Proxmox 8 Cluster with Ceph Storage configuration

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Are you looking to setup a server cluster in your home lab? Proxmox is a great option along with Ceph storage. In this video we take a deep dive into Proxmox clustering and how to configure a 3-node Proxmox server cluster with Ceph shared storage, along with Ceph OSDs, Monitors, and Ceph storage Pool. In the end I test a migration of a Windows Server 2022 virtual machine between Proxmox nodes using the shared Ceph storage. Cool stuff. 3 Proxmox Builds below: Minisforum BD795M – https://geni.us/bd795m RackChoice 2U Micro ATX Compact – https://geni.us/rackchoice2u Cooler Master MWE Gold 850 V2 – https://geni.us/coolermaster850 Crucial 128 GB 5600MT/sec RAM – https://geni.us/crucial128gbramkit Noctua NH-L9i-17xx, Premium Low-Profile CPU Cooler – https://amzn.to/4hAKIwG Crucial 96GB kit of DDR5 SODIMM memory kit – https://geni.us/noctuanhl9i17xx Intel X520-DA2 10 GbE network adapter – https://geni.us/intelx520 Kingston 240 GB drive for boot – https://geni.us/kingston240 Samsung EVO 990 Pro 2TB – https://geni.us/samsung990pro2tb MX-4 Thermal paste – https://geni.us/mx4thermalpaste Case fans: https://geni.us/arcticp8 BD795i SE: Minisforum BD795i SE mini-ITX motherboard – https://geni.us/minisforumbd795ise RackChoice 2U Micro ATX Compact Rackmount – https://geni.us/rackchoice2u Coolermaster MWE Gold 850 – https://geni.us/coolermaster850 Crucial 128 GB 5600MT/sec RAM – https://geni.us/crucial128gbramkit Kingston 240 GB drive for boot – https://geni.us/kingston240 Intel X520-DA2 10 GbE network adapter – https://geni.us/intelx520 Samsung EVO 990 Pro 2TB – https://geni.us/samsung990pro2tb Artic P12 slim fan – https://geni.us/arcticp8 BD790i X3D: Thermaltake Tower 200: https://geni.us/thermaltaketower200 Minisforum BD790i X3D: https://geni.us/minisforumbd790ix3d Cooler Master MWE Gold 850 V2 – https://geni.us/coolermaster850 Crucial 128 GB 5600MT/sec RAM – https://geni.us/crucial128gbramkit Artic P12 slim fan – https://geni.us/arcticp8 https://geni.us/asusgeforcertx5070 Predator 1TB boot drive: https://geni.us/predatorssd1tb Samsung 990 Pro 4TB VM storage: https://geni.us/samsungpro9904tb ★ Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrxcWtpd1IGHG9RbD_9380A?sub_confirmation=1 ★ My blog: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com ★ Twitter: https://twitter.com/vspinmaster ★ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-lee-vht/ ★ Github: https://github.com/brandonleegit ★ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/VirtualizationHowto/100092747277326/ ★ Discord: https://discord.gg/Zb46NV6mB3 Introduction to running a Proxmox server cluster - 0:00 Talking about Promox, open-source hypervisors, etc - 0:48 Thinking about high-availability requires thinking about storage - 1:20 Overview of creating a Proxmox 8 cluster and Ceph - 2:10 Beginning the process to configure a Proxmox 8 cluster - 2:24 Looking at the create cluster operation - 3:03 Kicking off the cluster creation process - 3:25 Join information to use with the member nodes to join the cluster - 3:55 Joining the cluster on another node and entering the root password - 4:15 Joining the 3rd node to the Proxmox 8 cluster - 5:13 Refreshing the browser and checking that we can see all the Proxmox nodes - 5:40 Overview of Ceph - 6:11 Distributed file system and sharing storage between the logical storage volume - 6:30 Beginning the installation of Ceph on the Proxmox nodes - 6:52 Changing the repository to the no subscription model - 7:30 Verify the installation of Ceph - 7:51 Selecting the IP subnet available under Public network and Cluster network - 8:06 Looking at the replicas configuration - 8:35 Installation is successful and looking at the checklist to install Ceph on other nodes - 8:50 The Ceph Object Storage Daemon (OSD) - 9:27 Creating the OSD and designating the disk in our Proxmox hosts for Ceph - 9:50 Selecting the disk for the OSD - 10:15 Creating OSD on node 2 - 10:40 Creating OSD on node 3 - 11:00 Looking at the Ceph dashboard and health status - 11:25 Creating the Ceph pool - 11:35 All Proxmox nodes display the Ceph pool - 12:00 Ceph Monitor overview - 12:22 Beginning the process to create additional monitors - 13:00 Setting up the test for live migration using Ceph storage - 13:30 Beginning a continuous ping - 14:00 The VM is on the Ceph storage pool - 14:25 Kicking off the migration - 14:35 Only the memory map is copied between the two Proxmox hosts - 14:45 Distributed shared storage is working between the nodes - 15:08 Nested configuration in my lab but still works great - 15:35 Concluding thoughts on Proxmox clustering in Proxmox 8 and Ceph for shared storage - 15:49