[pve-devel] [PATCH pve-docs] fix 3372: fix typos, and impove pve-gui docs
Dylan Whyte
d.whyte at proxmox.com
Fri Apr 9 15:20:59 CEST 2021
This reformulates quite a bit of the gui section and corrects small
typos elsewhere.
Signed-off-by: Dylan Whyte <d.whyte at proxmox.com>
---
ha-manager.adoc | 4 +-
local-zfs.adoc | 14 ++--
pve-firewall.adoc | 8 +-
pve-gui.adoc | 183 +++++++++++++++++++++---------------------
pve-installation.adoc | 4 +-
pve-storage-lvm.adoc | 10 +--
pvecm.adoc | 6 +-
pvesdn.adoc | 4 +-
8 files changed, 116 insertions(+), 117 deletions(-)
diff --git a/ha-manager.adoc b/ha-manager.adoc
index 2162d25..b511c2c 100644
--- a/ha-manager.adoc
+++ b/ha-manager.adoc
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ the current manager status file and executes the respective commands.
`pve-ha-crm`::
-The cluster resource manager (CRM), which makes the cluster wide
+The cluster resource manager (CRM), which makes the cluster-wide
decisions. It sends commands to the LRM, processes the results,
and moves resources to other nodes if something fails. The CRM also
handles node fencing.
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ Local Resource Manager
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The local resource manager (`pve-ha-lrm`) is started as a daemon on
-boot and waits until the HA cluster is quorate and thus cluster wide
+boot and waits until the HA cluster is quorate and thus cluster-wide
locks are working.
It can be in three states:
diff --git a/local-zfs.adoc b/local-zfs.adoc
index ee0fb10..423f569 100644
--- a/local-zfs.adoc
+++ b/local-zfs.adoc
@@ -55,22 +55,22 @@ Hardware
~~~~~~~~
ZFS depends heavily on memory, so you need at least 8GB to start. In
-practice, use as much you can get for your hardware/budget. To prevent
+practice, use as much as you can get for your hardware/budget. To prevent
data corruption, we recommend the use of high quality ECC RAM.
If you use a dedicated cache and/or log disk, you should use an
enterprise class SSD (e.g. Intel SSD DC S3700 Series). This can
increase the overall performance significantly.
-IMPORTANT: Do not use ZFS on top of hardware controller which has its
-own cache management. ZFS needs to directly communicate with disks. An
-HBA adapter is the way to go, or something like LSI controller flashed
-in ``IT'' mode.
+IMPORTANT: Do not use ZFS on top of a hardware RAID controller which has its
+own cache management. ZFS needs to communicate directly with the disks. An
+HBA adapter or something like an LSI controller flashed in ``IT'' mode is more
+appropriate.
If you are experimenting with an installation of {pve} inside a VM
(Nested Virtualization), don't use `virtio` for disks of that VM,
-since they are not supported by ZFS. Use IDE or SCSI instead (works
-also with `virtio` SCSI controller type).
+as they are not supported by ZFS. Use IDE or SCSI instead (also works
+with the `virtio` SCSI controller type).
Installation as Root File System
diff --git a/pve-firewall.adoc b/pve-firewall.adoc
index 7089778..648f8cb 100644
--- a/pve-firewall.adoc
+++ b/pve-firewall.adoc
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ name enclosed in `[` and `]`.
Cluster Wide Setup
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-The cluster wide firewall configuration is stored at:
+The cluster-wide firewall configuration is stored at:
/etc/pve/firewall/cluster.fw
@@ -92,13 +92,13 @@ The configuration can contain the following sections:
`[OPTIONS]`::
-This is used to set cluster wide firewall options.
+This is used to set cluster-wide firewall options.
include::pve-firewall-cluster-opts.adoc[]
`[RULES]`::
-This sections contains cluster wide firewall rules for all nodes.
+This sections contains cluster-wide firewall rules for all nodes.
