In this video, I’m diving into the huge new updates from Proxmox—Proxmox VE 9 Beta and Proxmox Backup Server 4.0 Beta. These releases bring seriously exciting changes, including shared LVM snapshot support, live RAIDZ expansion, S3-compatible backup storage, faster VM restores, SDN improvements, and more.
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Written blog post on the new Proxmox VE Server 9 Beta and Proxmox Backup Server 4.0 Beta releases:
https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2025/07/proxmox-ve-9-beta-is-here-all-the-new-features-you-need-to-know/
https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2025/07/proxmox-backup-server-4-0-beta-released-try-the-new-features-today/
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Introduction to two new Proxmox releases! 0:00
Quick list of new features in Proxmox VE Server 9.0 Beta – 11:16
Now based on Debian 13 and new Linux kernel – 1:46
Cgroup2 now required – 2:16
QEMU 10 – 2:20
LXC 6.x – 2:30
Storage improvements, new ZFS, Ceph – 2:42
Snapshot support for shared LVM volumes on iSCSI, Fibre Channel, and NFS – 3:25
SDN enhancements – 4:16
Network interface pinning – 4:35
Dark Mode default – 4:48
GlusterFS support removed – 4:58
Security and compatibility enhancements – 5:20
Installer and ESXi migration utility – 5:42
Proxmox Backup Server restores are faster – 6:07
Proxmox Backup Server 4.0 Beta and what PBS is – 6:27
List of new features with Proxmox Backup Server 4.0 Beta – 6:53
Now supports S3 compatible storage, including AWS S3, Wasabi, and MinIO – 7:31
Add disks to ZFS pools without downtime – 8:13
Autorun sync jobs when removable storage is connected – 8:22
Better UI and OpenID workflow, fixes for bugs, etc – 8:40
Garbage collection is now smarter and more intelligent with bypassing protected jobs – 9:01
Should you update or run the Proxmox VE Server 9 Beta or Proxmox Backup Server 4.0 Beta – 9:22
Wrapping up my thoughts on the Proxmox VE Server 9.0 Beta release and PBS 4.0 Beta – 10:00
