We don’t have any client machine in the server room, so > when we fix something in the room (cables, routing, etc…), we need to > go out and check the VMs on another machine outside the room, > sometimes making us come back, etc… >
Is it really that difficult to get a laptop in the server room to manage the servers? > I know VMs can be controlled by command line using qemu, but is there > another way to locally control the machines on the Proxmox server, > except by installing a desktop manager and pointing the web browser on > localhost:8006? Is it even safe to do that? > Personally I would avoid installing a full Desktop environment on the PVE hosts. Apart from adding unnecessary load, it can also expand the attack surface on the servers. If you insist though, I would recommend a simple Window Manager instead, something like Fluxbox for example. We have a KVM in our bay, we can physically access the machines, is > there maybe a way to physically be connected to a VM (as if we were > physically connected to a Windows VM for instance)? > None that I'm aware of, but sounds like you are trying to over complicate things... :) Yannis _______________________________________________ pve-user mailing list pve-user@pve.proxmox.com https://pve.proxmox.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pve-user