fix 3372: fix typos, and impove pve-gui docs

This reformulates quite a bit of the gui section and corrects small
typos elsewhere.

Signed-off-by: Dylan Whyte <d.whyte@proxmox.com>

ha-manager.adoc

@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ the current manager status file and executes the respective commands.
 
 `pve-ha-crm`::
 
-The cluster resource manager (CRM), which makes the cluster wide
+The cluster resource manager (CRM), which makes the cluster-wide
 decisions. It sends commands to the LRM, processes the results,
 and moves resources to other nodes if something fails. The CRM also
 handles node fencing.
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ Local Resource Manager
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 The local resource manager (`pve-ha-lrm`) is started as a daemon on
-boot and waits until the HA cluster is quorate and thus cluster wide
+boot and waits until the HA cluster is quorate and thus cluster-wide
 locks are working.
 
 It can be in three states:

local-zfs.adoc

@@ -55,22 +55,22 @@ Hardware
 ~~~~~~~~
 
 ZFS depends heavily on memory, so you need at least 8GB to start. In
-practice, use as much you can get for your hardware/budget. To prevent
+practice, use as much as you can get for your hardware/budget. To prevent
 data corruption, we recommend the use of high quality ECC RAM.
 
 If you use a dedicated cache and/or log disk, you should use an
 enterprise class SSD (e.g. Intel SSD DC S3700 Series). This can
 increase the overall performance significantly.
 
-IMPORTANT: Do not use ZFS on top of hardware controller which has its
+IMPORTANT: Do not use ZFS on top of a hardware RAID controller which has its
-own cache management. ZFS needs to directly communicate with disks. An
+own cache management. ZFS needs to communicate directly with the disks. An
-HBA adapter is the way to go, or something like LSI controller flashed
+HBA adapter or something like an LSI controller flashed in ``IT'' mode is more
-in ``IT'' mode.
+appropriate.
 
 If you are experimenting with an installation of {pve} inside a VM
 (Nested Virtualization), don't use `virtio` for disks of that VM,
-since they are not supported by ZFS. Use IDE or SCSI instead (works
+as they are not supported by ZFS. Use IDE or SCSI instead (also works
-also with `virtio` SCSI controller type).
+with the `virtio` SCSI controller type).
 
 
 Installation as Root File System

pve-firewall.adoc

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ name enclosed in `[` and `]`.
 Cluster Wide Setup
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-The cluster wide firewall configuration is stored at:
+The cluster-wide firewall configuration is stored at:
  
  /etc/pve/firewall/cluster.fw
 
@@ -92,13 +92,13 @@ The configuration can contain the following sections:
 
 `[OPTIONS]`::
 
-This is used to set cluster wide firewall options.
+This is used to set cluster-wide firewall options.
 
 include::pve-firewall-cluster-opts.adoc[]
 
 `[RULES]`::
 
-This sections contains cluster wide firewall rules for all nodes.
+This sections contains cluster-wide firewall rules for all nodes.
 
 `[IPSET <name>]`::
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ set the enable option here:
 
 ----
 [OPTIONS]
-# enable firewall (cluster wide setting, default is disabled)
+# enable firewall (cluster-wide setting, default is disabled)
 enable: 1
 ----
 

pve-gui.adoc

@@ -151,16 +151,16 @@ Resource Tree
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 This is the main navigation tree. On top of the tree you can select
-some predefined views, which changes the structure of the tree
+some predefined views, which change the structure of the tree
-below. The default view is *Server View*, and it shows the following
+below. The default view is the *Server View*, and it shows the following
 object types:
 
 [horizontal]
-Datacenter:: Contains cluster wide setting (relevant for all nodes).
+Datacenter:: Contains cluster-wide settings (relevant for all nodes).
 
-Node:: Represents the hosts inside a cluster, where the guests runs.
+Node:: Represents the hosts inside a cluster, where the guests run.
 
-Guest:: VMs, Containers and Templates.
+Guest:: VMs, containers and templates.
 
 Storage:: Data Storage.
 
@@ -171,13 +171,13 @@ management.
 The following view types are available:
 
 [horizontal]
-Server View:: Shows all kind of objects, grouped by nodes.
+Server View:: Shows all kinds of objects, grouped by nodes.
 
-Folder View:: Shows all kind of objects, grouped by object type.
+Folder View:: Shows all kinds of objects, grouped by object type.
 
-Storage View:: Only show storage objects, grouped by nodes.
+Storage View:: Only shows storage objects, grouped by nodes.
 
-Pool View:: Show VMs and Containers, grouped by pool.
+Pool View:: Show VMs and containers, grouped by pool.
 
 
 Log Panel
@@ -185,31 +185,31 @@ Log Panel
 
 The main purpose of the log panel is to show you what is currently
 going on in your cluster. Actions like creating an new VM are executed
-in background, and we call such background job a 'task'.
