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1 | [[installation_prepare_media]] | |
2 | Prepare Installation Media | |
3 | -------------------------- | |
4 | ifdef::wiki[] | |
5 | :pve-toplevel: | |
6 | endif::wiki[] | |
7 | ||
8 | Download the installer ISO image from: {website}en/downloads/category/iso-images-pve | |
9 | ||
10 | The {pve} installation media is a hybrid ISO image. It works in two ways: | |
11 | ||
12 | * An ISO image file ready to burn to a CD or DVD. | |
13 | ||
14 | * A raw sector (IMG) image file ready to copy to a USB flash drive (USB stick). | |
15 | ||
16 | Using a USB flash drive to install {pve} is the recommended way because it is | |
17 | the faster option. | |
18 | ||
19 | Prepare a USB Flash Drive as Installation Medium | |
20 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |
21 | ||
22 | The flash drive needs to have at least 1 GB of storage available. | |
23 | ||
24 | NOTE: Do not use UNetbootin. It does not work with the {pve} installation image. | |
25 | ||
26 | IMPORTANT: Make sure that the USB flash drive is not mounted and does not | |
27 | contain any important data. | |
28 | ||
29 | ||
30 | Instructions for GNU/Linux | |
31 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |
32 | ||
33 | On Unix-like operating system use the `dd` command to copy the ISO image to the | |
34 | USB flash drive. First find the correct device name of the USB flash drive (see | |
35 | below). Then run the `dd` command. | |
36 | ||
37 | ---- | |
38 | # dd bs=1M conv=fdatasync if=./proxmox-ve_*.iso of=/dev/XYZ | |
39 | ---- | |
40 | ||
41 | NOTE: Be sure to replace /dev/XYZ with the correct device name and adapt the | |
42 | input filename ('if') path. | |
43 | ||
44 | CAUTION: Be very careful, and do not overwrite the wrong disk! | |
45 | ||
46 | ||
47 | Find the Correct USB Device Name | |
48 | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ | |
49 | There are two ways to find out the name of the USB flash drive. The first one is | |
50 | to compare the last lines of the `dmesg` command output before and after | |
51 | plugging in the flash drive. The second way is to compare the output of the | |
52 | `lsblk` command. Open a terminal and run: | |
53 | ||
54 | ---- | |
55 | # lsblk | |
56 | ---- | |
57 | ||
58 | Then plug in your USB flash drive and run the command again: | |
59 | ||
60 | ---- | |
61 | # lsblk | |
62 | ---- | |
63 | ||
64 | A new device will appear. This is the one you want to use. To be on the extra | |
65 | safe side check if the reported size matches your USB flash drive. | |
66 | ||
67 | ||
68 | Instructions for macOS | |
69 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |
70 | ||
71 | Open the terminal (query Terminal in Spotlight). | |
72 | ||
73 | Convert the `.iso` file to `.dmg` format using the convert option of `hdiutil`, | |
74 | for example: | |
75 | ||
76 | ---- | |
77 | # hdiutil convert -format UDRW -o proxmox-ve_*.dmg proxmox-ve_*.iso | |
78 | ---- | |
79 | ||
80 | TIP: macOS tends to automatically add '.dmg' to the output file name. | |
81 | ||
82 | To get the current list of devices run the command: | |
83 | ||
84 | ---- | |
85 | # diskutil list | |
86 | ---- | |
87 | ||
88 | Now insert the USB flash drive and run this command again to determine which | |
89 | device node has been assigned to it. (e.g., /dev/diskX). | |
90 | ||
91 | ---- | |
92 | # diskutil list | |
93 | # diskutil unmountDisk /dev/diskX | |
94 | ---- | |
95 | ||
96 | NOTE: replace X with the disk number from the last command. | |
97 | ||
98 | ---- | |
99 | # sudo dd if=proxmox-ve_*.dmg bs=1M of=/dev/rdiskX | |
100 | ---- | |
101 | ||
102 | NOTE: 'rdiskX', instead of 'diskX', in the last command is intended. It will | |
103 | increase the write speed. | |
104 | ||
105 | Instructions for Windows | |
106 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |
107 | ||
108 | Using Etcher | |
109 | ^^^^^^^^^^^^ | |
110 | ||
111 | Etcher works out of the box. Download Etcher from https://etcher.io. It will | |
112 | guide you through the process of selecting the ISO and your USB Drive. | |
113 | ||
114 | Using Rufus | |
115 | ^^^^^^^^^^^ | |
116 | ||
117 | Rufus is a more lightweight alternative, but you need to use the *DD mode* to | |
118 | make it work. Download Rufus from https://rufus.ie/. Either install it or use | |
119 | the portable version. Select the destination drive and the {pve} ISO file. | |
120 | ||
121 | IMPORTANT: Once you 'Start' you have to click 'No' on the dialog asking to | |
122 | download a different version of GRUB. In the next dialog select the 'DD' mode. | |
123 | ||
124 | ifdef::wiki[] | |
125 | Boot your Server from the USB Flash Drive | |
126 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |
127 | ||
128 | Connect the USB flash drive to your server and make sure that booting from USB | |
129 | is enabled (check your servers firmware settings). Then follow the steps in the | |
130 | xref:chapter_installation[installation wizard]. | |
131 | ||
132 | endif::wiki[] |