`[IPSET <name>]`::
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ set the enable option here:
----
[OPTIONS]
-# enable firewall (cluster wide setting, default is disabled)
+# enable firewall (cluster-wide setting, default is disabled)
enable: 1
----
diff --git a/pve-gui.adoc b/pve-gui.adoc
index 0a84a01..24dcb47 100644
--- a/pve-gui.adoc
+++ b/pve-gui.adoc
@@ -151,16 +151,16 @@ Resource Tree
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This is the main navigation tree. On top of the tree you can select
-some predefined views, which changes the structure of the tree
-below. The default view is *Server View*, and it shows the following
+some predefined views, which change the structure of the tree
+below. The default view is the *Server View*, and it shows the following
object types:
[horizontal]
-Datacenter:: Contains cluster wide setting (relevant for all nodes).
+Datacenter:: Contains cluster-wide settings (relevant for all nodes).
-Node:: Represents the hosts inside a cluster, where the guests runs.
+Node:: Represents the hosts inside a cluster, where the guests run.
-Guest:: VMs, Containers and Templates.
+Guest:: VMs, containers and templates.
Storage:: Data Storage.
@@ -171,13 +171,13 @@ management.
The following view types are available:
[horizontal]
-Server View:: Shows all kind of objects, grouped by nodes.
+Server View:: Shows all kinds of objects, grouped by nodes.
-Folder View:: Shows all kind of objects, grouped by object type.
+Folder View:: Shows all kinds of objects, grouped by object type.
-Storage View:: Only show storage objects, grouped by nodes.
+Storage View:: Only shows storage objects, grouped by nodes.
-Pool View:: Show VMs and Containers, grouped by pool.
+Pool View:: Show VMs and containers, grouped by pool.
Log Panel
@@ -185,31 +185,31 @@ Log Panel
The main purpose of the log panel is to show you what is currently
going on in your cluster. Actions like creating an new VM are executed
-in background, and we call such background job a 'task'.
+in the background, and we call such a background job a 'task'.
-Any output from such task is saved into a separate log file. You can
+Any output from such a task is saved into a separate log file. You can
view that log by simply double-click a task log entry. It is also
possible to abort a running task there.
-Please note that we display most recent tasks from all cluster nodes
+Please note that we display the most recent tasks from all cluster nodes
here. So you can see when somebody else is working on another cluster
node in real-time.
NOTE: We remove older and finished task from the log panel to keep
-that list short. But you can still find those tasks in the 'Task
-History' within the node panel.
+that list short. But you can still find those tasks within the node panel in the
+'Task History'.
-Some short running actions simply sends logs to all cluster
+Some short-running actions simply send logs to all cluster
members. You can see those messages in the 'Cluster log' panel.
Content Panels
--------------
-When you select something in the resource tree, the corresponding
+When you select an item from the resource tree, the corresponding
object displays configuration and status information in the content
-panel. The following sections give a brief overview of the
-functionality. Please refer to the individual chapters inside the
+panel. The following sections provide a brief overview of this
+functionality. Please refer to the corresponding chapters in the
reference documentation to get more detailed information.
@@ -218,36 +218,37 @@ Datacenter
[thumbnail="screenshot/gui-datacenter-search.png"]
-On the datacenter level you can access cluster wide settings and information.
+On the datacenter level, you can access cluster-wide settings and information.
-* *Search:* it is possible to search anything in cluster
-,this can be a node, VM, Container, Storage or a pool.
+* *Search:* perform a cluster-wide search for nodes, VMs, containers, storage
+ devices, and pools.
-* *Summary:* gives a brief overview over the cluster health.
+* *Summary:* gives a brief overview of the cluster's health and resource usage.
-* *Cluster:* allows to create/join cluster and shows join information.
+* *Cluster:* provides the functionality and information necessary to create or
+ join a cluster.
-* *Options:* can show and set defaults, which apply cluster wide.
+* *Options:* view and manage cluster-wide default settings.
-* *Storage:* is the place where a storage will add/managed/removed.
+* *Storage:* provides an interface for managing cluster storage.
