# Virtual Machine Management Patterns

## VM Provisioning
- **Template-based deployment** for consistency
- **Resource allocation** sizing and planning
- **Network configuration** and VLAN assignment
- **Storage provisioning** and disk management

## Lifecycle Management
- **Automated provisioning** with infrastructure as code
- **Configuration management** with Ansible/Puppet
- **Snapshot management** and rollback strategies
- **Scaling policies** for resource optimization

## Monitoring & Maintenance
- **Resource monitoring** (CPU, memory, disk, network)
- **Health checks** and alerting systems
- **Patch management** and update strategies
- **Performance tuning** and optimization

## Backup & Recovery
- **VM-level backups** vs **application-level backups**
- **Disaster recovery** planning and testing
- **High availability** configurations
- **Migration strategies** between hosts

## Related Documentation
- Examples: `/examples/vm-management/proxmox-automation.md`
- Examples: `/examples/vm-management/ansible-provisioning.md`
- Examples: `/examples/vm-management/backup-strategies.md`
- Reference: `/reference/vm-management/troubleshooting.md`
- Reference: `/reference/vm-management/performance.md`