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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. After configuring the
-repositories, you need to run:
+on top of a normal Debian installation, or download the installation
+CD-ROM and use that to install {pve} on your hardware.
-[source,bash]
-----
-apt-get update
-apt-get install proxmox-ve
-----
-
-While this looks easy, 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.
+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
+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:
* Complete toolset
* Web based management interface
-NOTE: By default, the complete server is used and all existing data is
-removed.
Using the {pve} Installation CD-ROM
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+This is the preferred and recommended installation method.
+
+NOTE: By default, the complete server is used and all existing data is
+removed.
+
Please insert the installation CD-ROM, then boot from that
drive. Immediately afterwards you can choose the following menu
options:
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.
After that you get prompted to select the target hard disk(s). The
`Options` button lets you select the target file system, which
-defaults to `ext4`. The installer uses LVM if you select 'ext3',
-'ext4' or 'xfs' as file system, and offers additional option to
+defaults to `ext4`. The installer uses LVM if you select `ext3`,
+`ext4` or `xfs` as file system, and offers additional option to
restrict LVM space (see <<advanced_lvm_options,below>>)
If you have more than one disk, you can also use ZFS as file system.
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
(https://youripaddress:8006). {pve} is tested for IE9, Firefox 10
and higher, and Google Chrome.
+NOTE: Default login is "root" (realm 'PAM') and the root password is
+defined during the installation process.
+
[[advanced_lvm_options]]
-Advanced LVM configuration options
+Advanced LVM Configuration Options
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The installer creates a Volume Group (VG) called `pve`, and additional
`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
zpool add <pool-name> log </dev/path_to_fast_ssd>
+
+ifdef::wiki[]
+
+link:/wiki/Install_Proxmox_VE_on_Debian_Jessie[Install Proxmox VE on Debian Jessie]
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+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
+repositories, you need to run:
+
+[source,bash]
+----
+apt-get update
+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[]
+
+
+ifdef::wiki[]
+
+Video Tutorials
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+* List of all official tutorials on our
+ http://www.youtube.com/proxmoxve[Proxmox VE YouTube Channel]
+
+* Tutorials in Spanish language on
+ http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUULBIhA5QDBdNf1pcTZ5UXhek63Fij8z[ITexperts.es
+ YouTube Play List]
+
+
+See Also
+~~~~~~~~
+
+* link:/wiki/Package_Repositories[Package Repositories]
+
+* link:/wiki/Host_System_Administration[Host System Administration]
+
+* link:/wiki/Network_Configuration[Network Configuration]
+
+* link:/wiki/Installation:_Tips_and_Tricks[Installation: Tips and Tricks]
+
+endif::wiki[]
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