-* *Backup:* has the capability to schedule Backups. This is
- cluster wide, so you do not care about where the VM/Container are on
- your cluster at schedule time.
+* *Backup:* schedule backup jobs. This operates cluster wide, so it doesn't
+ matter where the VMs/containers are on your cluster when scheduling.
-* *Replication:* shows replication jobs and allows to create new ones.
+* *Replication:* view and manage replication jobs.
-* *Permissions:* will manage user and group permission, LDAP,
- MS-AD and Two-Factor authentication can be setup here.
+* *Permissions:* manage user, group, and API token permissions, and LDAP,
+ MS-AD and Two-Factor authentication.
-* *HA:* will manage the {pve} High-Availability
+* *HA:* manage {pve} High Availability.
-* *Firewall:* on this level the Proxmox Firewall works cluster wide and
- makes templates which are cluster wide available.
+* *ACME:* set up ACME (Let's Encrypt) certificates for server nodes.
-* *Support:* here you get all information about your support subscription.
+* *Firewall:* configure and make templates for the Proxmox Firewall cluster wide.
-If you like to have more information about this see the corresponding chapter.
+* *Metric Server:* define external metric servers for {pve}.
+
+* *Support:* display information about your support subscription.
Nodes
@@ -255,41 +256,39 @@ Nodes
[thumbnail="screenshot/gui-node-summary.png"]
-Nodes in your cluster can be managed invidiually at this level.
+Nodes in your cluster can be managed individually at this level.
The top header has useful buttons such as 'Reboot', 'Shutdown', 'Shell',
'Bulk Actions' and 'Help'.
'Shell' has the options 'noVNC', 'SPICE' and 'xterm.js'.
'Bulk Actions' has the options 'Bulk Start', 'Bulk Stop' and 'Bulk Migrate'.
-* *Search:* it is possible to search anything on the node,
- this can be a VM, Container, Storage or a pool.
+* *Search:* search a node for VMs, containers, storage devices, and pools.
-* *Summary:* gives a brief overview over the resource usage.
+* *Summary:* display a brief overview of the node's resource usage.
-* *Notes:* is where custom notes about a node can be written.
+* *Notes:* write custom notes about a node.
-* *Shell:* logs you into the shell of the node.
+* *Shell:* access to a shell interface for the node.
-* *System:* is for configuring the network, DNS and time, and also shows your syslog.
+* *System:* configure network, DNS and time settings, and access the syslog.
-* *Updates:* will upgrade the system and inform you about new packages.
+* *Updates:* upgrade the system and see the available new packages.
-* *Firewall:* on this level is only for this node.
+* *Firewall:* manage the Proxmox Firewall for a specific node.
-* *Disks:* gives you a brief overview about you physical hard drives and
- how they are used.
+* *Disks:* get an overview of the attached disks, and manage how they are used.
* *Ceph:* is only used if you have installed a Ceph server on your
- host. Then you can manage your Ceph cluster and see the status
+ host. In this case, you can manage your Ceph cluster and see the status
of it here.
-* *Replication:* shows replication jobs and allows to create new ones.
+* *Replication:* view and manage replication jobs.
-* *Task History:* here all past tasks are shown.
+* *Task History:* see a list of past tasks.
-* *Subscription:* here you can upload you subscription key and get a
- system overview in case of a support case.
+* *Subscription:* upload a subscription key, and generate a system report for
+ use in support cases.
Guests
@@ -298,48 +297,50 @@ Guests
[thumbnail="screenshot/gui-qemu-summary.png"]
There are two different kinds of guests and both can be converted to a template.
-One of them is a Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) and the other one a Linux Container (LXC).
-Generally the navigation is the same, only some options are different.
+One of them is a Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) and the other is a Linux Container (LXC).
+Navigation for these are mostly the same; only some options are different.
-In the main management center the VM navigation begins if a VM is selected in the left tree.
+To access the various guest management interfaces, select a VM or container from
+the menu on the left.
