hyper-converged-infrastructure.adoc

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   2 Hyper-converged Infrastructure
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   8 {pve} is a virtualization platform that tightly integrates compute, storage and
   9 networking resources, manages highly available clusters, backup/restore as well
  10 as disaster recovery. All components are software-defined and compatible with
  11 one another.
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  13 Therefore it is possible to administrate them like a single system via the
  14 centralized web management interface. These capabilities make {pve} an ideal
  15 choice to deploy and manage an open source
  16 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyper-converged_infrastructure[hyper-converged infrastructure].
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  18 Benefits of a Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) with {pve}
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  21 A hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) is especially useful for deployments in
  22 which a high infrastructure demand meets a low administration budget, for
  23 distributed setups such as remote and branch office environments or for virtual
  24 private and public clouds.
  25
  26 HCI provides the following advantages:
  27
  28 - Scalability: seamless expansion of compute, network and storage devices (i.e.
  29   scale up servers and storage quickly and independently from each other).
  30
  31 - Low cost: {pve} is open source and integrates all components you need such as
  32   compute, storage, networking, backup, and management center. It can replace
  33   an expensive compute/storage infrastructure.
  34
  35 - Data protection and efficiency: services such as backup and disaster recovery
  36   are integrated.
  37
  38 - Simplicity: easy configuration and centralized administration.
  39
  40 - Open Source: No vendor lock-in.
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  45 See Also
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  48 * xref:chapter_pveceph[pveceph - Manage Ceph Services on Proxmox VE Nodes]
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