Using the {pmg} Installation CD-ROM
-----------------------------------
-Includes the following:
+You can download the ISO from http://www.proxmox.com. It includes the
+following:
* Complete operating system (Debian Linux, 64-bit)
-* Partitioning of the hard drive(s) containing the operating system
- with ext4, ext3, xfs or ZFS
+* The {pmg} installer, which partitions the hard drive(s) with ext4,
+ ext3, xfs or ZFS and installs the operating system.
* Linux kernel
* Web based management interface for using the toolset
-Please insert the installation CD-ROM, then boot from that
-drive. Immediately afterwards you can choose the following menu
-options:
+Please burn the downloaded ISO image to a CD or create a
+xref:create_bootable_usb[bootable USB stick].
+
+Then insert the installation CD-ROM on the physical host where you want
+to install {pmg} and boot from that drive. Immediately afterwards you
+can choose the following menu options:
image::images/installer/pmg-grub-menu.png[]
Runs `memtest86+`. This is useful to check if your memory is
functional and error free.
-You normally select *Install {pmg}* to start the installation. First
-step ist to read our EULA (End User License Agreement).
+You normally select *Install {pmg}* to start the installation.
-image::images/installer/pmg-license-agreement.png[]
+image::images/installer/pmg-select-target-disk.png[]
-After that you get prompted to select the target hard disk(s).
+First step ist to read our EULA (End User License Agreement). After
+that you get prompted to select the target hard disk(s).
NOTE: By default, the complete server is used and all existing data is
removed.
-image::images/installer/pmg-select-target-disk.png[]
-
The `Options` button lets you select the target file system, which
defaults to `ext4`. The installer uses LVM if you select `ext3`,
`ext4` or `xfs` as file system, and offers additional option to
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 ask for basic configuration options like time
-zone and keyboard layout. You also need to specify your email address
-and superuser (root) password (must have at least 5 characters).
+image::images/installer/pmg-select-location.png[]
+
+The next page just ask for basic configuration options like your
+location, the time zone and keyboard layout. The location is used to
+select a download server near you to speedup updates. The installer is
+usually able to auto detect those setting, so you only need to change
+them in rare situations when auto detection fails, or when you want to
+use some special keyboard layout not commonly used in your country.
+
+image::images/installer/pmg-set-password.png[]
+
+You then need to specify an email address and the superuser (root)
+password. The password must have at least 5 characters, but we highly
+recommend to use stronger passwords - here are some guidelines:
+
+- Use a minimum password length of 12 to 14 characters.
+
+- Include lowercase and uppercase alphabetic characters, numbers and symbols.
+
+- Avoid character repetition, keyboard patterns, dictionary words, letter or number sequences, usernames, relative or pet names, romantic links (current or past) and biographical information (e.g., ID numbers, ancestors' names or dates).
+
+It is sometimes necessary to send notification to the system
+administrator, for example:
+
+- Information about available package updates.
+
+- Error messages from periodic CRON jobs.
+
+All those notification mails will be sent to the specified email
+address.
+
+image::images/installer/pmg-setup-network.png[]
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.
+copies packages to the target.
+
+image::images/installer/pmg-installation.png[]
+
+Copying packages usually takes a few minutes. 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).
+image::images/screenshot/pmg-gui-login-window.png[]
+
+. Login and upload subscription key.
++
NOTE: Default login is "root" and the root password is
defined during the installation process.
+. Check the IP configuration and hostname.
+
+. Check and save the Time Zone.
+
+. Check your xref:firewall_settings[Firewall settings].
+
+. Configure {pmg} to forward the incoming SMTP traffic to your Mail
+server ('Configuration/Mail Proxy/Default Relay') - 'Default
+Relay' is your e-mail server.
+
+. Configure your e-mail server to send all outgoing messages through
+your {pmg} ('Smart Host', port 26 by default).
+
+For detailed deployment scenarios see chapter
+xref:chapter_deployment[Planning for Deployment].
+
+If the installation succeeds you have to route all your incoming and
+outgoing e-mail traffic to the Mail Gateway. For incoming traffic you
+have to configure your firewall and/or DNS settings. For outgoing
+traffic you need to change the existing e-mail server configuration.
+
[[advanced_lvm_options]]
Advanced LVM Configuration Options
installed memory, minimum 4 GB and maximum 8 GB. The resulting value cannot
be greater than `hdsize/8`.
-`maxroot`::
-
-Defines the maximum size of the `root` volume, which stores the operation
-system. The maximum limit of the `root` volume size is `hdsize/4`.
