TechnicalJohn
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Wasn't quite sure where to post this, but I wanted to mention that I think there is a factual problem with the latest post to the Nerd Vittles blog regarding the Proxmox repositories and subscription.
Specifically, this part regarding the repos for Proxmox 4:
I'm also very interested in moving my Proxmox 3 cluster to version 4, so if there really is a repo issue then I need to know now before I get too far!
Specifically, this part regarding the repos for Proxmox 4:
First, to stay current with software fixes and updates, you have to pay the piper by signing up for the annual support license. This turned out to be a deal breaker for a couple of reasons. It was expensive since it’s based upon the number of CPUs in your platform.
- As far as I can tell, the setup for Proxmox repos have not changed from 3 to 4. If you look at the Proxmox Repositories wiki page, you'll see that both 3 and 4 have "No-Subscription" repos. Both in 3 and 4 they are listed as "The pve-no-subscription repo can be used for testing and non-production use. Its not recommended to run on production servers as these packages are not always heavily tested and validated. As the name suggests, there is no Proxmox VE Subscription Key needed to access this repository." I have always used the "No-Subscription" repos in version 3 and had no issues. But they put that warning there to make sure you understand that you're taking a little risk in using them, which is no big deal for most of us.
- The annual support license is based on the CPU-Socket count, not the CPU count (which would include cores). You can see this detail if you read carefully the description on the service shopping page: "Each Proxmox VE server needs a subscription with the right CPU-socket count." (bold-italics mine) SO really, for the box being recommended in that blog post, the cost would be about $65/year for 1 CPU socket, instead of $400/year. (the post does mention "by Proxmox calculation", so perhaps I'm missing something...?)
I'm also very interested in moving my Proxmox 3 cluster to version 4, so if there really is a repo issue then I need to know now before I get too far!