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* [https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Main_Page Proxmox]
* [https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Main_Page Proxmox]


Installation:
=== Installation ===
* hdsize defines sieze of disk, to reserve space for additional VGs
* hdsize defines sieze of disk, to reserve space for additional VGs
* minfree defines unallocates space in the VG, required for LVM snapshots (hdsize/8 to a max of 16 GB)
* minfree defines unallocates space in the VG, required for LVM snapshots (hdsize/8 to a max of 16 GB)
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Windows VirtIO drivers:
Windows VirtIO drivers:
* [https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Windows_VirtIO_Drivers Windows VirtIO drivers]
* [https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Windows_VirtIO_Drivers Windows VirtIO drivers]
Network configuration:
* /etc/network/interfaces
Time Server:
* /etc/chrony/chrony.conf


Storage:
Storage:

Revision as of 14:56, 25 January 2025

Hyper-V

Convert VMware to Hyper-V with qemu-img:

qemu-img convert -p -f vmdk -O vpc centos_disk.vmdk centos_disk.vhd

Proxmox

Main documentation:

Installation

  • hdsize defines sieze of disk, to reserve space for additional VGs
  • minfree defines unallocates space in the VG, required for LVM snapshots (hdsize/8 to a max of 16 GB)
  • VG "pre" is created with LVs:
    • root (define with maxroot, limit is hdsize/4)
    • data (maximum defined with maxvz: hdsize - rootsize - swapsize - minfree. Must be at least 4 GB)
    • swap (define with swapsize)
  • For HP DL380G5 (and other on VGA?) blank screen during install:
    • Edit "e" -> add "nomodeset" and/or "i915.modeset=0" as Linux kernel option

ISO Uploads:

  • /var/lib/vz/template/iso/

To enable updates, add:

to the file:

  • /etc/apt/sources.list

Then update:

apt dist-upgrade

Windows VirtIO drivers:

Network configuration:

  • /etc/network/interfaces

Time Server:

  • /etc/chrony/chrony.conf

Storage:

wipefs -a /dev/sdb /dev/sdc
pvcreate /dev/sd[bc]
pvs
vgcreate main /dev/sd[bc]
vgs
lvcreate -T -l 100%FREE --poolmetadatasize 1G main/vm
lvs -a