Mastering Proxmox - Third Edition

Seamless expansion of multinode storage space

Digital data is growing faster than ever before in our modern 24/7 digitally connected world. The growth has been exponential since the introduction of virtualization. Since it is much easier to set up a virtual server at a moment's notice, an administrator can simply clone a virtual server template, and within minutes, a new virtual server is up and running while consuming storage space. If left unchecked, this regular creating and retiring of virtual machines can force a company to grow out of available storage space. A distributed shared storage system is designed keeping this very specific requirement in mind.

In an enterprise environment, storage space should increase on demand without shutting ...