Proxmox is it's own linux distro with a customized kernel that focuses on kvm. So installing it on a box takes it over.
I've also setup a proxmox backup server and I'm doing backups of all my VMs in 30 minute intervals.

It *feels* a bit like vsphere. The interface is *miles* better than OpenStack's interface.

Tim.

On Thu, Jan 25, 2024 at 5:03 PM John Stoffel <john@stoffel.org> wrote:
>>>>> "Gregory" == Gregory Boyce via WLUG <wlug@lists.wlug.org> writes:

> Coincidentally, I just recently started in a support role at Scale
> Computing, which provides virtualization leveraging qemu/kvm, with
> their own proprietary clustered filesystem.

Can we convince you to come and give us a talk?  This looks really
interesting!


> Obviously I'm a bit biased since they pay me, but I have been pretty impressed with the product.

> On Thu, Jan 25, 2024 at 10:38 AM Tim Keller via WLUG <wlug@lists.wlug.org> wrote:

>     Hey Gang,

>     As many of us have been watching the news, BroadCom has been gleefully destroying vmware at
>     scale.

>     I've been exploring FOSS replacements for esxi and one of those is Proxmox. It looks pretty
>     cool and has a pretty awesome set of features.

>     Tim.
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