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Host System Administration
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include::attributes.txt[]

{pve} is based on the famous https://www.debian.org/[Debian] Linux
distribution. That means that you have access to the whole world of
Debian packages, and the base system is well documented. The
https://debian-handbook.info/download/stable/debian-handbook.pdf[Debian
Administrator\'s Handbook] is available online, and provides a
comprehensive introduction to the Debian operating system (see
xref:Hertzog13[]).

A standard {pve} installation uses the default repositories from
Debian, so you get bug fixes and security updates through that
channel. In addition, we provide our own package repository to roll
out all {pve} related packages. This includes updates to some
Debian packages when necessary.

We also deliver a specially optimized Linux kernel, where we enable all
required virtualization and container features. That kernel includes
drivers for http://zfsonlinux.org/[ZFS], and several hardware drivers.
For example, we ship Intel network card drivers to support their
newest hardware.

The following sections will concentrate on virtualization related
topics. They either explains things which are different on {pve}, or
tasks which are commonly used on {pve}. For other topics, please refer
to the standard Debian documentation.


ifdef::wiki[]

See Also
--------

* link:/wiki/Package_Repositories[Package Repositories]

* link:/wiki/Network_Configuration[Network Configuration] 

* link:/wiki/System_Software_Updates[System Software Updates]

* link:/wiki/Disk_Health_Monitoring[Disk Health Monitoring]

* link:/wiki/Logical_Volume_Manager_(LVM)[Logical Volume Manager (LVM)]

* link:/wiki/ZFS_on_Linux[ZFS on Linux]

endif::wiki[]


ifndef::wiki[]

include::pve-package-repos.adoc[]

include::system-software-updates.adoc[]

include::pve-network.adoc[]

include::pve-disk-health-monitoring.adoc[]

include::local-lvm.adoc[]

include::local-zfs.adoc[]

endif::wiki[]


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TODO:

Working with 'systemd'
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Journal and syslog
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TODO: explain persistent journal...

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	1	Host System Administration
	2	==========================
	3	include::attributes.txt[]
	4
	5	{pve} is based on the famous https://www.debian.org/[Debian] Linux
	6	distribution. That means that you have access to the whole world of
	7	Debian packages, and the base system is well documented. The
	8	https://debian-handbook.info/download/stable/debian-handbook.pdf[Debian
	9	Administrator\'s Handbook] is available online, and provides a
	10	comprehensive introduction to the Debian operating system (see
	11	xref:Hertzog13[]).
	12
	13	A standard {pve} installation uses the default repositories from
	14	Debian, so you get bug fixes and security updates through that
	15	channel. In addition, we provide our own package repository to roll
	16	out all {pve} related packages. This includes updates to some
	17	Debian packages when necessary.
	18
	19	We also deliver a specially optimized Linux kernel, where we enable all
	20	required virtualization and container features. That kernel includes
	21	drivers for http://zfsonlinux.org/[ZFS], and several hardware drivers.
	22	For example, we ship Intel network card drivers to support their
	23	newest hardware.
	24
	25	The following sections will concentrate on virtualization related
	26	topics. They either explains things which are different on {pve}, or
	27	tasks which are commonly used on {pve}. For other topics, please refer
	28	to the standard Debian documentation.
	29
	30
	31	ifdef::wiki[]
	32
	33	See Also
	34	--------
	35
	36	* link:/wiki/Package_Repositories[Package Repositories]
	37
	38	* link:/wiki/Network_Configuration[Network Configuration]
	39
	40	* link:/wiki/System_Software_Updates[System Software Updates]
	41
	42	* link:/wiki/Disk_Health_Monitoring[Disk Health Monitoring]
	43
	44	* link:/wiki/Logical_Volume_Manager_(LVM)[Logical Volume Manager (LVM)]
	45
	46	* link:/wiki/ZFS_on_Linux[ZFS on Linux]
	47
	48	endif::wiki[]
	49
	50
	51	ifndef::wiki[]
	52
	53	include::pve-package-repos.adoc[]
	54
	55	include::system-software-updates.adoc[]
	56
	57	include::pve-network.adoc[]
	58
	59	include::pve-disk-health-monitoring.adoc[]
	60
	61	include::local-lvm.adoc[]
	62
	63	include::local-zfs.adoc[]
	64
	65	endif::wiki[]
	66
	67
	68	////
	69	TODO:
	70
	71	Working with 'systemd'
	72	----------------------
	73
	74	Journal and syslog
	75	~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
	76
	77	TODO: explain persistent journal...
	78
	79	////