backup: clarify that CLI means FS-level and highlight retention-note

[pve-docs.git] / sysadmin.adoc

diff --git a/sysadmin.adoc b/sysadmin.adoc
index 421ab941bc87ebecd592cdf5498f687b8482942f..361fe02d8b7a097a2a9696d3bb081ef4dbedeabd 100644 (file)
--- a/sysadmin.adoc
+++ b/sysadmin.adoc
@@ -5,31 +5,21 @@ ifndef::manvolnum[]
 :pve-toplevel:
 endif::manvolnum[]
 
-{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
+The following sections will focus on common virtualization tasks and explain the
+{pve} specifics regarding the administration and management of the host machine.
+
+{pve} is based on https://www.debian.org/[Debian GNU/Linux] with additional
+repositories to provide the {pve} related packages. This means that the full
+range of Debian packages is available including security updates and bug fixes.
+{pve} provides it's own Linux kernel based on the Ubuntu kernel. It has all the
+necessary virtualization and container features enabled and includes
+https://zfsonlinux.org[ZFS] and several extra hardware drivers.
+
+For other topics not included in the following sections, please refer to the
+Debian documentation. 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.
-
+Administrator\'s Handbook] is available online, and provides a comprehensive
+introduction to the Debian operating system (see xref:Hertzog13[]).
 
 ifdef::wiki[]
 
@@ -38,7 +28,7 @@ See Also
 
 * link:/wiki/Package_Repositories[Package Repositories]
 
-* link:/wiki/Network_Configuration[Network Configuration] 
+* link:/wiki/Network_Configuration[Network Configuration]
 
 * link:/wiki/System_Software_Updates[System Software Updates]
 
@@ -50,6 +40,7 @@ See Also
 
 * link:/wiki/ZFS_on_Linux[ZFS on Linux]
 
+* link:/wiki/Certificate_Management[Certificate Management]
 endif::wiki[]
 
 
@@ -71,6 +62,14 @@ include::local-lvm.adoc[]
 
 include::local-zfs.adoc[]
 
+include::local-btrfs.adoc[]
+
+include::pvenode.adoc[]
+
+include::certificate-management.adoc[]
+
+include::system-booting.adoc[]
+
 endif::wiki[]