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This feature is currently available under the Early Access program. To know more about the Early Access program and sign up for this feature, contact Support or your Account Executive.
Follow these steps to ensure a seamless Druva deployment for your Proxmox environment.
Understand Proxmox data protection
Resources to help you get started: Proxmox concepts and supported capabilities.
Plan and set up your Proxmox environment
Ensure your Proxmox VE edition is 8.4 or 9.1. See supported versions.
Ensure you have read the prerequisites to install the backup proxy and to configure virtual machines for backup.
The IP address / Network provided to the backup proxy must be able to communicate to Cloud on port 443 and 8006. See the list of ports and communication protocols used for communication between Druva and various Proxmox components.
Check resource availability and storage considerations; ensure your Proxmox setup has sufficient resources to deploy the backup proxy. To know more, see Resource sizing for Proxmox backup proxy.
Ensure you have the required privileges to back up and restore Proxmox virtual machines.
Connect Druva to Proxmox Nodes and Clusters
Druva connects to your Proxmox environment via a backup proxy. You must:
After registration, the VMs are discovered and available for backup. For more information, see Discover and manage Proxmox nodes and clusters.
Configure your virtual machines for backup
Configure the virtual machines for full backups.
Link to detailed instructions → Configure Proxmox VMs for backup
Backup virtual machines
Link to detailed instructions → How to manually backup a Proxmox virtual machine
Restore virtual machines
Link to detailed instructions → Restore Proxmox virtual machines
Monitoring and visibility
Link to detailed instructions → Monitoring Proxmox Jobs