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#+title: Provisioning a Proxmox VM
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#+author: Kevin Muller, Hans van Zijst & Nicolas Jeannerod
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#+date: <2024-10-25 Fri>
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* Preparing the machine configuration
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- It is nicer if the machine is a QEMU guest. On NixOS:
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#+begin_src nix
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services.qemuGuest.enable = true
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#+end_src
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- Choose static IPs for your machine. The IPv4 and IPv6 subnets available for
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Fediversity testing are:
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- 95.215.187.0/24. Gateway is 95.215.187.1.
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- 2a00:51c0:13:1305::/64. Gateway is 2a00:51c0:13:1305::1.
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Check [Netbox](https://netbox.protagio.org) to see which addresses are free
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* Upload your ISO
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- Upload your ISO
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- In the node you want, `local` storage. ISO images. Upload. You can also download from URL.
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* Creating the VM
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- Click “Create VM” at the top right corner.
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- Tick “advanced” at the bottom.
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** General
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- Node :: which actual machine you want to run; same as the ISO
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- VM ID :: Has to be unique, probably best to use the "xxxx" in "vm0xxxx" (yet to be decided)
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- Name :: Usually "vm" + 5 digits, e.g. "vm02199"
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- Resource pool :: Fediversity
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** OS
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- Storage :: local, means storage of the node.
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- Choose what you want.
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** System
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- BIOS :: OVMF (UEFI)
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- EFI Storage :: `linstor_storage`; this is a storage shared by all of the Proxmox machines.
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- Pre-Enroll keys :: MUST be unchecked
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- Qemu Agent :: check
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** Disks
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- Disk size (GiB) :: 40
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- SSD emulation :: check
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- Discard :: check, so that blocks of removed data are cleared
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** CPU
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- Sockets :: 1 (depending on requirements)
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- Cores :: 2 (depending on requirements)
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- Enable NUMA :: check
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** Memory
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- Memory (MiB) :: choose what you want
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- Ballooning Device :: leave checked
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** Network
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- Bridge ::
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When creating the VM, select the provisioning bridge (`vnet1306`). Once created, switch
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- Firewall :: uncheck, we will handle the firewall on the VM itself
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** Confirm
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* Install and start the VM
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- You see the VM on the left side.
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- Click, go to console, start it.
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- Install it
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- Once the VM has been installed:
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- Go to the VM, Hardware, remove the CD/DVD Drive.
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- Switch bridge to public ~vnet1305~
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- Datacenter > SDN > VNets
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* Remove the VM
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- Click on the VM. Make sure it is shut down.
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- Shutdown sends a sigshutdown. If the machine doesn't listen to it, use the tiny arrow, choose Stop, check overrule and click.
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- More > Remove. Enter the ID. Purge from job. Destroy unreference disks.
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* Move to other node
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- Make sure there is no ISO plugged in.
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- Click on the VM. Click migrate. Choose target node. Go.
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- Since the storage is shared, it should go pretty fast (~1 minute).
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