Basics
ZFS replication and HA
Setup ZFS replication and High Availability in Proxmox VE. An entry-level approach. No NFS or Ceph shared storage will be used.
Latest
Proxmox
Proxmox Backup Server
Every system and every device needs backups! Proxmox Backup Server is a stunning Backup Server (later PBS). It's highly recommended and a great tool for automation of critical backups. The PBS makes use of the power of ZFS. You can also backup the Proxmox nodes.
Build
My Terminal - the main tool
The terminal is where I spend most of my day. My main tools are alacritty, iTerm2, zsh, tmux and then neovim. They are riced and have a number of plugins.
Networking
Start using Proxmox
Set up basic services on Proxmox and its VM/CT like personal Add-ons, NTP Chrony, E-mail alerts, Firewall settings, Networking, Users and Pools, Templates Docker, Backup Strategy and DOCUMENTATION.
Build
HP Smart Array 410i as HBA
How to make a HP 410i into a HBA. ZFS loves HBA but HP is shy on the older devices. We will us a hack to get access to all settings in the raid card. I run a HP DL360 Gen 6 with Proxmox as my second NAS and for VM's needing many cores and fast storage, this is how I did it. #HBA #410 #HP
Proxmox
Setting up Proxmox servers
For running ZFS on RAID controllers we need the HBA or IT mode and a separate boot device, you can't boot from a HBA device.
Networking
NetBox Network documentation
NetBox is a fantastic tool for documentation, IPAM and DCIM systems. Can give you IPAM for SDN setups.
Basics
Howto setup Bind 9 DNS - 1
Domain Name Servers DNS are the cornerstone in networking. Usually you have several running in each network - just in case. Proxmox clusters can run a name server on each node and the hidden primary in HA. BIND 9 is an open source DNS software system including an authoritative server,
Oops!
My ZFS pool has a failing disk
This happens some times especially on older consumer grade stuff like SATA disks but also enterprise grade stuff will break. Newer ever think you don't need backup's, you do! ZFS makes all this easier.
Basics
Setup Proxmox on NVMe
We have a 256G NVMe or SSD and want to use this disk for more than a boot disk. We can also use it for a ZFS pool for for VM's using replication and High Availability.
Tools
Proxmox Automation
Some scripts I use to set up and destroy clusters or just build a set ot VM's. I use the cloud-images for a ready-to-run VM with minimal intervention. #proxmox #automation #script
pro
Testing server performances
These are more for the pro users but homelabbers like to test, so I included them. See the Web for more details of using these tools. #homelab