Contents

1 Introduction
2 System requirements
2.1 Minimum requirements for
evaluation:


3 Steps to get your Proxmox VE up and
running
3.1 Install Proxmox VE server
3.2 Proxmox VE web interface
3.2.1 Configure basic system
setting



4 Create Virtual Machines
4.1 Container (OpenVZ) Virtual
Machines - Default

4.2 Fully virtualized Machines
(KVM)

4.3 Managing Virtual Machines
4.3.1 Bibliography
4.3.1.1 Video demo
of container
installation




Introduction
Proxmox Virtual Environment is an easy to use Open Source virtualization platform for running Virtual
Appliances and Virtual Machines. Proxmox VE installs the complete operating system and management tools.
Including the following:
Complete operating system (Debian Lenny 64)
Partition the hard drive
OpenVZ and KVM support
Backup/Restore tools
Web based management interface
Please note, This OS must be installed in stand alone system and take a backup
System requirements
For production servers, high quality server equipment is needed. We run 10 Virtual Servers on one machine and
we got a hardware failure, 10 services are lost. Proxmox VE supports clustering, means that multiple Proxmox
VE installations can centrally managed via the included cluster functionality.
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System requirements 1
Minimum requirements for evaluation:
CPU: 64bit (Intel EMT64 or AMD64), Intel VT/AMD-V capable CPU/Mainboard (for KVM Full
Virtualization support)

Minimum 1 GB RAM
Hard drive
One NIC
Note that: In our case CPU: 32bit Intel VT Processor so our server does not support KVM.
Steps to get your Proxmox VE up and running
Install Proxmox VE server
Download ISO image and burn it on a CD
(http://www.proxmox.com/cms_proxmox/cms/upload/bittorrent/proxmox-ve_1.5-4627-3.iso)

Boot from CD and start the automatic installer on your dedicated hardware
Follow the instructions on the screen
Proxmox VE web interface
Configuration is done via web interface, just point your browser to the given IP address during installation
(https://youripaddress). Please make sure that your browser has sun-java6-plugin installed (GCJ for firefox does
not work yet) Default login is "root" and the root password is defined during the installation process.
Configure basic system setting
Please review the following settings, see "Configuration/System":
Network
DNS
Time settings
Options: language (for the management web interface)
Options: set the keyboard layout (needed by VNC clients)
Create Virtual Machines
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Container (OpenVZ) Virtual Machines - Default
Go to "VM Manager/Virtual Machines - Create":
Configuration:
Type: select "Container (OpenVZ)"
Template: select "proxmox-mailgateway" (or whatever you want)
Hostname: give a unique server name
Memory (MB): default 512 MB
Swap (MB): default 512 MB (in version 1.x the swap memory setting is added to the RAM memory due
to lacking Kernel support: in future version this will change)

Password: set the root password
VMID: just use the given ID or overwrite the suggested one
Cluster Node: If you have several Proxmox VE servers, select the node where you want to create the new
virtual machine

Start at boot: tick this if you want the Virtual Machine started on reboot of the Proxmox VE server
Disk space (GB): default value 8 GB - please note you can change this later without reboot or
modifications within the Virtual Appliance (very cool).

Network:
Network Type: default Virtual Network (venet) - in only some case you need Bridged Ethernet(veth) here
(see OpenVZ wiki for details

IP Address: give a unique IP (if you select Brigded Ethernet, the IP configuration has to be done in the
Virtual Machine)

DNS Domain: e.g. yourdomain.com
First/Second DNS Servers: enter DNS servers
Now review your settings and create your first Virtual Machine. After you clicked "Create", all settings are
applied - wait for completion (this process can take between a view seconds and up to a minute, depends on the
used template and your hardware). Now, go to "VM Manager/Virtual Machines - List" to see the newly created
Virtual Machine.
Fully virtualized Machines (KVM)
Go to "VM Manager/Virtual Machines - Create":
Configuration:
Installation Media: select "cdrom device" (from the Proxmox VE server, or a previously uploaded ISO
image)

Name: give a unique name
Disk space (GB): specify the size of the disk - will not preallocated - give enough as changing later is not
possible without command line interactions and guest specific issues

Memory (MB): specify memory as you would give on physical hardware (SWAP is handled within the
guest)

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VMID: just use the given ID or overwrite the suggested one
Cluster Node: If you have several Proxmox VE servers, select the node where you want to create the new
virtual machine

Start at boot: tick this if you want the Virtual Machine started on reboot of the Proxmox VE server
Disk type: select IDE for windows guests, (optional SCSI or VIRTIO for Linux guests)
Guest Type: select what you need (32 and 64 bit guests are possible)
Network:
Network Type: Bridged Ethernet(tap)
Bridge: select one (default only one is configured)
Network Card: select the emulated hardware for Network Card
Now review your settings and create your first Virtual Machine. After you clicked "Create", all settings are
applied - wait for completion. Now, go to "VM Manager/Virtual Machines - List" to see the newly created Virtual
Machine.
Managing Virtual Machines
Go to "VM Manager/Virtual Machines" to see a list of your Virtual Machines.
Basic tasks can be done by clicking on the red arrow - drop down menu:
start, restart, shutdown, stop
migrate: migrate a Virtual Machine to another physical host (you need at least two Proxmox VE servers)
In my case I used dumped container to restore in Proxmox system successfully.
console: using the VNC console for container virtualization automatically logs in via root. For managing
KVM Virtual Machine, the console shows the screen of the full virtualized machine)

For a detailed view and configuration changes just click on a Virtual Machine row in the list of VMs.
"Logs" on a container Virtual Machine:
Boot/Init: shows the Boot/Init logs generated during start or stop
Command: see the current/last executed task
Syslog: see the real time syslog of the Virtual Machine
Bibliography
http://pve.proxmox.comhttp://ieg.ignou.ac.in/wiki/Install_Proxmox_VE_on_Debian_Lenny_on_32-Bit_Processor
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http://pve.proxmox.comhttp://ieg.ignou.ac.in/wiki/Installation
http://pve.proxmox.comhttp://ieg.ignou.ac.in/wiki/Main_Page
Video demo of container installation
English [1]
French [2]
Note: These external videos are based on a beta version of Proxmox VE
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