RBD. For details see xref:chapter_storage[chapter storage].
[[install_minimal_requirements]]
-Minimum requirements, for evaluation
+Minimum Requirements, for Evaluation
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
These minimum requirements are for evaluation purposes only and should not be
[[install_recommended_requirements]]
-Recommended system requirements
+Recommended System Requirements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* Intel EMT64 or AMD64 with Intel VT/AMD-V CPU flag.
* For PCI(e) passthrough the CPU needs to support the VT-d/AMD-d flag.
-Simple performance overview
+Simple Performance Overview
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
To get an overview of the CPU and hard disk performance on an installed {pve}
NOTE: this is just a very quick and general benchmark. More detailed tests are
recommended, especially regarding the I/O performance of your system.
-Supported web browsers for accessing the web interface
+Supported Web Browsers for Accessing the Web Interface
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
To access the web-based user interface one of the following browsers is
-Install from a USB flash drive
+Install from a USB Flash Drive
------------------------------
ifdef::wiki[]
:pve-toplevel:
Using a USB flash drive to install {pve} is the recommended way because it is
the faster option.
-Prepare a USB flash drive as installation medium
+Prepare a USB Flash Drive as Installation Medium
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Download the installer ISO image from:
CAUTION: Be very careful, and do not overwrite the wrong disk!
-Find the correct USB device name
+Find the Correct USB Device Name
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
There are two ways to find out the name of the USB flash drive. The first one is
to compare the last lines of the `dmesg` command output before and after
An alternative to Rufus is Etcher. Download Etcher from https://etcher.io. It
will guide you through the process of selecting the ISO and your USB Drive.
-Boot your server from the USB flash drive
+Boot your Server from the USB Flash Drive
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Connect the USB flash drive to your server and make sure that booting from USB