-While this looks easy, it presumes that you have correctly installed
-the base system, and you know how you want to configure and use the
-local storage. Network configuration is also completely up to you.
-
-In general, this is not trivial, especially when you use LVM or
-ZFS. This is why we provide an installation CD-ROM for {pve}. That
-installer just ask you a few questions, then partitions the local
-disk(s), installs all required packages, and configures the system
-including a basic network setup. You can get a fully functional system
-within a few minutes, including the following:
-
-* Complete operating system (Debian Linux, 64-bit)
-* Partition the hard drive with ext4 (alternative ext3 or xfs) or ZFS
-* {pve} Kernel with LXC and KVM support
-* Complete toolset
-* Web based management interface
-
-NOTE: By default, the complete server is used and all existing data is
-removed.
-
-Using the {pve} Installation CD-ROM
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-Please insert the installation CD-ROM, then boot from that
-drive. Immediately afterwards you can choose the following menu
-options:
-
-Install Proxmox VE::
-
-Start normal installation.
-
-Install Proxmox VE (Debug mode)::
-
-Start installation in debug mode. It opens a shell console at several
-installation steps, so that you can debug things if something goes
-wrong. Please press `CTRL-D` to exit those debug consoles and continue
-installation. This option is mostly for developers and not meant for
-general use.
-
-Rescue Boot::
-
-This option allows you to boot an existing installation. It searches
-all attached hard disks, and if it finds an existing installation,
-boots directly into that disk using the existing Linux kernel. This
-can be useful if there are problems with the boot block (grub), or the
-BIOS is unable to read the boot block from the disk.
-
-Test Memory::
-
-Runs 'memtest86+'. This is useful to check if your memory if
-functional and error free.
-
-You normally select *Install Proxmox VE* to start the installation.
-After that you get prompted to select the target hard disk(s). The
-`Options` button aside lets you select the target file system, and
-defaults to `ext4`. The installer uses LVM if you select 'ext3',
-'ext4' or 'xfs' as file system, and offers additional option to
-restrict LVM space (see <<advanced_lvm_options,below>>)
-
-If you have more than one disk, you can also use ZFS as file system.
-ZFS supports several software RAID levels, so this is specially useful
-if you do not have a hardware RAID controller. The `Options` button
-lets you select the ZFS RAID level, and you can choose disks there.
-
-The next pages just asks for basic configuration options like time
-zone and keyboard layout. You also need to specify your email address
-and select a superuser password.
-
-The last step is the network configuration. Please note that you can
-use either IPv4 or IPv6 here, but not both. If you want to configure a
-dual stack node, you can easily do that after installation.
-
-If you press `Next` now, installation starts to format disks, and
-copies packages to the target. Please wait until that is finished,
-then reboot the server.
-
-Further configuration is done via the Proxmox web interface. Just
-point your browser to the IP address given during installation
-(https://youripaddress:8006). {pve} is tested for IE9, Firefox 10
-and higher, and Google Chrome.
-
-
-[[advanced_lvm_options]]
-Advanced LVM configuration options
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-The installer creates a Volume Group (VG) called `pve`, and additional
-Logical Volumes (LVs) called `root`, `data` and `swap`. The size of
-those volumes can be controlled with:
-
-`hdsize`::
-
-Defines the total HD size to be used. This way you can save free
-space on the HD for further partitioning (i.e. for an additional PV
-and VG on the same hard disk that can be used for LVM storage).
-
-`swapsize`::
-
-To define the size of the `swap` volume. Default is the same size as
-installed RAM, with 4GB minimum and `hdsize/8` as maximum.
-
-`maxroot`::
-
-The `root` volume size. The `root` volume stores the whole operation
-system.
-
-`maxvz`::
-
-Define the size of the `data` volume, which is mounted at
-'/var/lib/vz'.
-
-`minfree`::
-
-To define the amount of free space left in LVM volume group `pve`.
-16GB is the default if storage available > 128GB, `hdsize/8` otherwise.
-+
-NOTE: LVM requires free space in the VG for snapshot creation (not
-required for lvmthin snapshots).
-
-
-ZFS Performance Tips
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-ZFS uses a lot of memory, so it is best to add additional 8-16GB RAM
-if you want to use ZFS.
-
-ZFS also provides the feature to use a fast SSD drive as write cache. The
-write cache is called the ZFS Intent Log (ZIL). You can add that after
-installation using the following command:
-
- zpool add <pool-name> log </dev/path_to_fast_ssd>
-
-
-Network Configuration
----------------------
-
-Basic network setup.
-
-image::images/cluster-nwdiag.svg[{pve} Cluster Network]