Proxmox just got a vCenter Alternative?! - Proxmox Datacenter Manager!

[@2GuysTek]

*The commands to run because some people can't be bothered to click links:* apt update & apt dist-upgrade -y && apt autoremove -y && apt autoclean -y && reboot echo 'deb download.proxmox.com/debian/pdm bookworm pdm-test' >/etc/apt/sources.list.d/pdm-test.list wget enterprise.proxmox.com/debian/proxmox-release-bookworm.gpg -O /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/proxmox-release-bookworm.gpg apt update apt install proxmox-datacenter-manager proxmox-datacenter-manager-ui (in a web browser) IP-OR-HOSTNAME:8443

[@LAWRENCESYSTEMS]

Good video, this was an option Proxmox has been missing when I compare it to XCP-ng

[@stevey500]

What makes Datacenter Manager better than Proxmox's existing cluster options?

[@nikiforossarantoglou5917]

@@stevey500 There is no need for cluster in order to manage hosts under a single platform.

[@augurseer]

I was waiting for a wild Tom to appear. Image used xcp-ng and proxmox and VMware. In my heart of hearts. I love proxmox best and this only makes it better.

[@dragonnoa1]

apt update = a Linux/Debian system administration command that updates the list of available packages and their versions stored in the system's package index. apt dist-upgrade = upgrades all the packages on your system to their latest versions. apt autoremove = remove those dependencies that were installed with applications that are no longer used by anything else on the system. apt autoclean = clears the local repository of retrieved package files.

[@2GuysTek]

I appreciate you writing this out for me! I debated whether it was worth taking time to describe it all in the video but was pressed for time. I’m going to pin this comment!

[@livewire98801]

Which could have been accomplished with 'apt update ; apt full-upgrade --auto-remove ; reboot' with far less typing, lol

[@beejay7665]

Thanks for taking time to type this out; very useful reminder for folks like me. Way more productive and helpful than just criticizing it 👍

[@TazzSmk]

looks really nice, fingers crossed for swift development and retention of free open-source availability

[@wojtek-33]

Having two proxmox nodes, not in a cluster, this is amazing.

[@mistakek]

This is awesome for many reasons. So looking forward to see when the rest of the features come, but for now, this is so much nicer to look at.

[@gencwiz2]

can’t wait for this to develop more thanks for the video. Happy holidays rich and crew!

[@2GuysTek]

Aww, thanks! You too!

[@michaelosmolski]

IPMI and temperatures in the dash would be advantageous, hopefully this will make it in to one of the alphas/betas.

[@williamahebert]

BRUH, this is huge! Thank you so much for the share and the great vid! And yup huge vCenter vibes.

[@jacobnoori]

I have a cluster but I'm just as excited about this!

[@hagner75]

I think Proxmox is really stepping up their game since Broadcom accuired VMware, and with a lot of good things. I love Proxmox, and I wont even switch it for anything, as long as I have anything to say about it. Also, it's Linux under the hood, which means I can do all the tinkering my heart decises, love it, and love your content!

[@asbestinuS]

That's cool. I didn't know they were working on something like that. I think it's only a matter of time before Veeam will only require the PDM IP instead of adding every single host. Maybe they are even a big reason, why PDM exists at all. Thank you for the video and the quick overview!

[@Darkk6969]

It's possible. Maybe in the future Veeam can make a plugin where we can control Veeam directly inside PDM.

[@alainbit9654]

Desde Cuba en español y en Ingles: esto es fantastico y el futuro pinta aun mejor, this is great and the future looks even better 🤯🤯🤯

[@Renull55]

Need to be on the same local network? I wonder could a tail scale networking component be used to bridge the gap.

[@ipstacks11]

yes as long as it can see the lighthouse or whatever tailscale calls their coordinator. Nebula (slack) can be hosted locally so it might be easier for this. Maybe headscale will allow you to host your own?

[@RhodderzX]

As someone who has just migrated a load of vmware stuff out to proxmox or xoa, this is a beautifull thing and cant wait to push this to our production (and to play with it in my homelab)

[@manitoba-op4jx]

this is perfect, i was headed to a friend's house to set up a cluster on his 3 nodes after christmas for the single pane of glass it provides and now i don't have to!

[@MarkConstable]

Looking forward to the first beta.

[@commandpost1]

Damn I’m gonna have to learn proxmox lol

[@bocci572]

Great video! Glad to see this is evolving!!!!

[@SakuraChan00]

you can edit the timezone, DNS and TFA , you just gotta highlight/click on what you want to edit then click edit

[@tdevosodense]

Tried it yesterday, and its great 👍🇩🇰

[@GrishTech]

For those with 2fa set up, you have to use an api token instead

[@peteratkin3788]

this as starting to look good, I have a new server after xmass coming, i just need decide Proxmox or VergeOS

[@l0gic23]

VergeOS???

[@betterwithrum]

Would love to see VPC and virtual networks.

[@MarkConstable]

Great video, but you should zoom in your browser by 150%.

[@mrpops2ko]

looks awesome but in an alternate universe i would love a situation where proxmox adopted openstack and made an easy 1 click solution for that

[@vasquezmi]

Why isn't this in the DataCenter level on the cluster?

[@TazzSmk]

because you might want to manage independent datacenter/clusters

[@zabatech]

am really happy

[@yuvalattar6711]

the pdm not working . might be offline server ?

[@2GuysTek]

You’re not able to download the package?

[@ivanlopez1380]

Welp, time to get more nodes!

[@Shineylake]

very cool!

[@dkvello]

Proxmox=Peterbilt vSphere=Scania

[@camaycama7479]

I don't understand

[@gamergamer2990]

that is great news i like it i hope they keep the good stuff going on by providing a perpetual license for Homelaber instead of the subscription model

[@MO22731]

So, i guess it would have been too much effort to put the commands you used on the description?

[@2GuysTek]

It's the top pined comment, but sure - I can put them in the description as well...

[@ecu4321]

Wow it's like vcenter!

[@mcbabydoibura]

apt update && apt dist-upgrade -y && apt autoremove -y && apt autoclean -y && reboot

[@MailEMAIL-z5p]

He doesn't explain wat its all for?

[@Agent-Husky]

You mean what PDM is actually used for? It is a central management Platform to administer multiple seperate Proxmox clusters / standalone nodes

[@MailEMAIL-z5p]

@@Agent-Husky CLUSTER? Cereal? Star Trek star systems? PLEASE EXPLAIN WAT ITS FOR? TO DO WAT? NODES of what? for wat? Use case? to do wat?

[@testbox3201]

​@@MailEMAIL-z5ptoo stupid for this, right?

[@TheFreethinka]

Lookout ya'll . . . ProxMox just caught up to VMware . . . if the year was 2003.

[@robip]

Product is desperately needed but the UI is still ugly. They need to hire a team of UX designers or at least get new ones

[@darthkielbasa]

Wrong

[@zorganek]

Proxmox is best, goodbye VMware. I would appreciate a video about native support HW multi GPUs CUDA, or GPUs in VM OS LINUX. It's a bit of a nut to crack in proxmox. confirm passthrough multi GPU RTX quadro on Xeon dual CPU E5-2690 v4 , motherboard HUANANZHI X99-F8D DUAL. Nvidia driver Linux version 535