X-Git-Url: https://git.proxmox.com/?p=pve-docs.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=pve-installation.adoc;h=8321992550b7d5e161cd1b13107241e9406a6f66;hp=032fd5174903a012eb7867cf260f55ec0427759b;hb=86f58817c035d54bd51dbebd29786851a57e7546;hpb=0a37d38ec22cdeefed30fc1838bdddee3c9ade19 diff --git a/pve-installation.adoc b/pve-installation.adoc index 032fd51..8321992 100644 --- a/pve-installation.adoc +++ b/pve-installation.adoc @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ Installing Proxmox VE ---------------------- +===================== include::attributes.txt[] {pve} ships as a set of Debian packages, so you can simply install it @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ within a few minutes, including the following: Using the {pve} Installation CD-ROM -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +----------------------------------- This is the preferred and recommended installation method. @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ 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 @@ -133,10 +133,11 @@ required for lvmthin snapshots). 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 @@ -148,14 +149,17 @@ installation using the following command: 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 @@ -167,16 +171,17 @@ 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]. +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] @@ -187,7 +192,7 @@ Video Tutorials See Also -~~~~~~~~ +-------- * link:/wiki/Package_Repositories[Package Repositories]