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@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 System Requirements
 -------------------
-include::attributes.txt[]
+ifdef::wiki[]
+:pve-toplevel:
+endif::wiki[]
 
 For production servers, high quality server equipment is needed. Keep
 in mind, if you run 10 Virtual Servers on one machine and you then
@@ -9,9 +11,9 @@ supports clustering, this means that multiple {pve} installations
 can be centrally managed thanks to the included cluster functionality.
 
 {pve} can use local storage (DAS), SAN, NAS and also distributed
-storage (Ceph RBD). For details see xref:chapter-storage[chapter storage].
-
+storage (Ceph RBD). For details see xref:chapter_storage[chapter storage].
 
+[[install_minimal_requirements]]
 Minimum Requirements, for Evaluation
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
@@ -26,21 +28,30 @@ Minimum Requirements, for Evaluation
 * One NIC
 
 
+[[install_recommended_requirements]]
 Recommended System Requirements
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-* CPU: 64bit (Intel EMT64 or AMD64), Multi core CPU recommended
+* Intel EMT64 or AMD64 with Intel VT/AMD-V CPU flag.
 
-* Intel VT/AMD-V capable CPU/Mainboard for KVM Full Virtualization support
+* Memory, minimum 2 GB for OS and Proxmox VE services. Plus designated memory
+  for guests. For Ceph or ZFS additional memory is required, approximately 1 GB
+  memory for every TB used storage.
+
+* Fast and redundant storage, best results with SSD disks.
 
-* RAM: 8 GB RAM, plus additional RAM used for guests
+* OS storage: Hardware RAID with batteries protected write cache (``BBU'') or
+  non-RAID with ZFS and SSD cache.
 
-* Hardware RAID with batteries protected write cache (``BBU'') or flash
- based protection
+* VM storage: For local storage use a hardware RAID with battery backed
+  write cache (BBU) or non-RAID for ZFS. Neither ZFS nor Ceph are compatible
+  with a hardware RAID controller. Shared and distributed storage is also
+  possible.
 
-* Fast hard drives, best results with 15k rpm SAS, Raid10
+* Redundant Gbit NICs, additional NICs depending on the preferred storage
+  technology and cluster setup – 10 Gbit and higher is also supported.
 
-* At least two NICs, depending on the used storage technology you need more
+* For PCI passthrough a CPU with VT-d/AMD-d CPU flag is needed.
 
 
 Simple Performance Overview
@@ -59,10 +70,8 @@ To use the web interface you need a modern browser, this includes:
 * Firefox, a release from the current year, or the latest Extended
 Support Release
 * Chrome, a release from the current year
-* the Microsoft currently supported versions of Internet Explorer (as
-of 2016, this means IE 11 or IE Edge)
-* the Apple currently supported versions of Safari (as of 2016, this
-means Safari 9)
+* Microsofts currently supported version of Edge
+* Safari, a release from the current year
 
 If {pve} detects you're connecting from a mobile device, you will be
 redirected to a lightweight touch-based UI.