-The top header contains important VM operation commands like 'Start', 'Shutdown', 'Reset',
-'Remove', 'Migrate', 'Console' and 'Help'.
-Some of them have hidden buttons like 'Shutdown' has 'Stop' and
-'Console' contains the different console types 'SPICE', 'noVNC' and 'xterm.js'.
+The header contains commands for items such as power management, migration,
+console access and type, cloning, HA, and help.
+Some of these buttons contain drop-down menus, for example, 'Shutdown' also contains
+other power options, and 'Console' contains the different console types:
+'SPICE', 'noVNC' and 'xterm.js'.
-On the right side the content switches depending on the selected option.
+The panel on the right contains an interface for whatever item is selected from
+the menu on the left.
-On the left side.
-All available options are listed one below the other.
+The available interfaces are as follows.
-* *Summary:* gives a brief overview over the VM activity.
+* *Summary:* provides a brief overview of the VM's activity.
-* *Console:* an interactive console to your VM.
+* *Console:* access to an interactive console for the VM/container.
-* *(KVM)Hardware:* shows and set the Hardware of the KVM VM.
+* *(KVM)Hardware:* define the hardware available to the KVM VM.
-* *(LXC)Resources:* defines the LXC Hardware opportunities.
+* *(LXC)Resources:* define the system resources available to the LXC.
-* *(LXC)Network:* the LXC Network settings.
+* *(LXC)Network:* configure a container's network settings.
-* *(LXC)DNS:* the LXC DNS settings.
+* *(LXC)DNS:* configure a container's DNS settings.
-* *Options:* all guest options can be set here.
+* *Options:* manage guest options.
-* *Task History:* here all previous tasks from the selected guest will be shown.
+* *Task History:* view all previous tasks related to the selected guest.
-* *(KVM) Monitor:* is the interactive communication interface to the KVM process.
+* *(KVM) Monitor:* an interactive communication interface to the KVM process.
-* *Backup:* shows the available backups from the selected guest and also create a backupset.
+* *Backup:* create and restore system backups.
-* *Replication:* shows the replication jobs for the selected guest and allows to create new jobs.
+* *Replication:* view and manage the replication jobs for the selected guest.
-* *Snapshots:* manage VM snapshots.
+* *Snapshots:* create and restore VM snapshots.
-* *Firewall:* manage the firewall on VM level.
+* *Firewall:* configure the firewall on the VM level.
-* *Permissions:* manage the user permission for the selected guest.
+* *Permissions:* manage permissions for the selected guest.
Storage
@@ -347,16 +348,21 @@ Storage
[thumbnail="screenshot/gui-storage-summary-local.png"]
+As with the guest interface, the interface for storage consists of a menu on the
+left for certain storage elements and an interface on the right to manage
+these elements.
+
In this view we have a two partition split-view.
On the left side we have the storage options
and on the right side the content of the selected option will be shown.
-* *Summary:* shows important information about storages like
-'Usage', 'Type', 'Content', 'Active' and 'Enabled'.
+* *Summary:* shows important information about the storage, such as the type,
+ usage, and content which it stores.
-* *Content:* Here all content will be listed grouped by content type.
+* *Content:* a menu item for each content type which the storage
+ stores, for example, Backups, ISO Images, CT Templates.
-* *Permissions:* manage the user permission for this storage.
+* *Permissions:* manage permissions for the storage.
Pools
@@ -364,15 +370,14 @@ Pools
[thumbnail="screenshot/gui-pool-summary-development.png"]
-In this view we have a two partition split view.
-On the left side we have the logical pool options
-and on the right side the content of the selected option will be shown.
+Again, the pools view comprises two partitions: a menu on the left,
+and the corresponding interfaces for each menu item on the right.
-* *Summary:* show the description of the pool.
+* *Summary:* shows a description of the pool.
-* *Members:* Here all members of this pool will listed and can be managed.
+* *Members:* display and manage pool members (guests and storage).
-* *Permissions:* manage the user permission for this pool.
