X-Git-Url: https://git.proxmox.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=pve-installation.adoc;h=7709cb07b1b37e3adedfea9f7c93bdaf69cb229f;hb=024d3706c083a287d1dd24274a9f49e7bce8579f;hp=f464394a1b755fd9d651e8d2ec4e84c6414ce9b9;hpb=d3e2455aea8a19fd47c8ff3ad728f55af5c17da9;p=pve-docs.git diff --git a/pve-installation.adoc b/pve-installation.adoc index f464394..7709cb0 100644 --- a/pve-installation.adoc +++ b/pve-installation.adoc @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@ +[[chapter_installation]] Installing {pve} ================ ifndef::manvolnum[] @@ -12,10 +13,10 @@ provided by Proxmox include a complete Debian system (Debian 10 Buster for {pve} version 6.x) as well as all necessary {pve} packages. The installer will guide through the setup, allowing you to partition the local -disk(s), apply basic system configurations (e.g. timezone, language, network) -and install all required packages. This process should not take more than a few -minutes. Installing with the provided ISO is the recommended method for new and -existing users. +disk(s), apply basic system configurations (for example, timezone, language, +network) and install all required packages. This process should not take more +than a few minutes. Installing with the provided ISO is the recommended method +for new and existing users. Alternatively, {pve} can be installed on top of an existing Debian system. This option is only recommended for advanced users because detailed knowledge about @@ -25,31 +26,38 @@ ifndef::wiki[] include::pve-system-requirements.adoc[] +include::pve-installation-media.adoc[] + endif::wiki[] +[[installation_installer]] Using the {pve} Installer ------------------------- -Download the installer ISO at {website}en/downloads. It includes the following: +The installer ISO image includes the following: * Complete operating system (Debian Linux, 64-bit) -* The {pve} installer, which partitions the local disk(s) with ext4, ext3, xfs +* The {pve} installer, which partitions the local disk(s) with ext4, xfs or ZFS and installs the operating system. -* {pve} kernel (Linux) with KVM and LXC support +* {pve} Linux kernel with KVM and LXC support -* Complete toolset for administering virtual machines, containers, and all - necessary resources +* Complete toolset for administering virtual machines, containers, the host + system, clusters and all necessary resources * Web-based management interface -NOTE: All existing data on the server will be removed during the installation -process. +NOTE: All existing data on the for installation selected drives will be removed +during the installation process. The installer does not add boot menu entries +for other operating systems. + +Please insert the xref:installation_prepare_media[prepared installation media] +(for example, USB flash drive or CD-ROM) and boot from it. -Please insert the installation media (e.g. USB flash drive, CD-ROM) and boot -from it. +TIP: Make sure that booting from the installation medium (for example, USB) is +enabled in your servers firmware settings. [thumbnail="screenshot/pve-grub-menu.png"] @@ -93,8 +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 -`ext3`, `ext4` or `xfs` ist selected. Additional options to restrict LVM space -can be set (see <>). +`ext4` or `xfs` is selected. Additional options to restrict LVM space +can also be set (see <>). {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 @@ -216,7 +224,7 @@ Advanced ZFS Configuration Options ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The installer creates the ZFS pool `rpool`. No swap space is created but you can reserve some unpartitioned space on the install disks for swap. You can also -create a swap zvol after the installation, altough this can lead to problems. +create a swap zvol after the installation, although this can lead to problems. (see <>). `ashift`:: @@ -242,7 +250,7 @@ semantics, and why this does not replace redundancy on disk-level. `hdsize`:: Defines the total hard disk size to be used. This is useful to save free space -on the hard disk(s) for further partitioning (for exmaple to create a +on the hard disk(s) for further partitioning (for example to create a swap-partition). `hdsize` is only honored for bootable disks, that is only the first disk or mirror for RAID0, RAID1 or RAID10, and all disks in RAID-Z[123]. @@ -262,20 +270,8 @@ following command: # zpool add log ---- -ifdef::wiki[] - -link:/wiki/Install_from_USB_Stick[Install from USB Stick] ---------------------------------------------------------- - -link:/wiki/Install_Proxmox_VE_on_Debian_Buster[Install Proxmox VE on Debian Buster] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - -endif::wiki[] - ifndef::wiki[] -include::pve-usbstick.adoc[] - Install {pve} on Debian ----------------------- @@ -297,7 +293,7 @@ manually. In general, this is not trivial, especially when LVM or ZFS is used. A detailed step by step how-to can be found on the -{webwiki-url}Install_Proxmox_VE_on_Debian_Stretch[wiki]. +{webwiki-url}Install_Proxmox_VE_on_Debian_Buster[wiki]. endif::wiki[] @@ -318,6 +314,10 @@ Video Tutorials See Also -------- +* link:/wiki/Prepare_Installation_Media[Prepare Installation Media] + +* link:/wiki/Install_Proxmox_VE_on_Debian_Buster[Install Proxmox VE on Debian Buster] + * link:/wiki/System_Requirements[System Requirements] * link:/wiki/Package_Repositories[Package Repositories]