Proxmox 2.3 Virtual Environment

Proxmox 2.3 "Virtual Environment"

Proxmox is a commercial company offering specialised products based on Debian GNU/Linux, notably Proxmox Virtual Environment and Proxmox Mail Gateway. Proxmox Virtual Environment is an open-source virtualization platform for running virtual appliances and virtual machines. Proxmox Mail Gateway is a mail gateway with anti-spam and anti-virus features. The products are offered as free downloads with paid-for support and subscription options.

Proxmox VE  Features: complete new GUI based on Ext JS 4 JavaScript framework; fast search-driven interface capable of handling hundreds and probably thousands of VMs; secure VNC console supporting external VNC viewer with SSL support; role based user and permission management for all objects (VMs, storages, nodes, etc.); support for multiple authentication sources (MS ADS, LDAP, Linux PAM, Proxmox VE authentication); High Availability Cluster support for KVM guests and OpenVZ containers; based on Debian  with long-term support Linux kernel with KVM and OpenVZ as default.

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Install:
1: Download ISO image and burn it on a CD
2: Boot from CD and start the automatic installer on your dedicated hardware
3: Read documentation and check support options
4: Configure the Proxmox VE via web interface

Changelog: update QEMU-KVM to 1.4.0; new KVM backup implementation; added RDB (ceph) support on GUI; update Linux kernel to vzkernel 2.6.32; include latest Broadcom bnx2/bnx2x drivers; include latest Adaptec aacraid driver; update e1000e to 2.2.14; update igb to 4.1.2; update ixgbe to 3.12.6; extend memory GUI to support ballooning; implement auto-ballooning; add HD resize feature to expand disks; updated network drivers; added omping binaries (for testing multicast between nodes); update to latest Debian version 6.0.7.