+in the background, and we call such a background job a 'task'.
 
-Any output from such task is saved into a separate log file. You can
+Any output from such a task is saved into a separate log file. You can
 view that log by simply double-click a task log entry. It is also
 possible to abort a running task there.
 
-Please note that we display most recent tasks from all cluster nodes
+Please note that we display the most recent tasks from all cluster nodes
 here. So you can see when somebody else is working on another cluster
 node in real-time.
 
 NOTE: We remove older and finished task from the log panel to keep
-that list short. But you can still find those tasks in the 'Task
+that list short. But you can still find those tasks within the node panel in the
-History' within the node panel.
+'Task History'.
 
-Some short running actions simply sends logs to all cluster
+Some short-running actions simply send logs to all cluster
 members. You can see those messages in the 'Cluster log' panel.
 
 
 Content Panels
 --------------
 
-When you select something in the resource tree, the corresponding
+When you select an item from the resource tree, the corresponding
 object displays configuration and status information in the content
-panel. The following sections give a brief overview of the
+panel. The following sections provide a brief overview of this
-functionality. Please refer to the individual chapters inside the
+functionality. Please refer to the corresponding chapters in the
 reference documentation to get more detailed information.
 
 
@@ -218,36 +218,37 @@ Datacenter
 
 [thumbnail="screenshot/gui-datacenter-search.png"]
 
-On the datacenter level you can access cluster wide settings and information.
+On the datacenter level, you can access cluster-wide settings and information.
 
-* *Search:* it is possible to search anything in cluster
+* *Search:* perform a cluster-wide search for nodes, VMs, containers, storage
-,this can be a node, VM, Container, Storage or a pool.
+   devices, and pools.
 
-* *Summary:* gives a brief overview over the cluster health.
+* *Summary:* gives a brief overview of the cluster's health and resource usage.
 
-* *Cluster:* allows to create/join cluster and shows join information.
+* *Cluster:* provides the functionality and information necessary to create or
+   join a cluster.
 
-* *Options:* can show and set defaults, which apply cluster wide.
+* *Options:* view and manage cluster-wide default settings.
 
-* *Storage:* is the place where a storage will add/managed/removed.
+* *Storage:* provides an interface for managing cluster storage.
 
-* *Backup:* has the capability to schedule Backups. This is
+* *Backup:* schedule backup jobs. This operates cluster wide, so it doesn't
-   cluster wide, so you do not care about where the VM/Container are on
+   matter where the VMs/containers are on your cluster when scheduling.
-   your cluster at schedule time.
 
-* *Replication:* shows replication jobs and allows to create new ones.
+* *Replication:* view and manage replication jobs.
 
-* *Permissions:* will manage user and group permission, LDAP,
+* *Permissions:* manage user, group, and API token permissions, and LDAP,
-   MS-AD and Two-Factor authentication can be setup here.
+   MS-AD and Two-Factor authentication.
 
-* *HA:* will manage the {pve} High-Availability
+* *HA:* manage {pve} High Availability.
 
-* *Firewall:* on this level the Proxmox Firewall works cluster wide and
+* *ACME:* set up ACME (Let's Encrypt) certificates for server nodes.
-   makes templates which are cluster wide available.
 
-* *Support:* here you get all information about your support subscription.
+* *Firewall:* configure and make templates for the Proxmox Firewall cluster wide.
 
-If you like to have more information about this see the corresponding chapter.
+* *Metric Server:* define external metric servers for {pve}.
+
+* *Support:* display information about your support subscription.
 
 
 Nodes
@@ -255,41 +256,39 @@ Nodes
 
 [thumbnail="screenshot/gui-node-summary.png"]
 
-Nodes in your cluster can be managed invidiually at this level.
+Nodes in your cluster can be managed individually at this level.
 
 The top header has useful buttons such as 'Reboot', 'Shutdown', 'Shell',
 'Bulk Actions' and 'Help'.
 'Shell' has the options 'noVNC', 'SPICE' and 'xterm.js'.
 'Bulk Actions' has the options 'Bulk Start', 'Bulk Stop' and 'Bulk Migrate'.
 
-* *Search:* it is possible to search anything on the node,
+* *Search:* search a node for VMs, containers, storage devices, and pools.
- this can be a VM, Container, Storage or a pool.
 
-* *Summary:* gives a brief overview over the resource usage.
+* *Summary:* display a brief overview of the node's resource usage.
 
-* *Notes:* is where custom notes about a node can be written.
+* *Notes:* write custom notes about a node.
 
-* *Shell:* logs you into the shell of the node.
+* *Shell:* access to a shell interface for the node.
 
-* *System:* is for configuring the network, DNS and time, and also shows your syslog.
