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1 | Installing Proxmox VE |
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3 | include::attributes.txt[] | |
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4 | |
5 | {pve} ships as a set of Debian packages, so you can simply install it | |
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6 | on top of a normal Debian installation, or download the installation |
7 | CD-ROM and use that to install {pve} on your hardware. | |
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9 | Installing on top of an existing Debian installation looks easy, but |
10 | it presumes that you have correctly installed the base system, and you | |
11 | know how you want to configure and use the local storage. Network | |
12 | configuration is also completely up to you. | |
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13 | |
14 | In general, this is not trivial, especially when you use LVM or | |
15 | ZFS. This is why we provide an installation CD-ROM for {pve}. That | |
16 | installer just ask you a few questions, then partitions the local | |
078924cd | 17 | disk(s), installs all required packages and configures the system |
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18 | including a basic network setup. You can get a fully functional system |
19 | within a few minutes, including the following: | |
20 | ||
21 | * Complete operating system (Debian Linux, 64-bit) | |
22 | * Partition the hard drive with ext4 (alternative ext3 or xfs) or ZFS | |
23 | * {pve} Kernel with LXC and KVM support | |
24 | * Complete toolset | |
25 | * Web based management interface | |
26 | ||
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28 | Using the {pve} Installation CD-ROM |
29 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |
30 | ||
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31 | This is the preferred and recommended installation method. |
32 | ||
33 | NOTE: By default, the complete server is used and all existing data is | |
34 | removed. | |
35 | ||
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36 | Please insert the installation CD-ROM, then boot from that |
37 | drive. Immediately afterwards you can choose the following menu | |
38 | options: | |
39 | ||
40 | Install Proxmox VE:: | |
41 | ||
42 | Start normal installation. | |
43 | ||
44 | Install Proxmox VE (Debug mode):: | |
45 | ||
46 | Start installation in debug mode. It opens a shell console at several | |
47 | installation steps, so that you can debug things if something goes | |
48 | wrong. Please press `CTRL-D` to exit those debug consoles and continue | |
49 | installation. This option is mostly for developers and not meant for | |
50 | general use. | |
51 | ||
52 | Rescue Boot:: | |
53 | ||
54 | This option allows you to boot an existing installation. It searches | |
f77a3c10 | 55 | all attached hard disks and, if it finds an existing installation, |
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56 | boots directly into that disk using the existing Linux kernel. This |
57 | can be useful if there are problems with the boot block (grub), or the | |
58 | BIOS is unable to read the boot block from the disk. | |
59 | ||
60 | Test Memory:: | |
61 | ||
d7495642 | 62 | Runs `memtest86+`. This is useful to check if your memory is |
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63 | functional and error free. |
64 | ||
65 | You normally select *Install Proxmox VE* to start the installation. | |
66 | After that you get prompted to select the target hard disk(s). The | |
8e4bb261 | 67 | `Options` button lets you select the target file system, which |
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68 | defaults to `ext4`. The installer uses LVM if you select `ext3`, |
69 | `ext4` or `xfs` as file system, and offers additional option to | |
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70 | restrict LVM space (see <<advanced_lvm_options,below>>) |
71 | ||
72 | If you have more than one disk, you can also use ZFS as file system. | |
73 | ZFS supports several software RAID levels, so this is specially useful | |
74 | if you do not have a hardware RAID controller. The `Options` button | |
75 | lets you select the ZFS RAID level, and you can choose disks there. | |
76 | ||
a6ae7778 | 77 | The next pages just ask for basic configuration options like time |
d91f8c1e | 78 | zone and keyboard layout. You also need to specify your email address |
a6ae7778 | 79 | and superuser (root) password (must have at least 5 characters). |
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80 | |
81 | The last step is the network configuration. Please note that you can | |
82 | use either IPv4 or IPv6 here, but not both. If you want to configure a | |
83 | dual stack node, you can easily do that after installation. | |
84 | ||
