System Requirements
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-{pmg} needs dedicated server hardware but can also run inside a
-virtual machine on any of the following plattforms:
+The {pmg} can run on dedicated server hardware or inside a virtual machine on
+any of the following plattforms:
* Proxmox VE (KVM)
* Virtual box™
-* Citrix XenServer™
+* Citrix Hypervisor™ (former XenServer™)
+
+* LXC container
+
+* and others supporting Debian Linux as guest OS
Please see http://www.proxmox.com for details.
* bootable CD-ROM-drive or USB boot support
-* 1024x768 capable VGA/Monitor for Installer
+* Monitor with a resolution of 1024x768 for the installation
-* Hard disk 8 GB - ATA/SATA/SCSI/NVME
+* Hard disk with at least 8 GB of disk space
-* Ethernet Network interface card
+* Ethernet network interface card
Recommended System Requirements
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-* Multicore CPU: 64bit (Intel EMT64 or AMD64)
+* Multicore CPU: 64bit (Intel EMT64 or AMD64), +
+ for use as virtual machine activate Intel VT/AMD-V CPU flag
* 4 GB RAM
* bootable CD-ROM-drive or USB boot support
-* 1024x768 capable VGA/Monitor for Installer
-
-* 1 GBps Ethernet Network interface card
+* Monitor with a resolution of 1024x768 for the installation
-* Hardware RAID1 or RAID10, Raid Controllers need write cache with
- batteries backup module for best performance
+* 1 Gbps Ethernet network interface card
-* Enterprise class SSD with power loss protection (e.g. Intel SSD DC
- 35xx/36xx/37xx)
+* Storage: at least 8 GB free disk space, best setup with redundancy, +
+ use hardware RAID controller with battery backed write cache (``BBU'') or
+ ZFS. ZFS is not compatible with a hardware RAID controller. For best
+ performance use Enterprise class SSD with power loss protection.