+* *System:* configure network, DNS and time settings, and access the syslog.
 
-* *Updates:* will upgrade the system and inform you about new packages.
+* *Updates:* upgrade the system and see the available new packages.
 
-* *Firewall:* on this level is only for this node.
+* *Firewall:* manage the Proxmox Firewall for a specific node.
 
-* *Disks:* gives you a brief overview about you physical hard drives and
+* *Disks:* get an overview of the attached disks, and manage how they are used.
-   how they are used.
 
 * *Ceph:* is only used if you have installed a Ceph server on your
-   host. Then you can manage your Ceph cluster and see the status
+   host. In this case, you can manage your Ceph cluster and see the status
    of it here.
 
-* *Replication:* shows replication jobs and allows to create new ones.
+* *Replication:* view and manage replication jobs.
 
-* *Task History:* here all past tasks are shown.
+* *Task History:* see a list of past tasks.
 
-* *Subscription:* here you can upload you subscription key and get a
+* *Subscription:* upload a subscription key, and generate a system report for
-   system overview in case of a support case.
+   use in support cases.
 
 
 Guests
@@ -298,48 +297,50 @@ Guests
 [thumbnail="screenshot/gui-qemu-summary.png"]
 
 There are two different kinds of guests and both can be converted to a template.
-One of them is a Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) and the other one a Linux Container (LXC).
+One of them is a Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) and the other is a Linux Container (LXC).
-Generally the navigation is the same, only some options are different.
+Navigation for these are mostly the same; only some options are different.
 
-In the main management center the VM navigation begins if a VM is selected in the left tree.
+To access the various guest management interfaces, select a VM or container from
+the menu on the left.
 
-The top header contains important VM operation commands like 'Start', 'Shutdown', 'Reset',
+The header contains commands for items such as power management, migration,
-'Remove', 'Migrate', 'Console' and 'Help'.
+console access and type, cloning, HA, and help.
-Some of them have hidden buttons like 'Shutdown' has 'Stop' and
+Some of these buttons contain drop-down menus, for example, 'Shutdown' also contains
-'Console' contains the different console types 'SPICE', 'noVNC' and 'xterm.js'.
+other power options, and 'Console' contains the different console types:
+'SPICE', 'noVNC' and 'xterm.js'.
 
-On the right side the content switches depending on the selected option.
+The panel on the right contains an interface for whatever item is selected from
+the menu on the left.
 
-On the left side.
+The available interfaces are as follows.
-All available options are listed one below the other.
 
-* *Summary:* gives a brief overview over the VM activity.
+* *Summary:* provides a brief overview of the VM's activity.
 
-* *Console:* an interactive console to your VM.
+* *Console:* access to an interactive console for the VM/container.
 
-* *(KVM)Hardware:* shows and set the Hardware of the KVM VM.
+* *(KVM)Hardware:* define the hardware available to the KVM VM.
 
-* *(LXC)Resources:* defines the LXC Hardware opportunities.
+* *(LXC)Resources:* define the system resources available to the LXC.
 
-* *(LXC)Network:* the LXC Network settings.
+* *(LXC)Network:* configure a container's network settings.
 
-* *(LXC)DNS:* the LXC DNS settings.
+* *(LXC)DNS:* configure a container's DNS settings.
 
-* *Options:* all guest options can be set here.
+* *Options:* manage guest options.
 
-* *Task History:* here all previous tasks from the selected guest will be shown.
+* *Task History:* view all previous tasks related to the selected guest.
 
-* *(KVM) Monitor:* is the interactive communication interface to the KVM process.
+* *(KVM) Monitor:* an interactive communication interface to the KVM process.
 
-* *Backup:* shows the available backups from the selected guest and also create a backupset.
+* *Backup:* create and restore system backups.
 
-* *Replication:* shows the replication jobs for the selected guest and allows to create new jobs.
+* *Replication:* view and manage the replication jobs for the selected guest.
 
-* *Snapshots:* manage VM snapshots.
+* *Snapshots:* create and restore VM snapshots.
 
-* *Firewall:* manage the firewall on VM level.
+* *Firewall:* configure the firewall on the VM level.
 
-* *Permissions:* manage the user permission for the selected guest.
+* *Permissions:* manage permissions for the selected guest.
 
 
 Storage
@@ -347,16 +348,21 @@ Storage
 
 [thumbnail="screenshot/gui-storage-summary-local.png"]
 
+As with the guest interface, the interface for storage consists of a menu on the
+left for certain storage elements and an interface on the right to manage
+these elements.
+
 In this view we have a two partition split-view.
 On the left side we have the storage options
 and on the right side the content of the selected option will be shown.
 
-* *Summary:* shows important information about storages like
