Published Release PROXMOX VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT 7.1 , a specialized Linux-Distribution based on Debian GNU / Linux, aimed at deploying and maintaining virtual servers using LXC and KVM, and capable of replacing such products like VMware vsphere, Microsoft Hyper-V and Citrix Hypervisor. Installation size ISO image 1 GB.
Proxmox VE provides means for deploying a fully finished system of virtual industrial-level servers with control through Web interface designed to manage hundreds or even thousands of virtual machines. The distribution has built-in tools for organizing backup virtual environments and accessible from the box support for clustering, including the ability to migrate virtual environments from one node to another without stopping work. Among the features of the web interface: support for safe VNC console; access control to all available objects (VM, storage, nodes, etc.) based on roles; Support for various authentication mechanisms (MS ADS, LDAP, Linux Pam, Proxmox VE Authentication).
in new release :
- synchronized with the Debian 11.1 bay base. Made a transition to the Linux 5.13 kernel. Updated LXC 4.0, CEPH 16.2.6, QEMU 6.1 and OpenZFS 2.1.
- in the web interface is given the ability to set the storage period of backups.
- Advanced options have been added to determine the time of creating backups. To start a backup, a separate PVESCHEDULER scheduler process is added, which supports flexible rules for starting backup operations.
- is given the ability to mark backup copies to protect against cleaning or manual removal (until the label is removed, the removal will be blocked).
- Added support for TPM 2.0 (Trusted Platform Module) in any virtual machines, which allowed to implement the ability to install and launch guest systems with Windows 11. In the QEMU package Added support for UEFI Secure Boot.
- containers implemented Fedora 35, Ubuntu 21.12, Almalinux and Rocky Linux support, including the necessary templates for setting distribution data.
- Added the ability to compress container images using the ZStandard (ZSTD) algorithm.
- for unprivileged containers created via the Web interface, the default is enabled to support the attached launch for more complete support for the latest SystemD versions in new templates.
- Supports two-factor authentication support – for one account, several additional factors can now be configured. Added support for WebAuthn and disposable recovery keys.
- Simplified the creation of guest environments with multiple disks. Additional discs can now be added via a virtual machine creation wizard.
- is given the ability to transfer to the SCSI and Virtio disc reading mode in the virtual machine.