Installing Proxmox VE
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+=====================
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{pve} ships as a set of Debian packages, so you can simply install it
* Complete toolset
* Web based management interface
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+include::pve-system-requirements.adoc[]
+
+endif::wiki[]
+
Using the {pve} Installation CD-ROM
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+-----------------------------------
This is the preferred and recommended installation method.
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
+The next pages just ask for basic configuration options like time
zone and keyboard layout. You also need to specify your email address
-and select a superuser password.
+and superuser (root) password (must have at least 5 characters).
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
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.
+(https://youripaddress:8006).
NOTE: Default login is "root" (realm 'PAM') and the root password is
defined during the installation process.
[[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
`maxvz`::
-Define the size of the `data` volume, which is mounted at
-`/var/lib/vz`.
+Define the size of the `data` volume.
`minfree`::
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 uses a lot of memory, so it is best to add additional RAM if you
+want to use ZFS. A good calculation is 4GB plus 1GB RAM for each TB
+RAW disk space.
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
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link:/wiki/Install_Proxmox_VE_on_Debian_Jessie[Install Proxmox VE on Debian Jessie]
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+link:/wiki/Install_from_USB_Stick[Install from USB Stick]
+---------------------------------------------------------
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Install {pve} on Debian
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+-----------------------
{pve} ships as a set of Debian packages, so you can simply install it
-on top of a normal Debian installation. After configuring the
+on top of a normal Debian installation. After configuring the
repositories, you need to run:
[source,bash]
apt-get install proxmox-ve
----
-You can find a detailed step by step howto on the {pve}
-http://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Install_Proxmox_VE_on_Debian_Jessie[wiki].
+You can find a detailed step by step howto on the
+{webwiki-url}Install_Proxmox_VE_on_Debian_Jessie[wiki].
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+include::pve-usbstick.adoc[]
+endif::wiki[]
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Video Tutorials
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+---------------
* List of all official tutorials on our
http://www.youtube.com/proxmoxve[Proxmox VE YouTube Channel]
See Also
-~~~~~~~~
+--------
+
+* link:/wiki/System_Requirements[System Requirements]
* link:/wiki/Package_Repositories[Package Repositories]
* link:/wiki/Installation:_Tips_and_Tricks[Installation: Tips and Tricks]
endif::wiki[]
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