+* *Permissions:* manage the permissions for the pool.
ifdef::wiki[]
@@ -384,9 +389,3 @@ See Also
endif::wiki[]
-////
-TODO:
-
-VM, CT, Storage, Pool section
-
-////
diff --git a/pve-installation.adoc b/pve-installation.adoc
index cc2adbc..7709cb0 100644
--- a/pve-installation.adoc
+++ b/pve-installation.adoc
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ target hard disk(s) will appear. The `Options` button opens the dialog to select
the target file system.
The default file system is `ext4`. The Logical Volume Manager (LVM) is used when
-`ext4` or `xfs` ist selected. Additional options to restrict LVM space
-can be set (see <<advanced_lvm_options,below>>).
+`ext4` or `xfs` is selected. Additional options to restrict LVM space
+can also be set (see <<advanced_lvm_options,below>>).
{pve} can be installed on ZFS. As ZFS offers several software RAID levels, this
is an option for systems that don't have a hardware RAID controller. The target
diff --git a/pve-storage-lvm.adoc b/pve-storage-lvm.adoc
index 1ef38df..917d8fb 100644
--- a/pve-storage-lvm.adoc
+++ b/pve-storage-lvm.adoc
@@ -63,15 +63,15 @@ Storage Features
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LVM is a typical block storage, but this backend does not support
-snapshot and clones. Unfortunately, normal LVM snapshots are quite
-inefficient, because they interfere all writes on the whole volume
+snapshots and clones. Unfortunately, normal LVM snapshots are quite
+inefficient, because they interfere with all writes on the entire volume
group during snapshot time.
One big advantage is that you can use it on top of a shared storage,
-for example an iSCSI LUN. The backend itself implement proper cluster
-wide locking.
+for example, an iSCSI LUN. The backend itself implements proper cluster-wide
+locking.
-TIP: The newer LVM-thin backend allows snapshot and clones, but does
+TIP: The newer LVM-thin backend allows snapshots and clones, but does
not support shared storage.
diff --git a/pvecm.adoc b/pvecm.adoc
index 2fe532e..570bf1e 100644
--- a/pvecm.adoc
+++ b/pvecm.adoc
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ network performance. Currently (2021), there are reports of clusters (using
high-end enterprise hardware) with over 50 nodes in production.
`pvecm` can be used to create a new cluster, join nodes to a cluster,
-leave the cluster, get status information and do various other cluster
-related tasks. The **P**rox**m**o**x** **C**luster **F**ile **S**ystem (``pmxcfs'')
+leave the cluster, get status information and do various other cluster-related
+tasks. The **P**rox**m**o**x** **C**luster **F**ile **S**ystem (``pmxcfs'')
is used to transparently distribute the cluster configuration to all cluster
nodes.
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ You can also separate a node from a cluster without reinstalling it from
scratch. But after removing the node from the cluster it will still have
access to the shared storages! This must be resolved before you start removing
the node from the cluster. A {pve} cluster cannot share the exact same
-storage with another cluster, as storage locking doesn't work over cluster
+storage with another cluster, as storage locking doesn't work over the cluster
boundary. Further, it may also lead to VMID conflicts.
Its suggested that you create a new storage where only the node which you want
diff --git a/pvesdn.adoc b/pvesdn.adoc
index 1116533..422bd15 100644
--- a/pvesdn.adoc
+++ b/pvesdn.adoc
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ features, advantages or disadvantages.
Normally a 'VNet' shows up as a common Linux bridge with either a VLAN or
'VXLAN' tag, but some can also use layer 3 routing for control.
The 'VNets' are deployed locally on each node, after configuration was committed
-from the cluster wide datacenter SDN administration interface.
+from the cluster-wide datacenter SDN administration interface.
Main configuration
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ This is the main status panel. Here you can see deployment status of zones on
different nodes.
There is an 'Apply' button, to push and reload local configuration on all
-cluster nodes nodes.
+cluster nodes.
[[pvesdn_local_deployment_monitoring]]
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