Section X: Admin: Notifications, Subscription, Upgrade, Version-sync, etc

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Notifications

/etc/pve/notifications.cfg
/etc/pve/priv/notifications.cfg

ZFS Alerts: https://github.com/mathwhiz1212/proxmox-notes/blob/main/proxmox-alerts.md

https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/chapter-notifications.html#_discord

Subscription

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZibKXMMUss&list=PLZaEVINf2Bq9fWPycTZDZ8Da6D0uH64NF&index=6

Release cycle: Thread 'What's the lifecycle for enterprise vs no-subscription vs test releases?' https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/whats-the-lifecycle-for-enterprise-vs-no-subscription-vs-test-releases.165068/post-764032

• Server ID is password
• Rotating SSH keys can screw up the cluster
• ~/.ssh/known_hosts, etc

rm /etc/ssh/ssh_host_*
dpkg-reconfigure openssh-server
systemctl restart ssh

TODO

• why subscribe before setting up the cluster

Upgrading

apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade

pveupdate
pveupgrade

• https://itsfoss.com/apt-get-upgrade-vs-dist-upgrade/
• https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/748000/what-are-the-risks-of-doing-apt-get-upgrades-but-never-apt-get-dist-upgrades

Sync Versions

Debian-style

dpkg-query -Wf '${Package}=${Version}\n' > ./proxmox-8.2.x-packages.txt

apt install -y $(cat ./proxmox-8.2.x-packages.txt)

https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/how-can-i-upgrade-pve-8-2-2-to-8-2-4.164924/#post-762920

Mirroring

https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/proxmox-offline-mirror-released.115219/