+* *Summary:* shows important information about the storage, such as the type,
-'Usage', 'Type', 'Content', 'Active' and 'Enabled'.
+   usage, and content which it stores.
 
-* *Content:* Here all content will be listed grouped by content type.
+* *Content:* a menu item for each content type which the storage
+   stores, for example, Backups, ISO Images, CT Templates.
 
-* *Permissions:* manage the user permission for this storage.
+* *Permissions:* manage permissions for the storage.
 
 
 Pools
@@ -364,15 +370,14 @@ Pools
 
 [thumbnail="screenshot/gui-pool-summary-development.png"]
 
-In this view we have a two partition split view.
+Again, the pools view comprises two partitions: a menu on the left,
-On the left side we have the logical pool options
+and the corresponding interfaces for each menu item on the right.
-and on the right side the content of the selected option will be shown.
 
-* *Summary:* show the description of the pool.
+* *Summary:* shows a description of the pool.
 
-* *Members:* Here all members of this pool will listed and can be managed.
+* *Members:* display and manage pool members (guests and storage).
 
-* *Permissions:* manage the user permission for this pool.
+* *Permissions:* manage the permissions for the pool.
 
 
 ifdef::wiki[]
@@ -384,9 +389,3 @@ See Also
 
 endif::wiki[]
 
-////
-TODO:
-
-VM, CT, Storage, Pool section
-
-////

pve-installation.adoc

@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ target hard disk(s) will appear. The `Options` button opens the dialog to select
 the target file system.
 
 The default file system is `ext4`. The Logical Volume Manager (LVM) is used when
-`ext4` or `xfs` ist selected. Additional options to restrict LVM space
+`ext4` or `xfs` is selected. Additional options to restrict LVM space
-can be set (see <<advanced_lvm_options,below>>).
+can also be set (see <<advanced_lvm_options,below>>).
 
 {pve} can be installed on ZFS. As ZFS offers several software RAID levels, this
 is an option for systems that don't have a hardware RAID controller. The target

pve-storage-lvm.adoc

@@ -63,15 +63,15 @@ Storage Features
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 LVM is a typical block storage, but this backend does not support
-snapshot and clones. Unfortunately, normal LVM snapshots are quite
+snapshots and clones. Unfortunately, normal LVM snapshots are quite
-inefficient, because they interfere all writes on the whole volume
+inefficient, because they interfere with all writes on the entire volume
 group during snapshot time.
 
 One big advantage is that you can use it on top of a shared storage,
-for example an iSCSI LUN. The backend itself implement proper cluster
+for example, an iSCSI LUN. The backend itself implements proper cluster-wide
-wide locking.
+locking.
 
-TIP: The newer LVM-thin backend allows snapshot and clones, but does
+TIP: The newer LVM-thin backend allows snapshots and clones, but does
 not support shared storage.
 
 

pvecm.adoc

@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ network performance. Currently (2021), there are reports of clusters (using
 high-end enterprise hardware) with over 50 nodes in production.
 
 `pvecm` can be used to create a new cluster, join nodes to a cluster,
-leave the cluster, get status information and do various other cluster
+leave the cluster, get status information and do various other cluster-related
-related tasks. The **P**rox**m**o**x** **C**luster **F**ile **S**ystem (``pmxcfs'')
+tasks. The **P**rox**m**o**x** **C**luster **F**ile **S**ystem (``pmxcfs'')
 is used to transparently distribute the cluster configuration to all cluster
 nodes.
 
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ You can also separate a node from a cluster without reinstalling it from
 scratch.  But after removing the node from the cluster it will still have
 access to the shared storages! This must be resolved before you start removing
 the node from the cluster. A {pve} cluster cannot share the exact same
-storage with another cluster, as storage locking doesn't work over cluster
+storage with another cluster, as storage locking doesn't work over the cluster
 boundary. Further, it may also lead to VMID conflicts.
 
 Its suggested that you create a new storage where only the node which you want

pvesdn.adoc

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ features, advantages or disadvantages.
 Normally a 'VNet' shows up as a common Linux bridge with either a VLAN or
 'VXLAN' tag, but some can also use layer 3 routing for control.
 The 'VNets' are deployed locally on each node, after configuration was committed
-from the cluster wide datacenter SDN administration interface.
+from the cluster-wide datacenter SDN administration interface.
 
 
 Main configuration
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ This is the main status panel. Here you can see deployment status of zones on
 different nodes.
 
 There is an 'Apply' button, to push and reload local configuration on all
-cluster nodes nodes.
+cluster nodes.
 
 
 [[pvesdn_local_deployment_monitoring]]