Installing Proxmox VE
----------------------
-include::attributes.txt[]
+=====================
+ifndef::manvolnum[]
+:pve-toplevel:
+endif::manvolnum[]
+ifdef::wiki[]
+:title: Installation
+endif::wiki[]
-{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.
+{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. This is the preferred and recommended installation method.
-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.
+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.
-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
-including a basic network setup. You can get a fully functional system
-within a few minutes, including the following:
+ifndef::wiki[]
-* 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
+include::pve-system-requirements.adoc[]
+
+endif::wiki[]
Using the {pve} Installation CD-ROM
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+-----------------------------------
+
+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
-This is the preferred and recommended installation method.
NOTE: By default, the complete server is used and all existing data is
removed.
Rescue Boot::
This option allows you to boot an existing installation. It searches
-all attached hard disks, and if it finds an existing installation,
+all attached hard disks and, if it finds an existing installation,
boots directly into that disk using the existing Linux kernel. This
can be useful if there are problems with the boot block (grub), or the
BIOS is unable to read the boot block from the disk.
Test Memory::
-Runs `memtest86+`. This is useful to check if your memory if
+Runs `memtest86+`. This is useful to check if your memory is
functional and error free.
You normally select *Install Proxmox VE* to start the installation.
if you do not have a hardware RAID controller. The `Options` button
lets you select the ZFS RAID level, and you can choose disks there.
-The next pages just asks for basic configuration options like time
+The next pages just ask for basic configuration options like time
zone and keyboard layout. You also need to specify your email address
-and select a superuser password.
+and superuser (root) password (must have at least 5 characters).
The last step is the network configuration. Please note that you can
use either IPv4 or IPv6 here, but not both. If you want to configure a
Further configuration is done via the Proxmox web interface. Just
point your browser to the IP address given during installation
-(https://youripaddress:8006). {pve} is tested for IE9, Firefox 10
-and higher, and Google Chrome.
+(https://youripaddress:8006).
+
+NOTE: Default login is "root" (realm 'PAM') and the root password is
+defined during the installation process.
[[advanced_lvm_options]]
Advanced LVM Configuration Options
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The installer creates a Volume Group (VG) called `pve`, and additional
Logical Volumes (LVs) called `root`, `data` and `swap`. The size of
`maxvz`::
-Define the size of the `data` volume, which is mounted at
-`/var/lib/vz`.
+Define the size of the `data` volume.
`minfree`::
ZFS Performance Tips
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-ZFS uses a lot of memory, so it is best to add additional 8-16GB RAM
-if you want to use ZFS.
+ZFS uses a lot of memory, so it is best to add additional RAM if you
+want to use ZFS. A good calculation is 4GB plus 1GB RAM for each TB
+RAW disk space.
ZFS also provides the feature to use a fast SSD drive as write cache. The
write cache is called the ZFS Intent Log (ZIL). You can add that after
ifdef::wiki[]
link:/wiki/Install_Proxmox_VE_on_Debian_Jessie[Install Proxmox VE on Debian Jessie]
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+link:/wiki/Install_from_USB_Stick[Install from USB Stick]
+---------------------------------------------------------
endif::wiki[]
ifndef::wiki[]
Install {pve} on Debian
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+-----------------------
-{pve} ships as a set of Debian packages, so you can simply install it
-on top of a normal Debian installation. After configuring the
+{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:
[source,bash]
apt-get install proxmox-ve
----
-You can find a detailed step by step howto on the {pve}
-http://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Install_Proxmox_VE_on_Debian_Jessie[wiki].
-
-endif::wiki[]
-
+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.
-{pve} Web Interface
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+In general, this is not trivial, especially when you use LVM or
+ZFS.
-After installation, further configuration is done via the {pve} web
-interface. Just point your browser to the IP address given during
-installation ('https://youripaddress:8006'). Proxmox VE is tested for
-IE9, Firefox 10 and higher, Google Chrome (latest).
+You can find a detailed step by step howto on the
+{webwiki-url}Install_Proxmox_VE_on_Debian_Jessie[wiki].
-NOTE: Default login is "root" (realm 'PAM') and the root password is
-defined during the installation process.
+include::pve-usbstick.adoc[]
+endif::wiki[]
ifdef::wiki[]
Video Tutorials
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+---------------
* List of all official tutorials on our
http://www.youtube.com/proxmoxve[Proxmox VE YouTube Channel]
See Also
-~~~~~~~~
+--------
+
+* link:/wiki/System_Requirements[System Requirements]
* link:/wiki/Package_Repositories[Package Repositories]
* link:/wiki/Installation:_Tips_and_Tricks[Installation: Tips and Tricks]
endif::wiki[]
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