Regarding Proxmox Offline Updates

[nsofl_]

Hi All,
If the customer's environment is completely isolated,
and Proxmox cannot access the internet, what methods are available for updating?
If using the Proxmox ISO file or copying it to a USB drive for mounting, but in cases where Ceph or OVS networking is present, is it only possible to update using standalone update files?

 

[fabian]

https://pom.proxmox.com/ is the recommended way to handle such situations. it allows mirroring all the required repositories, and transferring the repositories and subscription information using an offline medium to the air-gapped systems.

 

[nsofl_]

https://pom.proxmox.com/ is the recommended way to handle such situations. it allows mirroring all the required repositories, and transferring the repositories and subscription information using an offline medium to the air-gapped systems.

Hi @fabian ,
Thank you for your replay,
I've done labs with Proxmox offline mirrors, but I know this method still requires a machine with internet access to download packages, which Proxmox then connects to for updates. However, if my environment is completely isolated with no internet access, how can I update? Currently, the only solution I can think of is updating via the Proxmox ISO, but the Proxmox ISO doesn't seem to include installation packages for Ceph and OVS.


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[cheiss]

However, if my environment is completely isolated with no internet access, how can I update?

You can run POM on any (Debian) machine, i.e. outside of your airgapped lab.

Then you create a Offline Media, such as a USB flash drive (or some network protocol like NFS) to actually transfer/use the mirrored repository on the target system.

 

[nsofl_]

@cheiss ,
Thank you, I'll find time to give it a try.