Enterprise Virtualization using Proxmox

 This 32 hours course features intensive hands-on training that focuses on installing, configuring, and managing Proxmox, which includes Proxmox Virtual Environment 7.2 and Proxmox Backup Server 2.3. This course prepares you to administer a full-fledge cloud infrastructure for an organization of any size. This course helps understand the mostly used technologies in software-defined data center.
 

Course Objectives

 The training course consists of several modules and practical lab exercises, covering deployment, setup and configuration. • Overview of Server Virtualization Technology • Overview about Proxmox VE: concept, architecture, underlying technologies • Single node setup • Installation and software updates management • Introduction to web-based management (GUI) • Basics authentication and user management • Network model • Storage model – local and shared storage • KVM: create and manage virtual machines-VM (Windows & Linux) • LXC: create and manage containers-CT (Linux only) • Local Backup – restore and scheduling any task • Proxmox VE Firewall • Proxmox VE Cluster: concept, architecture, features • Hardware requirements for a cluster installation • PVE Cluster: features / setup / configuration / management • High Availability (HA) – Proxmox VE HA Manager and corosync • Hyper-converged Infrastructure (HCI) with Ceph • Software Defined Network • Open-Source Enterprise Backup Solution using Proxmox Backup Server (PBS) • Many exercises and hands-on troubleshooting throughout the training.
 

Intended Audience

  • System Administrators/Engineer
  •  Network Engineer
  • IT Specialist
  • Anyone who wants to deploy virtualization on Home-Lab
 

Prerequisites

This course has the following prerequisites:
  • Basic Networking knowledge
  • Familiar with Linux Operating systems
 

Product Alignment

  • Proxmox VE 7.2 or 7.3
  • Proxmox Backup Server 2.3

Course Summary

Course Fee

৳ 15,000

Training Method

Online

Total Modules

16

Course Duration

24 Hours

Total Session

12

Class Duration

2 Hours

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Details Course Outlines

Module-01

Course Introduction

  • Introductions and course logistics
  • Course objectives

Module-02

Introduction to Virtualization Technologies

  • Virtualization Technologies & Architectural Overview
  • Hardware Core Components Overview
  • Hypervisor Overview
  • Explain Virtualization Types & Categories
  • What Virtualization Technologies Are Available ?
  • Important Virtualization Terminologies
  • Software-Define Data Center Overview

Module-03

Introduction of Containerization

  • What is LXC and LXD
  • Containerization Architecture and Overview
  • Why we use containers?
  • Containers vs Virtual Machines
  • LXC/LXD vs Docker

Module-04

Setup Proxmox Virtualization

  • Overview about Promox VE
  • Single node setup: concept, architecture, underlying technologies
  • Hardware requirements
  • Installation and Configuration of Proxmox VE
  • Software updates and NTP Configuration
  • Web-based management (GUI)

Module-05

Identity and Access Management ( IAM )

  • Basics Authentication & Authorization
  • Securing The root Account
  • Permission Management & Privileges
  • Multi-Factor Authentication for Users
  • Groups and Roles

Module-06

Virtualization Networking Model

  • Proxmox Networking Basics and Network Diagram
  • IP Configuration & Management
  • VLAN Basics and Configuration
  • Bridge Configuration
  • Linux Bond Config

Module-07

Storage model - local and shared storage

  • Storage Concepts
  • Difference between Block, File & Object Storage.
  • Understand SAN storage including Fibre SAN, iSCSI SAN
  • Directory-based storage
  • Shared-LVM storage

Module-08

Virtual Machines and Containers

  • KVM: create and manage virtual machines (Windows & Linux)
  • LXC: create and manage containers (Linux only)
  • Manage VM/CT startup and shutdown behavior
  • Creating VM/Container Templates
  • Creating VM Clone
  • Modify and Manage Virtual Machines (Resource management)

Module-09

Proxmox VE Cluster setup: concepts / architecture / technology

  • Clustering Overview
  • Create Cluster
  • Join Cluster Nodes

Module-10

High Availability (HA) - The Proxmox VE HA Manager

  • High Availability (HA) Overview
  • Create HA Group
  • Resource Add, Restart & Relocate Configuration

Module-11

Hyper-converged Infrastructure (HCI) with Proxmox VE

  • Overview of Hyper Convergence
  • Benefits of HCI
  • Deploy Hyper-Converged Ceph Cluster
  • Ceph Installation & Configuration

Module-12

Testing

  • Live Migration
  • Auto-failover
  • High Availability (HA)

Module-13

Proxmox VE Firewall

  • Security enhancement concepts
  • IPtables/Firewall Overview
  • Generated IPtables Rules
  • Host-Specific Firewall Rules
  • VM Specific Firewall Rules
  • Security Group Implementation
  • Proxmox VE Hosts Security
  • Filter Remote IPs

Module-14

Software Defined Network

  • Basic Overview
  • Installation and Configuration
  • Different Zones and technologies
  • VNets setup
  • Controllers: EVPN and BGP
  • Integration of IPAMs and DNS plugins
  • Setup Example: VLAN, QinQ, VXLAN, EVPN
  • VXLAN IPSEC Encryption

Module-15

Data Protection: local Backup, Restore & Scheduling

  • Backup Procedure Overview
  • Backup Jobs & Retention Policy
  • VM Backup
  • VM Snapshot & VM Clone
  • VM Live Migration
  • VM Restore & Snapshot Revert

Module-16

Proxmox Backup Server (PBS): Open-Source Enterprise Backup Solution

  • Overview and Features
  • Reasons for Data Backup?
  • Backup: Incremental & Deduplication
  • Installation and Configuration
  • Integration with Proxmox VE
  • Backup Job creation and management
  • Restoration
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