Prepare Proxmox VE
For smooth integration of the Proxmox platform with the HyWorks Controller, use the guidance given below:
Supported HyWorks Versions
- HyWorks v3.6 or later.
Supported Proxmox Versions
| Provider | Supported Versions |
|---|---|
| Proxmox | 8.1.0 |
Prerequisites
Important Ports
- 8006 is used to connect to Proxmox servers.
Cluster Configuration Important
Only one of the Proxmox servers from the cluster should be configured in HyWorks.
User Account Permissions
A user account with the required privileges for the Proxmox server is created. The user must have permission to read all VM information, create and delete resource pools and virtual machines, and create snapshots. The configured user must have the following permissions:
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VM.Monitor, VM.Clone, VM.Snapshot, VM.Snapshot.Rollback, VM.Migrate
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VM.Audit, VM.Console, VM.Backup, VM.PowerMgmt, VM.Allocate
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VM.Config.Cloudinit, VM.Config.Options, VM.Config.Memory, VM.Config.CPU, VM.Config.CD-ROM, VM.Config.Disk, VM.Config.Network, VM.Config.HWType
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Datastore.AllocateSpace, Datastore.Allocate
Important
If the configured user lacks sufficient privileges, retrieving desktop details, power operations, and provisioning may fail.
Gold Master/ DVMs Configurations
Hypervisor Tools:
Install Hypervisor tools on the VMs that will be delivered as desktops to end-users. Not having these tools installed may affect the functionalities, as guest agents are used to exchange information between the host and guest.
Follow the link Qemu-guest-agent for Proxmox-specific guest agent installation. For Linux and Windows, follow the respective sections.
Supported Features Matrix
| Feature | Sub Feature | Sub Feature | ProxmoxVE |
|---|---|---|---|
| VM Details | OS Information | - | Yes |
| Network Adapters/ IP Addresses | - | Yes | |
| Hostname | - | Yes | |
| Desktop pool with existing VMs | Using Non-provisioned VMs | - | Yes |
| Desktop VM Provisioning | Clone Type: Linked/Full/Shadow | - | Linked & Full Clone |
| Automatic Distribution of VMs as per load | Best Host selection | Yes | |
| Multi-Datastore and Best Storage Selection based on size | No | ||
| Clone from Snapshot/ Checkpoint | Feature Support | Yes | |
| Create Snapshot from Management Console | No | ||
| Disk persistence | Persistent | Yes | |
| Non-persistent (Create/ Delete VM Restorepoint on User Logoff) | Yes | ||
| VM Profile (v3.6+) | Deployment Location & Hardware Specifications | No | |
| Recompose | Preserve Network/ MAC Address | No | |
| Graceful/ Selective Recompose | Yes | ||
| Override server defaults of VM distribution | Yes | ||
| SHD Provisioning | Automatic Deployment of Session Teams | Yes | |
| Capacity planning (Automatic deployment and power management) | Multi-session or shared hosted desktops | Yes | |
| Dedicated/ Single-session Desktop [v3.6-SP2] | Yes | ||
| Schedule Action support | No | ||
| Desktop Power Operations | - | - | Yes |
| OS Support on Provider | Windows Desktops: Windows 7,8.1, 10, 11 | - | Yes |
| Legacy Windows Servers: Windows 2003 / 2008 | - | No | |
| Windows Servers: Windows 2008 R2/ 2012R2/2016 /2019/2022/2025 | - | Yes | |
| Linux Desktops: CentOS 7 | - | No | |
| Linux Desktops: Ubuntu/ xUbuntu 16/18/20/22 | - | Yes | |
| Linux Desktops: RHEL 7.9/9 | - | Yes | |
| Linux Desktops: BOSS v8 | - | Not Tested | |
| Desktop Access Mechanisms | Remote Desktop | - | Yes |
| Console Connect | - | No | |
| HyLabs support | Scheduled Provisioning and Delivery | - | Yes |
| HyLabs (Additional Features) | Create/ Delete Resource Pools | - | Yes |
| Virtual IP | Adding an IP Address to a network adapter | - | Yes |
Click here to view the Supported Feature Matrix Comparison between all Accops-supported Hypervisors.