pve-installation.adoc

   1 Installing Proxmox VE
   2 ---------------------
   3 include::attributes.txt[]
   4
   5 {pve} ships as a set of Debian packages, so you can simply install it
   6 on top of a normal Debian installation, or download the installation
   7 CD-ROM and use that to install {pve} on your hardware.
   8
   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.
  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
  17 disk(s), installs all required packages and configures the system
  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
  27
  28 Using the {pve} Installation CD-ROM
  29 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  30
  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
  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
  55 all attached hard disks and, if it finds an existing installation,
  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
  62 Runs `memtest86+`. This is useful to check if your memory is
  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
  67 `Options` button lets you select the target file system, which
  68 defaults to `ext4`. The installer uses LVM if you select `ext3`,
  69 `ext4` or `xfs` as file system, and offers additional option to
  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
  77 The next pages just ask for basic configuration options like time
  78 zone and keyboard layout. You also need to specify your email address
  79 and superuser (root) password (must have at least 5 characters).
  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
  94 NOTE: Default login is "root" (realm 'PAM') and the root password is
  95 defined during the installation process.
  96
  97
  98 [[advanced_lvm_options]]
  99 Advanced LVM Configuration Options
 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
 124 Define the size of the `data` volume.
 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
 138 ZFS uses a lot of memory, so it is best to add additional 8-16GB RAM
 139 if you want to use ZFS.
 140
 141 ZFS also provides the feature to use a fast SSD drive as write cache. The
 142 write cache is called the ZFS Intent Log (ZIL). You can add that after
 143 installation using the following command:
 144
 145  zpool add <pool-name> log </dev/path_to_fast_ssd>
 146
 147
 148 ifdef::wiki[]
 149
 150 link:/wiki/Install_Proxmox_VE_on_Debian_Jessie[Install Proxmox VE on Debian Jessie]
 151 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 152
 153 endif::wiki[]
 154
 155 ifndef::wiki[]
 156
 157 Install {pve} on Debian
 158 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 159
 160 {pve} ships as a set of Debian packages, so you can simply install it
 161 on top of a normal Debian installation. After configuring the
 162 repositories, you need to run:
 163
 164 [source,bash]
 165 ----
 166 apt-get update
 167 apt-get install proxmox-ve
 168 ----
 169
 170 You can find a detailed step by step howto on the {pve}
 171 http://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Install_Proxmox_VE_on_Debian_Jessie[wiki].
 172
 173 endif::wiki[]
 174
 175
 176 ifdef::wiki[]
 177
 178 Video Tutorials
 179 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 180
 181 * List of all official tutorials on our
 182   http://www.youtube.com/proxmoxve[Proxmox VE YouTube Channel]
 183
 184 * Tutorials in Spanish language on
 185   http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUULBIhA5QDBdNf1pcTZ5UXhek63Fij8z[ITexperts.es
 186   YouTube Play List]
 187
 188
 189 See Also
 190 ~~~~~~~~
 191
 192 * link:/wiki/Package_Repositories[Package Repositories]
 193
 194 * link:/wiki/Host_System_Administration[Host System Administration]
 195
 196 * link:/wiki/Network_Configuration[Network Configuration]
 197
 198 * link:/wiki/Installation:_Tips_and_Tricks[Installation: Tips and Tricks]
 199
 200 endif::wiki[]