Proxmox, create and administer OpenVZ, Xen, and KVM virtualization with a GUI web interface

I've been playing around with Proxmox for about a month and I really like it. It's a really easy setup if you want to do some virtualization at home for the projects you need it for.

I use OpenVZ containers to test software. It's nice to test a new program or script on a fresh system so that no problems with existing software will interfere.

Basically, what Proxmox does is offer you an easy to install graphical environment that you can use to create and manage virtual machines. It is administered in the web browser and allows you to work with OpenVZ, Xen, or KVM virtual machines.

I'm a complete newbie when it comes to server virtualization, but Proxmox made the process of getting up and running really simple. It's really easy and right now I'm only using it on a computer at home to run several different Linux instances.

Proxmox is easy to install on Debian or you could do as I did and install Proxmox using their bare metal installer ISO which will configure everything for you. I should also mention that I was able to install the Proxmox bare-metal installer ISO on a Virtualbox virtual machine on my main desktop computer.

Running OpenVZ instances doesn't get any easier than with Proxmox.

Dan, 21-05-12 10:31:

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I'm running motsly on Intel Quad and AMD Quads; a total of 10 Proxmox hosts. But none are with VT-d yet. I have a new Corei7 based system, but that will likely run CentOS with the latest stable KVM/ libvirt.The current release of Proxmox has been stable for me. There have been issues over time with 64bit and SMP support, but KVM is moving so fast those have been quickly worked out. And those issues are motsly seen with Windows Server Guests. The only nagging issue is a rock stable clock, which I can address currently with the -rtc-td-hack option.The Proxmox installer is nice, in that it competes well with the free cost VMWare ESXi. It is easy to install and setup a virtual host with a nice web interface. It's just missing a few features that ESXi has by default (easy network config/ vlans/ trunking and disk snapshots).There are few annoying things about Proxmox, but that's a matter of how the storage layer is implemented. A new version is expected soon to address that, but I may have moved on to RedHat/ CentOS only by then.I appreciate your site, good information on the latest with KVM. I check it regularly.

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