Proxmox virtual environment 8.1 has been released. This specialized Linux division, based on Debian GNU/Linux, aims to deploy and maintain virtual servers using LXC and KVM. It is capable of replacing products such as VMWARE vsphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, and Citrix Hypervisor. The installation ISO-image size is 1.2 GB.
Proxmox VE provides a means to deploy a complete system of virtual industrial servers with control through a web interface. This interface is designed to handle control of hundreds or even thousands of virtual machines. The distribution includes built-in tools for organizing virtual environments and supports clustering, including the ability to migrate virtual environments from one unit to another without interrupting work. Some features of the web interface include support for a safe VNC console, access to all available objects (VM, storage, nodes, etc.) based on roles, and support for various authentication mechanisms (MS ADS, LDAP, Linux Pam, Proxmox VE Authentication).
In the new issue, the following updates can be found:
- Synchronization with the Debian 12.2 package base. The Linux kernel has been updated to version 6.5. New versions of QEMU 8.1.2, LXC 5.0.2, and Openzfs 2.2.0 are involved with transfer of corrections from branch 2.2.1.
- A package for creating programatically defined networks (SDN, Software-Defined Networking) has been added to the basic supply. Using the SDN in Proxmox VE, you can create multi-user virtualized zones and networks (VNOTS) deployed at the datacenter level, which can be controlled directly through the web interface. This includes the creation of isolated virtual private networks for individual cluster nodes, as well as complex overlaine networks covering several clusters.
- Support for verified load in UEFI Secure Boot has been added. This guarantees the use of only