{"id":78,"date":"2025-11-30T16:15:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T16:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adler-tech.com\/?page_id=78"},"modified":"2026-04-13T16:16:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T15:16:21","slug":"proxmox-administration-basic-training","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/adler-tech.com\/?page_id=78","title":{"rendered":"Proxmox Administration  Basic Training"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Duration:<\/strong> 2 days (16 hours total)**<br><strong>Focus:<\/strong> Installation, storage, networking, VM\/CT management, backups, updates, basic clustering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Day 1 \u2013 Core Platform, VMs, Containers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Chapter 1 \u2013 Platform Overview<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Proxmox VE components, GUI, CLI, storage model, cluster basics, virtualization stack (KVM + LXC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Chapter 2 \u2013 Installation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Bare-metal install, BIOS\/UEFI settings, disk layout, ZFS vs ext4, networking defaults, first login, node configuration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Chapter 3 \u2013 Web Interface Navigation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Datacenter vs Node views, resource tree, graphs, tasks, shell, permissions view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Chapter 4 \u2013 Storage Basics<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Directory, LVM, LVM-Thin, ZFS, USB\/SSD\/NAS usage, storage content types, enabling\/disabling storage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Chapter 5 \u2013 Networking Basics<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Bridges, Linux Bonding, VLANs, Linux Firewall, assigning NICs, configuring vmbr0, understanding Proxmox network flow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Chapter 6 \u2013 Virtual Machine Management<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Creating KVM VMs, CPU types, memory ballooning, disk and network devices, GPU pass-through basics, snapshots, cloning, ISO management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Chapter 7 \u2013 Container Management (LXC)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Creating containers, privileged vs unprivileged, templates, resource limits, console access, networking, backups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Chapter 8 \u2013 Templates &amp; Cloning<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Creating VM templates, cloud-init basics, linked clones, full clones, storage impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Day 2 \u2013 Backups, Updates, Monitoring, Basic Cluster<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Chapter 9 \u2013 Backups &amp; Restore<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Backup modes (snapshot, suspend, stop), vzdump jobs, remote storage, retention, restoring VMs and CTs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Chapter 10 \u2013 Updates &amp; Package Management<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Enterprise vs no-subscription repo, update workflow, safe kernel updates, reboot strategies, checking changelogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Chapter 11 \u2013 User Management &amp; Permissions<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Roles, permissions model, access groups, restricting views, API tokens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Chapter 12 \u2013 Basic Monitoring<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Syslog, task history, node graphs, ZFS monitoring, storage usage, HA logs preview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Chapter 13 \u2013 Basic Cluster Setup<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Cluster creation, joining nodes, quorum basics, corosync rings, node communication, health checks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Chapter 14 \u2013 Migration<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Offline vs live migration, shared storage requirements, troubleshooting \u201ccannot migrate\u201d errors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Chapter 15 \u2013 Intro to High Availability<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Concept only: HA group, HA manager, failover logic, fencing basics (no deep dive, only awareness).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Chapter 16 \u2013 Troubleshooting Basics<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Common issues: noVNC errors, storage not available, VM stuck, network misconfig, ZFS degradation, cluster desync.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Duration: 2 days (16 hours total)**Focus: Installation, storage, networking, VM\/CT management, backups, updates, basic clustering. 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