Proxmox has released Proxmox Virtual Environment 8.4 , a specialized Linux distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux. It is designed for deploying and managing virtual servers using LXC and KVM, and can serve as an alternative to products like VMware VSPhere, Microsoft Hyper-V, and Citrix Hypervisor. The installation ISO-image size is 1.5 GB.
Proxmox VE offers tools to deploy a complete system of virtual industrial servers with a web interface for managing hundreds or thousands of virtual machines. It includes built-in tools for setting up virtual environments and supports clustering, allowing for migration of virtual environments between units without downtime. The web interface features safe VNC console support, role-based access to objects like VMs and storage, and authentication mechanisms such as MS ADS, LDAP, Linux Pam, and Proxmox VE Authentication.
In the new release :
- Synced with Debian 12.10 package base, updated Linux kernel to 6.8.12-9 (package with kernel 6.14 also available). Includes new versions of QEMU 9.2.0, LXC 6.0.0, and ZFS 2.2.7 with patches for kernel 6.14 support. Added support for creating storage pools with CepH 19.2.1 (Squid), CepH 18.2.4 (REEF), and CepH 17.2.8 (Quincy).
- Introduced support for Live-migration of running guest systems with virtual devices interacting with host system physical devices. Live Migration requires new node to have compatible equipment and drivers. Live Migration currently limited to VGPU NVIDIA. Utility “PVE-NVIDIA-VGPU-Shelper” simplifies NVIDIA VGPU driver installation.
- API now available for plugin development to add backup and recovery functionality using external backup platforms. Plugins allow seamless integration of external backup providers with the web interface and Proxmox VE backup stack.
- Virtiofs now supported for accessing host directories from virtual machines.