From c5eadcbd872a03bb089cf373cd93a52c49e851cb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wolfgang Link Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2016 13:57:25 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add new section Web GUI It is a merge from the wiki Central Web-based Management and the pve-install-guide. --- pve-webgui.adoc | 77 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 77 insertions(+) create mode 100644 pve-webgui.adoc diff --git a/pve-webgui.adoc b/pve-webgui.adoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3994f26 --- /dev/null +++ b/pve-webgui.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,77 @@ +Proxmox WebGUI +-------------- +include::attributes.txt[] + +{pve} is simple. There is no need to install a separate +management tool, everything can be done via your web browser (Latest +Firefox and Google Chrome is preferred). To access +VM/CT console, a built in HTML5 console is used. As alternative, SPICE +can be used. + +As we use Proxmox Cluster file system (pmxcfs),you can connect to any +node to manage the whole cluster. + +To use the Central Web-based Management, you need a modern browser, +this includes: + +* Firefox, a release from the current year, or the latest Enterprise +* Support Release Chrome, a release from the current year +* Microsoft currently supported versions of Edge Browser +* Apple currently supported versions of Safari + +If {pve} detect you're connecting from a mobile device, you will +redirected to a light weight touch based UI. + +The web interface can be reached via https://youripaddress:8006 +(default login is: root, the password is specified during the +installation). + + +Features: +^^^^^^^^^ + +* Seamless integration and management of Proxmox VE 4.x Cluster +* AJAX technologies for dynamic updates of resources +* Secure access to all Virtual Machines and Containers via SSL encryption (https) +* Fast search-driven interface, capable of handling hundreds and probably thousands of VMs +* Secure HTML5 console or SPICE +* Role based permission management for all objects (VMs, storages, nodes, etc.) +* Support for multiple authentication sources (e.g. local, MS ADS, LDAP, ...) +* Two-Factor Authentication +* Proxmox VE Firewall +* Based on Ext JS 6.x JavaScript framework + + +Web Gui overview: +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +image::pve_gui.png[] + +The GUI has 3 sectors: + +* On the left side is the navigation bar. The navigation bar is + structured into 4 different types. It has 4 different views, + which can be selected on the top. +** Datacenter: contains all the settings belonging to all machines. +** Nodes: represent the host where the VM/CT runs on. It is named like + the hostname. Normally the name was set by the installation. +** Entity: can be a VM, container or a storage. +** Logical pools: it is possible to group entities to a group for easy management. +* On the right side is the main management center, where all content + of the selected entity form the navigation bar is shown. +* On the bottom is the task log section, where all tasks are shown. + +ifdef::wiki[] + +See Also +~~~~~~~~ + +* link:/wiki/Central_Web-based_Management + +endif::wiki[] +//// +TODO: + +VM, CT, Storage section + +//// -- 2.39.2