X-Git-Url: https://git.proxmox.com/?p=pve-docs.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=pve-installation.adoc;h=b49b866900d5e6c072883db4984eff1c26841baa;hp=065c686f6995f9918febad804d584e440f0c6141;hb=22e65cdff9e64cc76fbce0a3f8aa0411b7360090;hpb=d7495642819a70f532cfd5bbbb4dbad4929cec53 diff --git a/pve-installation.adoc b/pve-installation.adoc index 065c686..b49b866 100644 --- a/pve-installation.adoc +++ b/pve-installation.adoc @@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ ZFS supports several software RAID levels, so this is specially useful 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 @@ -121,8 +121,7 @@ system. `maxvz`:: -Define the size of the `data` volume, which is mounted at -`/var/lib/vz`. +Define the size of the `data` volume. `minfree`:: @@ -136,8 +135,9 @@ 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 @@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ 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] @@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ 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[] @@ -199,4 +199,3 @@ See Also * link:/wiki/Installation:_Tips_and_Tricks[Installation: Tips and Tricks] endif::wiki[] -