Homelab/Home Office 2-Node Proxmox Setup: When to Use PDM vs PVE-CM (Clustering)?

[SInisterPisces]

Hello!

Is there a good overview/help document somewhere discussing how to decide between using PVE's traditional clustering versus PDM?

I've got a two node PVE cluster in my home office, and am interested in managing both nodes from a single interface, shared storage, etc. I'd previously planned on setting up a cluster with a q-device, but now I'm wondering if maybe PDM would be the more lightweight, easier to manage option that would still do everything I want.

But since I'm so new at multi-node Proxmox setups, I was hoping there might be some sort of documentation or guide on how to choose.

Thanks for any advice.

 

[bbgeek17]

If I am not mistaken, there is no "shared storage" concept with PDM. While you can migrate the VMs across two independent PVEs, that is achieved via remote-copy, not shared storage. Even ZFS replication, when managed by PVE, requires a cluster.

Since its a home lab - give both a try and see what you like best.

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