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 if
  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 asks for basic configuration options like time
  78 zone and keyboard layout. You also need to specify your email address
  79 and select a superuser password.
  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
  95 [[advanced_lvm_options]]
  96 Advanced LVM Configuration Options
  97 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  98
  99 The installer creates a Volume Group (VG) called `pve`, and additional
 100 Logical Volumes (LVs) called `root`, `data` and `swap`. The size of
 101 those volumes can be controlled with:
 102
 103 `hdsize`::
 104
 105 Defines the total HD size to be used. This way you can save free
 106 space on the HD for further partitioning (i.e. for an additional PV
 107 and VG on the same hard disk that can be used for LVM storage).
 108
 109 `swapsize`::
 110
 111 To define the size of the `swap` volume. Default is the same size as
 112 installed RAM, with 4GB minimum and `hdsize/8` as maximum.
 113
 114 `maxroot`::
 115
 116 The `root` volume size. The `root` volume stores the whole operation
 117 system.
 118
 119 `maxvz`::
 120
 121 Define the size of the `data` volume, which is mounted at
 122 `/var/lib/vz`.
 123
 124 `minfree`::
 125
 126 To define the amount of free space left in LVM volume group `pve`.
 127 16GB is the default if storage available > 128GB, `hdsize/8` otherwise.
 128 +
 129 NOTE: LVM requires free space in the VG for snapshot creation (not
 130 required for lvmthin snapshots).
 131
 132
 133 ZFS Performance Tips
 134 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 135
 136 ZFS uses a lot of memory, so it is best to add additional 8-16GB RAM
 137 if you want to use ZFS.
 138
 139 ZFS also provides the feature to use a fast SSD drive as write cache. The
 140 write cache is called the ZFS Intent Log (ZIL). You can add that after
 141 installation using the following command:
 142
 143  zpool add <pool-name> log </dev/path_to_fast_ssd>
 144
 145
 146 ifdef::wiki[]
 147
 148 link:/wiki/Install_Proxmox_VE_on_Debian_Jessie[Install Proxmox VE on Debian Jessie]
 149 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 150
 151 endif::wiki[]
 152
 153 ifndef::wiki[]
 154
 155 Install {pve} on Debian
 156 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 157
 158 {pve} ships as a set of Debian packages, so you can simply install it
 159 on top of a normal Debian installation.  After configuring the
 160 repositories, you need to run:
 161
 162 [source,bash]
 163 ----
 164 apt-get update
 165 apt-get install proxmox-ve
 166 ----
 167
 168 You can find a detailed step by step howto on the {pve}
 169 http://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Install_Proxmox_VE_on_Debian_Jessie[wiki].
 170
 171 endif::wiki[]
 172
 173
 174 {pve} Web Interface
 175 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 176
 177 After installation, further configuration is done via the {pve} web
 178 interface. Just point your browser to the IP address given during
 179 installation ('https://youripaddress:8006'). Proxmox VE is tested for
 180 IE9, Firefox 10 and higher, Google Chrome (latest).
 181
 182 NOTE: Default login is "root" (realm 'PAM') and the root password is
 183 defined during the installation process.
 184
 185
 186 ifdef::wiki[]
 187
 188 Video Tutorials
 189 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 190
 191 * List of all official tutorials on our
 192   http://www.youtube.com/proxmoxve[Proxmox VE YouTube Channel]
 193
 194 * Tutorials in Spanish language on
 195   http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUULBIhA5QDBdNf1pcTZ5UXhek63Fij8z[ITexperts.es
 196   YouTube Play List]
 197
 198
 199 See Also
 200 ~~~~~~~~
 201
 202 * link:/wiki/Package_Repositories[Package Repositories]
 203
 204 * link:/wiki/Host_System_Administration[Host System Administration]
 205
 206 * link:/wiki/Network_Configuration[Network Configuration]
 207
 208 * link:/wiki/Installation:_Tips_and_Tricks[Installation: Tips and Tricks]
 209
 210 endif::wiki[]
 211