Installing Proxmox VE
----------------------
+=====================
include::attributes.txt[]
+ifdef::wiki[]
+:pve-toplevel:
+: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
* Complete toolset
* Web based management interface
+ifndef::wiki[]
+
+include::pve-system-requirements.adoc[]
+
+endif::wiki[]
+
Using the {pve} Installation CD-ROM
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+-----------------------------------
This is the preferred and recommended installation method.
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
+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].
+You can find a detailed step by step howto on the
+{webwiki-url}Install_Proxmox_VE_on_Debian_Jessie[wiki].
-endif::wiki[]
+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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