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 CDROM for {pve}. That
+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
NOTE: By default, the complete server is used and all existing data is
removed.
-Installation Options
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Using the {pve} Installation CD-ROM
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Please insert the installation CD-ROM, then boot from that
drive. Immediately afterwards you can choose the following menu
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 beside lets you select the target file system, and
+`Options` button aside lets you select the target file system, and
defaults to `ext4`.
If you have more than one disk, you can also select ZFS here. ZFS
supports several software RAID levels, so this is specially useful if
you do not have a hardware RAID controller.
+TIP: ZFS uses a lot of memory, so it is best to add additional 8-16GB RAM
+if you want to use ZFS.
+
The next pages just asks for basic configuration options like time
zone and keyboard layout. You also need to specify your email address
and select a superuser password.