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10 {pve} ships as a set of Debian packages, so you can simply install it
11 on top of a normal Debian installation, or download the installation
12 CD-ROM and use that to install {pve} on your hardware.
14 Installing on top of an existing Debian installation looks easy, but
15 it presumes that you have correctly installed the base system, and you
16 know how you want to configure and use the local storage. Network
17 configuration is also completely up to you.
19 In general, this is not trivial, especially when you use LVM or
20 ZFS. This is why we provide an installation CD-ROM for {pve}. That
21 installer just ask you a few questions, then partitions the local
22 disk(s), installs all required packages and configures the system
23 including a basic network setup. You can get a fully functional system
24 within a few minutes, including the following:
26 * Complete operating system (Debian Linux, 64-bit)
27 * Partition the hard drive with ext4 (alternative ext3 or xfs) or ZFS
28 * {pve} Kernel with LXC and KVM support
30 * Web based management interface
34 include::pve-system-requirements.adoc[]
39 Using the {pve} Installation CD-ROM
40 -----------------------------------
42 This is the preferred and recommended installation method.
44 NOTE: By default, the complete server is used and all existing data is
47 Please insert the installation CD-ROM, then boot from that
48 drive. Immediately afterwards you can choose the following menu
53 Start normal installation.
55 Install Proxmox VE (Debug mode)::
57 Start installation in debug mode. It opens a shell console at several
58 installation steps, so that you can debug things if something goes
59 wrong. Please press `CTRL-D` to exit those debug consoles and continue
60 installation. This option is mostly for developers and not meant for
65 This option allows you to boot an existing installation. It searches
66 all attached hard disks and, if it finds an existing installation,
67 boots directly into that disk using the existing Linux kernel. This
68 can be useful if there are problems with the boot block (grub), or the
69 BIOS is unable to read the boot block from the disk.
73 Runs `memtest86+`. This is useful to check if your memory is
74 functional and error free.
76 You normally select *Install Proxmox VE* to start the installation.
77 After that you get prompted to select the target hard disk(s). The
78 `Options` button lets you select the target file system, which
79 defaults to `ext4`. The installer uses LVM if you select `ext3`,
80 `ext4` or `xfs` as file system, and offers additional option to
81 restrict LVM space (see <<advanced_lvm_options,below>>)
83 If you have more than one disk, you can also use ZFS as file system.
84 ZFS supports several software RAID levels, so this is specially useful
85 if you do not have a hardware RAID controller. The `Options` button
86 lets you select the ZFS RAID level, and you can choose disks there.
88 The next pages just ask for basic configuration options like time
89 zone and keyboard layout. You also need to specify your email address
90 and superuser (root) password (must have at least 5 characters).
92 The last step is the network configuration. Please note that you can
93 use either IPv4 or IPv6 here, but not both. If you want to configure a
94 dual stack node, you can easily do that after installation.
96 If you press `Next` now, installation starts to format disks, and
97 copies packages to the target. Please wait until that is finished,
98 then reboot the server.
100 Further configuration is done via the Proxmox web interface. Just
101 point your browser to the IP address given during installation
102 (https://youripaddress:8006).
104 NOTE: Default login is "root" (realm 'PAM') and the root password is
105 defined during the installation process.
108 [[advanced_lvm_options]]
109 Advanced LVM Configuration Options
110 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
112 The installer creates a Volume Group (VG) called `pve`, and additional
113 Logical Volumes (LVs) called `root`, `data` and `swap`. The size of
114 those volumes can be controlled with:
118 Defines the total HD size to be used. This way you can save free
119 space on the HD for further partitioning (i.e. for an additional PV
120 and VG on the same hard disk that can be used for LVM storage).
124 To define the size of the `swap` volume. Default is the same size as
125 installed RAM, with 4GB minimum and `hdsize/8` as maximum.
129 The `root` volume size. The `root` volume stores the whole operation
134 Define the size of the `data` volume.
138 To define the amount of free space left in LVM volume group `pve`.
139 16GB is the default if storage available > 128GB, `hdsize/8` otherwise.
141 NOTE: LVM requires free space in the VG for snapshot creation (not
142 required for lvmthin snapshots).
148 ZFS uses a lot of memory, so it is best to add additional RAM if you
149 want to use ZFS. A good calculation is 4GB plus 1GB RAM for each TB
152 ZFS also provides the feature to use a fast SSD drive as write cache. The
153 write cache is called the ZFS Intent Log (ZIL). You can add that after
154 installation using the following command:
156 zpool add <pool-name> log </dev/path_to_fast_ssd>
161 link:/wiki/Install_Proxmox_VE_on_Debian_Jessie[Install Proxmox VE on Debian Jessie]
162 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
164 link:/wiki/Install_from_USB_Stick[Install from USB Stick]
165 ---------------------------------------------------------
171 Install {pve} on Debian
172 -----------------------
174 {pve} ships as a set of Debian packages, so you can simply install it
175 on top of a normal Debian installation. After configuring the
176 repositories, you need to run:
181 apt-get install proxmox-ve
184 You can find a detailed step by step howto on the
185 {webwiki-url}Install_Proxmox_VE_on_Debian_Jessie[wiki].
187 include::pve-usbstick.adoc[]
196 * List of all official tutorials on our
197 http://www.youtube.com/proxmoxve[Proxmox VE YouTube Channel]
199 * Tutorials in Spanish language on
200 http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUULBIhA5QDBdNf1pcTZ5UXhek63Fij8z[ITexperts.es
207 * link:/wiki/System_Requirements[System Requirements]
209 * link:/wiki/Package_Repositories[Package Repositories]
211 * link:/wiki/Host_System_Administration[Host System Administration]
213 * link:/wiki/Network_Configuration[Network Configuration]
215 * link:/wiki/Installation:_Tips_and_Tricks[Installation: Tips and Tricks]