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 #+author: Kevin Muller, Hans van Zijst & Nicolas Jeannerod
 #+date: <2024-10-25 Fri>
 
+* Quick links
+- Fediversity Proxmox :: http://192.168.51.81:8006/
+* Basic terminology
+- Node :: physical host
 * Preparing the machine configuration
 - It is nicer if the machine is a QEMU guest. On NixOS:
   #+begin_src nix
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   Fediversity testing are:
   - 95.215.187.0/24. Gateway is 95.215.187.1.
   - 2a00:51c0:13:1305::/64. Gateway is 2a00:51c0:13:1305::1.
-  Check [Netbox](https://netbox.protagio.org) to see which addresses are free
+- Check [[https://netbox.protagio.org][Netbox]] to see which addresses are free
 * Upload your ISO
-- Upload your ISO
+- In the left view, expand under the node that you want and click on “local”.
-- In the node you want, `local` storage. ISO images. Upload. You can also download from URL.
+- Select “ISO Images”, then click “Upload”.
+- Note: You can also download from URL.
+- Note: You should click on “local” and not “local-zfs”.
 * Creating the VM
 - Click “Create VM” at the top right corner.
-- Tick “advanced” at the bottom.
 ** General
-- Node :: which actual machine you want to run; same as the ISO
+- Node :: which node will host the VM; has to be the same
 - VM ID :: Has to be unique, probably best to use the "xxxx" in "vm0xxxx" (yet to be decided)
 - Name :: Usually "vm" + 5 digits, e.g. "vm02199"
 - Resource pool :: Fediversity
 ** OS
-- Storage :: local, means storage of the node.
+- Use CD/DVD disc image file (iso) ::
-- Choose what you want.
+  - Storage :: local, means storage of the node.
+  - ISO image :: select the image previously uploaded
+No need to touch anything else
 ** System
 - BIOS :: OVMF (UEFI)
-- EFI Storage ::  `linstor_storage`; this is a storage shared by all of the Proxmox machines.
+- EFI Storage :: ~linstor_storage~; this is a storage shared by all of the Proxmox machines.
 - Pre-Enroll keys :: MUST be unchecked
 - Qemu Agent :: check
 ** Disks
-- Disk size (GiB) :: 40
+- Tick “advanced” at the bottom.
-- SSD emulation :: check
+- Disk size (GiB) :: 40 (depending on requirements)
+- SSD emulation :: check (only visible if “Advanced” is checked)
 - Discard :: check, so that blocks of removed data are cleared
 ** CPU
 - Sockets :: 1 (depending on requirements)
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 - Enable NUMA :: check
 ** Memory
 - Memory (MiB) :: choose what you want
-- Ballooning Device :: leave checked
+- Ballooning Device :: leave checked (only visible if “Advanced” is checked)
 ** Network
-- Bridge ::
+- Bridge :: ~vnet1306~. This is the provisioning bridge; we will change it later.
-  When creating the VM, select the provisioning bridge (`vnet1306`). Once created, switch
 - Firewall :: uncheck, we will handle the firewall on the VM itself
 ** Confirm
 * Install and start the VM
-- You see the VM on the left side.
+- Start the VM a first time.
-- Click, go to console, start it.
+  - Select the VM in the left panel. You might have to expand the node on which it is hosted.
-- Install it
+  - Select “Console” and start the VM.
-- Once the VM has been installed:
+- Install the VM as you would any other machine.
-  - Go to the VM, Hardware, remove the CD/DVD Drive.
+- [[Shutdown the VM]].
-  - Switch bridge to public ~vnet1305~
+- After the VM has been installed:
-- Datacenter > SDN > VNets
+  - Select the VM again, then go to “Hardware”.
+  - Double click on the CD/DVD Drive line. Select “Do not use any media” and press OK.
+  - Double click on Network Device, and change the bridge to ~vnet1305~, the public bridge.
+- Start the VM again.
 * Remove the VM
-- Click on the VM. Make sure it is shut down.
+- [[Shutdown the VM]].
-- Shutdown sends a sigshutdown. If the machine doesn't listen to it, use the tiny arrow, choose Stop, check overrule and click.
+- On the top right corner, click “More”, then “Remove”.
-- More > Remove. Enter the ID. Purge from job. Destroy unreference disks.
+- Enter the ID of the machine.
-* Move to other node
+- Check “Purge from job configurations”
+- Check “Destroy unreferenced disks owned by guest”
+- Click “Remove”.
+* Move the VM to another node
 - Make sure there is no ISO plugged in.
 - Click on the VM. Click migrate. Choose target node. Go.
 - Since the storage is shared, it should go pretty fast (~1 minute).
+* Shutdown the VM
+- Find the VM in the left panel.
+- At the top right corner appears a “Shutdown” button with a submenu.
+- Clicking “Shutdown” sends a signal to shutdown the machine. This might not work if the machine is not listening for that signal.
+- Brutal solution: in the submenu, select “Stop”.
+- The checkbox “Overrule active shutdown tasks” means that the machine should be stopped even if a shutdown is currently ongoing. This is particularly important if you have tried to shut the machine down normally just before.