Installing Proxmox VE
=====================
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-{pve} ships as a set of Debian packages, so you can simply install it
-on top of a normal Debian installation, or download the installation
-CD-ROM and use that to install {pve} on your hardware.
-
-Installing on top of an existing Debian installation looks easy, but
-it presumes that you have correctly installed the base system, and you
-know how you want to configure and use the local storage. Network
-configuration is also completely up to you.
-
-In general, this is not trivial, especially when you use LVM or
-ZFS. This is why we provide an installation CD-ROM for {pve}. That
-installer just ask you a few questions, then partitions the local
-disk(s), installs all required packages and configures the system
+{pve} is based on Debian and comes with an installation CD-ROM
+which includes a complete Debian ("jessie" for Proxmox VE 4.x) system as
+well as all necessary Proxmox VE packages. The
+installer just asks you a few questions, then partitions the local
+disk(s), installs all required packages, and configures the system
including a basic network setup. You can get a fully functional system
-within a few minutes, including the following:
+within a few minutes. This is the preferred and recommended installation method.
-* Complete operating system (Debian Linux, 64-bit)
-* Partition the hard drive with ext4 (alternative ext3 or xfs) or ZFS
-* {pve} Kernel with LXC and KVM support
-* Complete toolset
-* Web based management interface
+Alternatively, Proxmox VE can be installed on top of an existing Debian system.
+This option is only recommended for advanced users since detail knowledge about
+Proxmox VE is necessary.
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Using the {pve} Installation CD-ROM
-----------------------------------
-This is the preferred and recommended installation method.
+Includes the following:
+
+* Complete operating system (Debian Linux, 64-bit)
+
+* Partitioning of the hard drive(s) containing the operating system
+ with ext4, ext3, xfs or ZFS
+
+* {pve} kernel with LXC and KVM support
+
+* Complete toolset for administering virtual machines, containers and
+ all necessary resources
+
+* Web based management interface for using the toolset
+
NOTE: By default, the complete server is used and all existing data is
removed.
`swapsize`::
-To define the size of the `swap` volume. Default is the same size as
-installed RAM, with 4GB minimum and `hdsize/8` as maximum.
+Defines the size of the `swap` volume. The default is the size of the
+installed memory, minimum 4 GB and maximum 8 GB. The resulting value cannot
+be greater than `hdsize/8`.
`maxroot`::
-The `root` volume size. The `root` volume stores the whole operation
-system.
+Defines the maximum size of the `root` volume, which stores the operation
+system. The maximum limit of the `root` volume size is `hdsize/4`.
`maxvz`::
-Define the size of the `data` volume.
+Defines the maximum size of the `data` volume. The actual size of the `data`
+volume is:
++
+`datasize = hdsize - rootsize - swapsize - minfree`
++
+Where `datasize` cannot be bigger than `maxvz`.
`minfree`::
-To define the amount of free space left in LVM volume group `pve`.
-16GB is the default if storage available > 128GB, `hdsize/8` otherwise.
+Defines the amount of free space left in LVM volume group `pve`.
+With more than 128GB storage available the default is 16GB, else `hdsize/8`
+will be used.
+
NOTE: LVM requires free space in the VG for snapshot creation (not
required for lvmthin snapshots).
Install {pve} on Debian
-----------------------
-{pve} ships as a set of Debian packages, so you can simply install it
+{pve} ships as a set of Debian packages, so you can install it
on top of a normal Debian installation. After configuring the
repositories, you need to run:
apt-get install proxmox-ve
----
+Installing on top of an existing Debian installation looks easy, but
+it presumes that you have correctly installed the base system, and you
+know how you want to configure and use the local storage. Network
+configuration is also completely up to you.
+
+In general, this is not trivial, especially when you use LVM or
+ZFS.
+
You can find a detailed step by step howto on the
{webwiki-url}Install_Proxmox_VE_on_Debian_Jessie[wiki].
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