-
-`maxvz`::
-
-Defines the maximum size of the `data` volume. The actual size of the `data`
-volume is:
-+
-`datasize = hdsize - rootsize - swapsize - minfree`
-+
-Where `datasize` cannot be bigger than `maxvz`.
-
`minfree`::
-Defines the amount of free space left in LVM volume group `pve`.
+Defines the amount of free space left in LVM volume group `pmg`.
With more than 128GB storage available the default is 16GB, else `hdsize/8`
will be used.
+
zpool add <pool-name> log </dev/path_to_fast_ssd>
+include::pmg-usbstick.adoc[]
+
+
Install {pmg} on Debian
-----------------------
NOTE: In general, this is not trivial, especially when you use LVM or
ZFS.
+
+
+[[pmg_package_repositories]]
+Package Repositories
+--------------------
+
+All {debian} based systems use
+http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Packaging_Tool[APT] as package
+management tool. The list of repositories is defined in
+`/etc/apt/sources.list` and `.list` files found inside
+`/etc/apt/sources.d/`. Updates can be installed directly using
+`apt-get`, or via the GUI.
+
+Apt `sources.list` files list one package repository per line, with
+the most preferred source listed first. Empty lines are ignored, and a
+`#` character anywhere on a line marks the remainder of that line as a
+comment. The information available from the configured sources is
+acquired by `apt-get update`.
+
+.File `/etc/apt/sources.list`
+----
+deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian stretch main contrib
+
+# security updates
+deb http://security.debian.org stretch/updates main contrib
+----
+
+In addition, {pmg} provides three different package repositories.
+
+
+{pmg} Enterprise Repository
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+This is the default, stable and recommended repository, available for
+all {pmg} subscription users. It contains the most stable packages,
+and is suitable for production use. The `pmg-enterprise` repository is
+enabled by default:
+
+.File `/etc/apt/sources.list.d/pmg-enterprise.list`
+----
+deb https://enterprise.proxmox.com/debian/pmg stretch pmg-enterprise
+----
+
+As soon as updates are available, the `root@pam` user is notified via
+email about the available new packages. On the GUI, the change-log of
+each package can be viewed (if available), showing all details of the
+update. So you will never miss important security fixes.
+
+Please note that and you need a valid subscription key to access this
+repository. We offer different support levels, and you can find further
+details at {pricing-url}.
+
+NOTE: You can disable this repository by commenting out the above line
+using a `#` (at the start of the line). This prevents error messages
+if you do not have a subscription key. Please configure the
+`pmg-no-subscription` repository in that case.
+
+
+{pmg} No-Subscription Repository
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+As the name suggests, you do not need a subscription key to access
+this repository. It can be used for testing and non-production
+use. Its not recommended to run on production servers, as these
+packages are not always heavily tested and validated.
+
+We recommend to configure this repository in `/etc/apt/sources.list`.
+
+.File `/etc/apt/sources.list`
+----
+deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian stretch main contrib
+
+# PMG pmg-no-subscription repository provided by proxmox.com,
+# NOT recommended for production use
+deb http://download.proxmox.com/debian/pmg stretch pmg-no-subscription
+
+# security updates
+deb http://security.debian.org stretch/updates main contrib
+----
+
+
+{pmg} Test Repository
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Finally, there is a repository called `pmgtest`. This one contains the
+latest packages and is heavily used by developers to test new
+features. As usual, you can configure this using
+`/etc/apt/sources.list` by adding the following line:
+
+.sources.list entry for `pmgtest`
+----
+deb http://download.proxmox.com/debian/pmg stretch pmgtest
+----
+
+WARNING: the `pmgtest` repository should (as the name implies) only be used
+for testing new features or bug fixes.
+
+
+SecureApt
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+We use GnuPG to sign the `Release` files inside those repositories,
+and APT uses that signatures to verify that all packages are from a
+trusted source.
+
+The key used for verification is already installed if you install from
+our installation CD. If you install by other means, you can manually
+download the key with:
+
+ # wget http://download.proxmox.com/debian/proxmox-ve-release-5.x.gpg -O /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/proxmox-ve-release-5.x.gpg
+
+Please verify the checksum afterwards:
+
+----
+# sha512sum /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/proxmox-ve-release-5.x.gpg
+ffb95f0f4be68d2e753c8875ea2f8465864a58431d5361e88789568673551501ae574283a4e0492f17d79dc67edfb173a56a6304dea39e01f249ebdabc9f074a /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/proxmox-ve-release-5.x.gpg
+----
+
+or
+
+----
+# md5sum /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/proxmox-ve-release-5.x.gpg
+511d36d0f1350c01c42a3dc9f3c27939 /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/proxmox-ve-release-5.x.gpg
+----
+
+
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