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Quickstart Guides

A collection of quick start guides for various technologies and configurations.

Guides

Getting Started

• Choosing a Storage Protocol - Compare NVMe-TCP, iSCSI, and NFS to select the right protocol for your workload

Distribution-Specific Guides

Proxmox VE:

• NVMe-TCP Quickstart - Configure NVMe over TCP for Proxmox VE
• NVMe-TCP Best Practices - Production deployment best practices with architectural diagrams
• iSCSI Quickstart - Configure iSCSI for Proxmox VE
• iSCSI Best Practices - Production deployment best practices for iSCSI on Proxmox VE
• NFS Quickstart - Configure NFS storage for Proxmox VE
• NFS Best Practices - Production deployment best practices for NFS on Proxmox VE
• VMware to Proxmox Migration Guide - Manual migration of VMs from VMware to Proxmox using Pure Storage vVols

RHEL/Rocky/AlmaLinux:

• NVMe-TCP Quickstart - Configure NVMe over TCP for RHEL-based distributions
• NVMe-TCP Best Practices - Best practices with SELinux, firewalld, and tuned profiles
• iSCSI Quickstart - Configure iSCSI for RHEL-based distributions
• iSCSI Best Practices - iSCSI best practices for RHEL-based distributions
• NFS Quickstart - Configure NFS for RHEL-based distributions
• NFS Best Practices - NFS best practices with nconnect and SELinux

Debian/Ubuntu:

• NVMe-TCP Quickstart - Configure NVMe over TCP for Debian and Ubuntu
• NVMe-TCP Best Practices - Best practices with AppArmor, UFW, and netplan
• iSCSI Quickstart - Configure iSCSI for Debian and Ubuntu
• iSCSI Best Practices - iSCSI best practices for Debian and Ubuntu
• NFS Quickstart - Configure NFS for Debian and Ubuntu
• NFS Best Practices - NFS best practices with nconnect and AppArmor

SUSE/openSUSE:

• NVMe-TCP Quickstart - Configure NVMe over TCP for SUSE Linux Enterprise and openSUSE
• NVMe-TCP Best Practices - Best practices with YaST, wicked, and AppArmor
• iSCSI Quickstart - Configure iSCSI for SUSE Linux Enterprise and openSUSE
• iSCSI Best Practices - iSCSI best practices for SUSE and openSUSE
• NFS Quickstart - Configure NFS for SUSE and openSUSE
• NFS Best Practices - NFS best practices with nconnect and wicked

Oracle Linux:

• NVMe-TCP Quickstart - Configure NVMe over TCP for Oracle Linux with UEK
• NVMe-TCP Best Practices - Best practices with UEK tuning and Ksplice
• iSCSI Quickstart - Configure iSCSI for Oracle Linux with UEK
• iSCSI Best Practices - iSCSI best practices for Oracle Linux with UEK
• NFS Quickstart - Configure NFS for Oracle Linux
• NFS Best Practices - NFS best practices with UEK and nconnect

XCP-ng:

• iSCSI Quick Start (CLI) - iSCSI configuration via xe CLI
• iSCSI Quick Start (GUI) - iSCSI setup with Xen Orchestra and multipathing
• iSCSI Best Practices - Production best practices for iSCSI on XCP-ng
• NFS Quickstart (GUI) - Configure NFS storage with Xen Orchestra

HPE VM Essentials:

• iSCSI Quick Start - iSCSI with GFS2 datastores for HPE VME clusters
• iSCSI Best Practices - iSCSI best practices for HPE VME with dual-fabric multipath
• NFS Quick Start - NFS datastore and ISO repository configuration for HPE VME
• NFS Best Practices - NFS best practices for HPE VME (NFSv3 required)

Cloud & Hybrid Infrastructure

AWS Outposts:

• Everpure FlashArray for AWS Outposts - Connect EC2 instances on AWS Outposts to FlashArray for data and boot volumes (NVMe-TCP and iSCSI)

Open Stack Distrobutions

Platform9 Private Cloud Director (PCD):

• iSCSI Integration Guide - Integrate Pure Storage FlashArray with Platform9 PCD using iSCSI and DM-Multipath

Common Reference Documentation

• [Storage Terminology Glossary]({{ site.baseurl }}/common/glossary.html) - Definitions for iSCSI, NVMe-TCP, and storage terms (IQN, NQN, Portal, LUN, Namespace, etc.)
• [Network Concepts]({{ site.baseurl }}/common/network-concepts.html) - Network architecture, topology, MTU, and performance tuning
• [Multipath Concepts]({{ site.baseurl }}/common/multipath-concepts.html) - Multipath configuration, path selection, and monitoring
• [Performance Tuning]({{ site.baseurl }}/common/performance-tuning.html) - CPU/IRQ tuning, kernel parameters, I/O scheduler
• [Security Best Practices]({{ site.baseurl }}/common/security-best-practices.html) - Network security, authentication, encryption
• [Troubleshooting Common Issues]({{ site.baseurl }}/common/troubleshooting-common.html) - Connection, performance, multipath, boot issues
• [Monitoring & Maintenance]({{ site.baseurl }}/common/monitoring-maintenance.html) - Monitoring procedures and maintenance tasks
• [iSCSI Architecture]({{ site.baseurl }}/common/iscsi-architecture.html) - iSCSI architecture, concepts, and terminology
• [iSCSI Multipath Configuration]({{ site.baseurl }}/common/iscsi-multipath-config.html) - iSCSI multipath configuration and APD handling
• [iSCSI Performance Tuning]({{ site.baseurl }}/common/iscsi-performance-tuning.html) - iSCSI-specific performance optimization