docs/sysadmin.rst

   1 .. _sysadmin_host_administration:
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   3 Host System Administration
   4 ==========================
   5
   6 `Proxmox Backup`_ is based on the famous Debian_ Linux
   7 distribution. That means that you have access to the whole world of
   8 Debian packages, and the base system is well documented. The `Debian
   9 Administrator's Handbook`_ is available online, and provides a
  10 comprehensive introduction to the Debian operating system.
  11
  12 A standard `Proxmox Backup`_ installation uses the default
  13 repositories from Debian, so you get bug fixes and security updates
  14 through that channel. In addition, we provide our own package
  15 repository to roll out all Proxmox related packages. This includes
  16 updates to some Debian packages when necessary.
  17
  18 We also deliver a specially optimized Linux kernel, where we enable
  19 all required virtualization and container features. That kernel
  20 includes drivers for ZFS_, and several hardware drivers. For example,
  21 we ship Intel network card drivers to support their newest hardware.
  22
  23 The following sections will concentrate on backup related topics. They
  24 either explain things which are different on `Proxmox Backup`_, or
  25 tasks which are commonly used on `Proxmox Backup`_. For other topics,
  26 please refer to the standard Debian documentation.
  27
  28
  29 .. include:: local-zfs.rst
  30
  31 .. include:: services.rst