85 | If you press `Next` now, installation starts to format disks, and | |
86 | copies packages to the target. Please wait until that is finished, | |
87 | then reboot the server. | |
88 | ||
89 | Further configuration is done via the Proxmox web interface. Just | |
90 | point your browser to the IP address given during installation | |
91 | (https://youripaddress:8006). {pve} is tested for IE9, Firefox 10 | |
92 | and higher, and Google Chrome. | |
93 | ||
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94 | NOTE: Default login is "root" (realm 'PAM') and the root password is |
95 | defined during the installation process. | |
96 | ||
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97 | |
98 | [[advanced_lvm_options]] | |
5eba0743 | 99 | Advanced LVM Configuration Options |
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100 | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |
101 | ||
102 | The installer creates a Volume Group (VG) called `pve`, and additional | |
103 | Logical Volumes (LVs) called `root`, `data` and `swap`. The size of | |
104 | those volumes can be controlled with: | |
105 | ||
106 | `hdsize`:: | |
107 | ||
108 | Defines the total HD size to be used. This way you can save free | |
109 | space on the HD for further partitioning (i.e. for an additional PV | |
110 | and VG on the same hard disk that can be used for LVM storage). | |
111 | ||
112 | `swapsize`:: | |
113 | ||
114 | To define the size of the `swap` volume. Default is the same size as | |
115 | installed RAM, with 4GB minimum and `hdsize/8` as maximum. | |
116 | ||
117 | `maxroot`:: | |
118 | ||
119 | The `root` volume size. The `root` volume stores the whole operation | |
120 | system. | |
121 | ||
122 | `maxvz`:: | |
123 | ||
79b698ed | 124 | Define the size of the `data` volume. |
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125 | |
126 | `minfree`:: | |
127 | ||
128 | To define the amount of free space left in LVM volume group `pve`. | |
129 | 16GB is the default if storage available > 128GB, `hdsize/8` otherwise. | |
130 | + | |
131 | NOTE: LVM requires free space in the VG for snapshot creation (not | |
132 | required for lvmthin snapshots). | |
133 | ||
134 | ||
135 | ZFS Performance Tips | |
136 | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ | |
137 | ||
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138 | ZFS uses a lot of memory, so it is best to add additional RAM if you |
139 | want to use ZFS. A good calculation is 4GB plus 1GB RAM for each TB | |
140 | RAW disk space. | |
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141 | |
142 | ZFS also provides the feature to use a fast SSD drive as write cache. The | |
143 | write cache is called the ZFS Intent Log (ZIL). You can add that after | |
144 | installation using the following command: | |
145 | ||
146 | zpool add <pool-name> log </dev/path_to_fast_ssd> | |
147 | ||
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148 | |
149 | ifdef::wiki[] | |
150 | ||
151 | link:/wiki/Install_Proxmox_VE_on_Debian_Jessie[Install Proxmox VE on Debian Jessie] | |
152 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |
153 | ||
154 | endif::wiki[] | |
155 | ||
156 | ifndef::wiki[] | |
157 | ||
158 | Install {pve} on Debian | |
159 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |
160 | ||
161 | {pve} ships as a set of Debian packages, so you can simply install it | |
0a37d38e | 162 | on top of a normal Debian installation. After configuring the |
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163 | repositories, you need to run: |
164 | ||
165 | [source,bash] | |
166 | ---- | |
167 | apt-get update | |
168 | apt-get install proxmox-ve | |
169 | ---- | |
170 | ||
171 | You can find a detailed step by step howto on the {pve} | |
172 | http://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Install_Proxmox_VE_on_Debian_Jessie[wiki]. | |
173 | ||
174 | endif::wiki[] | |
175 | ||
176 | ||
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177 | ifdef::wiki[] |
178 | ||
179 | Video Tutorials | |
180 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |
181 | ||
182 | * List of all official tutorials on our | |
183 | http://www.youtube.com/proxmoxve[Proxmox VE YouTube Channel] | |
184 | ||
185 | * Tutorials in Spanish language on | |
186 | http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUULBIhA5QDBdNf1pcTZ5UXhek63Fij8z[ITexperts.es | |
187 | YouTube Play List] | |
188 | ||
189 | ||
190 | See Also | |
191 | ~~~~~~~~ | |
192 | ||
193 | * link:/wiki/Package_Repositories[Package Repositories] | |
194 | ||
195 | * link:/wiki/Host_System_Administration[Host System Administration] | |
196 | ||
197 | * link:/wiki/Network_Configuration[Network Configuration] | |
198 | ||
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199 | * link:/wiki/Installation:_Tips_and_Tricks[Installation: Tips and Tricks] |
200 | ||
078924cd | 201 | endif::wiki[] |