large set of clustered nodes. The cluster stack is fully integrated
and ships with the default installation.
-.Unique Multi-master Design
+Unique Multi-master Design::
The integrated web-based management interface gives you a clean
overview of all your KVM guests and Linux containers and even of your
or cluster from the GUI. There is no need to install a separate,
complex, and pricy management server.
-.Proxmox Cluster File System (pmxcfs)
+Proxmox Cluster File System (pmxcfs)::
Proxmox VE uses the unique Proxmox Cluster file system (pmxcfs), a
database-driven file system for storing configuration files. This
persistent database on disk, nonetheless, a copy of the data resides
in RAM which provides a maximum storage size is 30MB - more than
enough for thousands of VMs.
-
++
Proxmox VE is the only virtualization platform using this unique
cluster file system.
-.Web-based Management Interface
+Web-based Management Interface::
Proxmox VE is simple to use. Management tasks can be done via the
included web based managment interface - there is no need to install a
and syslogs of each single node. This includes running backup or
restore jobs, live-migration or HA triggered activities.
-.Command Line
+Command Line::
For advanced users who are used to the comfort of the Unix shell or
Windows Powershell, Proxmox VE provides a command line interface to
line interface has intelligent tab completion and full documentation
in the form of UNIX man pages.
-.REST API
+REST API::
Proxmox VE uses a RESTful API. We choose JSON as primary data format,
and the whole API is formally defined using JSON Schema. This enables
fast and easy integration for third party management tools like custom
hosting environments.
-.Role-based Administration
+Role-based Administration::
You can define granular access for all objects (like VM´s, storages,
nodes, etc.) by using the role based user- and permission
control lists: Each permission specifies a subject (a user or group)
and a role (set of privileges) on a specific path.
-.Authentication Realms
+Authentication Realms::
Proxmox VE supports multiple authentication sources like Microsoft
Active Directory, LDAP, Linux PAM standard authentication or the
Integrated Backup and Restore
-----------------------------
-The integrated backup tool (vzdump) creates consistent snapshots of
+The integrated backup tool (`vzdump`) creates consistent snapshots of
running Containers and KVM guests. It basically creates an archive of
the VM or CT data which includes the VM/CT configuration files.
complex, flexible virtual networks for the Proxmox VE hosts,
leveraging the full power of the Linux network stack.
+
Integrated Firewall
-------------------
The intergrated firewall allows you to filter network packets on
-any VM or Container interface. Common sets of firewall rules can be grouped into 'security groups'.
+any VM or Container interface. Common sets of firewall rules can
+be grouped into ``security groups''.
+
Why Open Source
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