Two levels
Foundation
Starting from nothing, or close to it.
- installing and configuring a node
- virtual machines and containers: when each one is the right answer
- local storage: ZFS, LVM, directories
- networking, VLANs and the built-in firewall
- backup and restore, with Proxmox Backup Server
- users, permissions and authentication
Advanced
A node already running, and a cluster to build.
- clustering: quorum, dedicated network, what happens when a node fails
- high availability: configuring it, and testing it before production
- shared storage and replication
- live migration between nodes
- version upgrades without stopping production
- diagnosis: reading the logs and finding where a problem starts
The programme adapts. The outline above is a starting point, not a script. Before we begin we find out where people are starting from: if your engineer already knows half the foundation material, that half goes and the time is spent on the rest.