

Getting ready

Any changes in a KVM-specific menu only affect the KVM VM itself and not the other VMs.

How to do it…

Click on a KVM-based virtual machine from the left navigation window to make the node-specific tabbed menu visible.

How it works…

Here are the details of each menu and its functions.

KVM | Summary menu

This menu displays the VM information and resource status. Additionally, there is a Notes box in the VM summary page to enter VM-specific information by a user. Here is a screenshot of the Summary page with some notes added:

KVM | Summary menu

KVM | Hardware menu

This menu displays virtualized...

Introduction


This chapter is about getting to know the robust menu system available in Proxmox VE. We will get to see the Proxmox Graphical User Interface (GUI) where most of the management occurs in a graphical environment. Apart from some advanced configuration through CLI, such as Ceph cluster creation and container UBC configuration, most of the administrative tasks can be performed through the Proxmox GUI.

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Key benefits

  • Learn the process of installing, configuring, and managing Proxmox clusters
  • Explore ways of integrating various storage systems with Proxmox
  • Step-by-step and easy-to-learn instructions to build virtual environments of any size using Proxmox

Description

Proxmox VE's intuitive interface, high availability, and unique central management system puts it on par with the world’s best virtualization platforms. Its simplicity and high quality of service is what makes it the foremost choice for most system administrators. Starting with a step-by-step installation of Proxmox nodes along with an illustrated tour of Proxmox graphical user interface where you will spend most of your time managing a cluster, this book will get you up and running with the mechanisms of Proxmox VE. Various entities such as Cluster, Storage, and Firewall are also covered in an easy to understand format. You will then explore various backup solutions and restore mechanisms, thus learning to keep your applications and servers safe. Next, you will see how to upgrade a Proxmox node with a new release and apply update patches through GUI or CLI. Monitoring resources and virtual machines is required on an enterprise level, to maintain performance and uptime; to achieve this, we learn how to monitor host machine resources and troubleshoot common issues in the setup. Finally, we will walk through some advanced configurations for VM followed by a list of commands used for Proxmox and Ceph cluster through CLI. With this focused and detailed guide you will learn to work your way around with Proxmox VE quickly and add to your skillset.

Who is this book for?

This book is perfect for system administrators who want to learn to implement and administer Proxmox VE environments. Since this book will not cover the basics of Proxmox, a basic understanding of virtualization and networking with Proxmox VE is required.

What you will learn

  • Install and configure an enterprise grade, cluster-based virtual environment using Proxmox
  • Manage a cluster with Graphical User Interface using datacenter, node, KVM, and OpenVZ menus among others
  • Learn different ways of configuring your network and clusters to create complex cloud services
  • Configure and manage the built-in Proxmox firewall to protect your virtual environment
  • Integrate storage systems such as Ceph, Sheepdog, and ZFS for virtual machine management to suit your business needs
  • Backup and restore your data via stop suspend, and snapshot modes
  • Upgrade a Proxmox node with new releases and apply update patches through GUI or CLI
  • Monitor the resources and virtual machines to maintain performance and uptime
  • Explore commands used for Proxmox and Ceph cluster through CLI
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Table of Contents

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1. Installing Proxmox Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
2. Getting to Know the Proxmox GUI Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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8. Updating and Upgrading Proxmox Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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Before this book came out i had been anticipating it for long,,,And it definately lived up to my expectations...The approach taken towards understanding proxmox especially the newly built in firewall interface for each vm was very much appreciated...Thank you very much
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This book came along for me after I had already jumped into the Proxmox scene. This book helped fill in the detail gaps like mortar with bricks.I love the examples and plan to start building more right away!
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I bought this book after managing 2 Proxmox host for about 2 years. So far I was able to find out what I needed in the Proxmox forum. But I realized that it was less and less efficient. So I was looking for a good reference where I could find answers quickly. I was attracted by the sub title: Quick answers to common problems.As a summary I warmly recommend the book especially for 2 topics that are really well described: Network and Storage.The first chapters are ok for a reference but I have to admit that they were not very useful for me.Then comes the Network chapter. What is well done there is that the simple cases are addressed first but also more complex cases are well covered, very applicable and were very inspiring for my case. Diagrams are particularly clear and explicit.The storage chapter share the same qualities. For me the storage model of Proxmox, its flexibility and diversity, its management through a rich GUI is a quite unique strength. I had already read a lot on it. Here it is synthesized with the right level of abstraction. It was very useful for me to architect the right solution for my future setup.Finally some very good points in the last chapters like for instance the recommendation for update and upgrade that is one of the most stressful moment for an admin.Now some points that I would personally change:NFS with ZFS: adding a nice drawing (a la networking drawings) would be a real plusAbout FreeNAS, I would not encourage to talk about a VM install even only to learn, this is a real bad setup and could lead to real losses.About Firewall also I would not recommend to use the Proxmox one. With no custom macro, it could lead some people for instance to stay on port 22 for ssh which is not a good thing at all.And a very detail but that would be very helpful for people doing cut and paste of the shell commands from the book to a terminal: remove the starting # so we can select the full line very fast and paste, especially sometime there is no spacing with the first useful symbol.
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I need to get back and dive into this further, but it did get me out of some binds early on, which really helped. If you don't know anything about Proxmox, this appears to be a good one to have.
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