Proxmox VE – Advanced Techniques
Clusters, shared storage, and other advanced topics
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Machine Learning Engineer
In the Advanced course, you will learn how to plan, set up, and reliably operate Proxmox VE as a high-availability cluster platform in an enterprise environment. You will gain a deeper understanding of quorum/consistency, redundant networking, shared storage, and Ceph; perform migrations safely; and master failover and recovery—all to minimize downtime and ensure scalable operations.
1. Cluster Design & Implementation
- Requirements, Roles, Best Practices; Planning, Scaling, Checklist
2. Core Services & Quorum (pmxcfs & Corosync)
- Consistency, error detection; quorum behavior and recovery
3. Cluster Networking & SDN
- Management vs. Data, Bonding/MTU; VLAN/SDN, Policy-Based Approaches
4. Storage & Data Protection
- NFS, iSCSI, LVM, ZFS; performance, backup considerations; classification
5. Ceph Operations in Proxmox
- OSD/Mon/Mgr, RBD/CephFS; Maintenance, Upgrades, Best Practices
6. Workload Migrations
- Live/Offline, Requirements/Limits; LXC vs. KVM
7. High Availability & Resilience
- HA Manager, Fencing, Failover Policies; Node, Network, and Storage Failures & Recovery
8. Operations: Automation, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting
- REST API, pvesh, qm/ct; Workflows, Logs/Diagnostics, Alerts, Completion Checklist
Requirements:
- You have practical experience with Proxmox VE and are familiar with the basics.
- Basic knowledge of Linux and networking is required.
- Planning, sizing, and setting up a Proxmox VE cluster according to best practices (scalable and reliable)
- Apply a troubleshooting methodology (logs, diagnostic tools, checks) to identify and resolve issues more quickly
- Evaluating and Restoring Cluster Consistency, Including Quorum Handling During Failures (pmxcfs/Corosync)
- Designing a redundant cluster network, including VLAN/SDN approaches for clear separation and stable data paths
- Selecting and integrating shared storage options, and assessing their impact on performance and backup
- Deploying and operating a Ceph cluster in Proxmox (RBD/CephFS), including low-risk maintenance and upgrades
- Performing live and offline migrations within the cluster, including an assessment of prerequisites and limitations (KVM vs. LXC)
- Configuring and testing high availability, including fencing and failover policies, to ensure reproducible recovery processes
- Proficiency in handling typical failure scenarios (node/network/storage) and structured incident management to minimize downtime
- Automation via API/CLI and setting up basic monitoring and alerting workflows
This course consists of antraining is led by an instructor who provides live guidance to participants. Theory and practice are taught through live demonstrations and hands-on exercises. The course uses the video conferencing software Zoom.
This advanced course is designed for experienced system administrators, system engineers, and virtualization/infrastructure administrators who are already using Proxmox VE or are in the process of implementing it, and who now want to confidently plan, operate, and manage clusters, shared storage/Ceph, and high availability in an enterprise environment—including handling disruptions.
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