Proxmox
Virtual Environment
Proxmox Virtual Environment (VE) is an open-source enterprise platform integrating KVM virtualization and LXC containers. CoreLab provides Proxmox-based infrastructure deployment, migration, and operational support.
Proxmox VE Architecture
Key Features
KVM Virtualization
Type-1 hypervisor-based dedicated virtual machines running Windows, Linux, and various OSes at native performance.
LXC Containers
Lightweight Linux containers with minimal resource overhead for fast booting and efficient resource utilization.
Built-in HA
Automatic VM/container restart on another node when a node fails, ensuring service continuity.
Ceph Storage
Built-in Ceph support for high-availability block, object, and file storage in a single cluster.
Live Migration
Move running VMs between nodes without service interruption for maintenance and load balancing.
Web-based Management
Intuitive web GUI and REST API for integrated cluster, VM, storage, and network management.
Technical Specifications (Proxmox VE 9.1)
| Hypervisor | Type-1 (bare-metal) KVM-based |
| Containers | LXC (Linux Containers) |
| Storage | Ceph RBD, Directory, NFS, iSCSI, LVM, LVM-Thin, ZFS |
| Network | Linux Bridge, Open vSwitch, VLAN |
| Backup | Built-in backup tool (incremental, scheduled, restore) |
| Management | Web GUI (:8006) + CLI + REST API |
| License | AGPLv3 (Open Source) |
CoreLab Proxmox Support Services
Infrastructure Deployment
Proxmox VE cluster design, installation, and initial setup
Migration
Migrate existing VMs from VMware/Hyper-V to Proxmox
Operational Support
Monitoring, patch management, incident response, and optimization