From c2ce70b6879e0b75c7f209a3ad8f285c44e7fba9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dietmar Maurer Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2016 11:33:09 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] sysadmin.adoc: describe installation process --- sysadmin.adoc | 48 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 47 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/sysadmin.adoc b/sysadmin.adoc index 8683aac..b27bf6f 100644 --- a/sysadmin.adoc +++ b/sysadmin.adoc @@ -204,9 +204,55 @@ within a few minutes, including the following: NOTE: By default, the complete server is used and all existing data is removed. +Installation Options +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Please insert the installation CD-ROM, then boot from that +drive. Immediately afterwards you can choose the following menu +options: + +Install Proxmox VE:: + +Start normal installation. + +Install Proxmox VE (Debug mode):: + +Start installation in debug mode. It opens a shell console at several +installation steps, so that you can debug things if something goes +wrong. Please press `CTRL-D` to exit those debug consoles and continue +installation. This option is mostly for developers and not meant for +general use. + +Test Memory:: + +Runs 'memtest86+'. This is useful to check if your memory if +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 beside 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. + +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. + +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 +dual stack node, you can easily do that after installation. + +If you press `Next` now, installation starts to format disks, and +copies packages to the target. Please wait until that is finished, +then reboot the server. + Further configuration is done via the Proxmox web interface. Just point your browser to the IP address given during installation -(https://youripaddress:8006). Proxmox VE is tested for IE9, Firefox 10 +(https://youripaddress:8006). {pve} is tested for IE9, Firefox 10 and higher, Google Chrome (latest). -- 2.39.2