Proxmox Datacenter Manager

The Proxmox Datacenter Manager (PDM) is a software for the management of Proxmox VE nodes and clusters. The PDM is constantly being further developed and is currently located in the alpha development stage. Therefore, it has not been recommended for the productive use yet, but can already be used for testing. We also update this article regularly with regard to the ongoing further development of the PDM.

actual version of PDM: Alpha - 0.1.10

Overview from alpha - 0.1.10

• based on Debian Bookworm (12.8)
• latest Kernel 6.8.12-5
• new Kernel 6.11 as opt-in
• ZFS: 2.2.6 (with compatibility-patches for Kernel 6.11)

Features (Highlights)

• connection with any number of independent nodes or clusters („datacenters“)
• display of the fundamental use of resources of all nodes and their VMs and containers
  • stores and caches the list of the resources (guests and storage in general) and usage metrics to provide a quick overview of all resources and the last seen status for offline/unresponsive resources
• fundamental management of resources: shut down, restart, start,...
  • for complex administration tasks, a direct link is provided to the complete webinterface of Proxmox VE/Proxmox Backup Server/...
• remote migration of virtual guests between different data centers and independent nodes
• support of the standard range of functions in Proxmox including multi factor authentification and ACME/Let´s Encrypt
• the webinterface and backend are completely written in programming language Rust This is the reason for the new design.

Installation

The installation of Proxmox Datacenter Manager is similar to that of Proxmox VE as well as Proxmox Backup Server from:

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  confirm EULA by clicking on I agree.
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  choose installation target and click on next.
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  type in a passwort for the root user and your email address and click on next.
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  choose the desired network settings and click on next.
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  verify the summary and click on install.

Overview of webinterfaces

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  login with the password created in installation.
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  overview of dashboard when setting up all nodes, VMs / CTs including of their condition.
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  configuration of time zone, DNS and network interfaces.
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  opportunity to install WebAuthn TFA.
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  overview of all users and the opportunity to create, edit and delete users.
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  create and add TFA.
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  overview of available updates and the opportunity to import these via WebUI.
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  view of repositories like in Proxmox VE and PBS. In alpha is currently only pdm-test available.
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  view of remotes of individual nodes and clusters. An add Proxmox VE can be added via nodes or clusters.
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  dashboard with added nodes or clusters.

Adding a PVE node/cluster

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  input of server address and fingerprint of the desired node.
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  The fingerprint can be found in your node under certificates and in our case pve-ssl.pem. With view certificate you see the fingerprint of the node.
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  input of IP / FQDN and fingerprint. With connect the connection can be tested.
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  input of remote ID, which can be choosen freely. Registration via user or token is possible. The registration data can be verified with scan .
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  overview of all available endpoints. In our case is that a cluster and we see all nodes in this network.
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  Summary of all information and endpoints.