Splitting a merged physical disk (the drawer's "Split merged resource",
POST /api/resources/{id}/report-merge) recorded its exclusions and the
registry kept two rows, but the PVE disk poller had already paired the
linked agent's SMART row with the Proxmox disk by WWN, serial or path
before the registry saw either, and read no exclusions. The split Proxmox
row still carried the agent's attributes, I/O, health, any serial, WWN,
type or temperature it filled, and AgentSMARTReported, which hands the
disk's temperature alert to the agent's CheckHost. #2748 listed this as
the part of the split it did not reach.
mergeHostAgentSMARTIntoDisks now asks the resource store
(MonitorAdapter.ProxmoxDiskAgentSMARTSplit) once per matched row. The
answer is physicalDiskSplitLocked's, applied to the agent's disk as the
registry generation holds it and to the Proxmox observation under its own
ID, so the exclusions that keep the registry's rows apart keep the
poller's pair apart: an exclusion naming only the agent's candidate
splits nothing, a replacement in the slot inherits no split recorded
against the disk it replaced, and a manual link that leaves the
generation holding both observations as one disk pairs them again.
A split disk takes nothing from the row. That includes the node-sensor
temperature the agent supplied: the node poll takes its SMART list from a
reporting agent whose report carries a usable reading, so that reading is
the agent's row of the other disk; an SSH-supplied reading stays and the
PVE disk check judges it. The record is marked AgentSMARTSplit, so the
poll's evidence retention restores nothing into it, and the
Proxmox-query-failure fallback gives it no stand-in row.
The split applies on the first full disk poll that collects the node from
Proxmox and matches the agent's row; the unified-resources contract names
that lag and the other limits.
Pulse documentation
Start here for installation, platform setup, security, operations, and Pulse Intelligence. Commands, configuration keys, image names, API fields, and product identifiers remain untranslated in localized guides.
Start here
- Install Pulse — signed Proxmox/Linux installation, Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes, and first-run setup.
- Production deployment and security — least-privilege Proxmox setup, root-agent boundaries, discovery, supply-chain verification, plan limits, scale evidence, and a rollout checklist.
- Upgrade from Pulse v5 — migration prerequisites, rollback, agent continuity, and post-upgrade checks.
- Releases and update channels: choosing Stable or Preview, beta and RC expectations, and how releases are tested and promoted.
- Configure Pulse — authentication, notifications, discovery, retention, and system settings.
- Deployment models — data locations, lifecycle, and differences between supported deployment paths.
- Troubleshooting and FAQ — common failures, diagnostics, and operator questions.
Localized getting started guides: Deutsch · Español
Platforms and agents
- Proxmox Backup Server
- Proxmox Mail Gateway
- Docker and Podman
- Kubernetes and Helm
- TrueNAS SCALE and CORE
- Unified Agent
- Agent security
- VM disk monitoring
- ZFS monitoring
- Temperature monitoring
VMware vSphere support is early access. Current builds expose dedicated vSphere inventory and recovery context, but operators should validate the integration against their own vCenter before production use.
Monitoring and operations
- Metrics history
- Recovery data
- Webhooks
- Automatic updates
- Centralized agent management (Pro)
- Operational trust model
- Current product screenshots
Pulse Intelligence
- Assistant, Patrol, and external-agent overview
- Patrol modes and safety
- Assistant safety model
- External agent HTTP and MCP substrate
Patrol watch-only analysis is available on Community with a local model or the operator's own provider. Investigation and governed fixes require the relevant Pulse Pro capabilities.
Security, privacy, and access
- Production deployment and security
- Security review scope
- Authentication and credential storage review packet
- Security guide
- Privacy and telemetry disclosure
- OIDC and SSO
- Proxy authentication
- Role-based access control (Pro)
- Audit logging (Pro)
- Reverse proxy configuration
- Code-signing policy
Plans and managed access
- Community, Relay, and Pro capabilities
- Relay and Pulse Mobile handoff
- Multi-tenant organizations (Enterprise/custom)
- Provider-hosted MSP operations (request-assisted)
Pulse Cloud is not generally available. Ordinary self-hosted Pulse remains the primary installation path; MSP and Enterprise access are explicit commercial paths rather than defaults in self-hosted setup.
Development and reference
Detailed design notes and dated migration specifications may remain in this directory for maintainers, but they are not operator setup guides unless they are linked from the sections above.
Previous versions and migrations
- Upgrade from v4 to v5
- Retired unified-navigation migration — historical context only; current Pulse uses platform-shaped navigation.
- Move a Pulse installation
Found a bug? Use the issue forms. For setup questions, use GitHub Discussions.