diff --git a/proxmox-provisioning.org b/proxmox-provisioning.org new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2841673f --- /dev/null +++ b/proxmox-provisioning.org @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +#+title: Provisioning a Proxmox VM +#+author: Kevin Muller, Hans van Zijst & Nicolas Jeannerod +#+date: <2024-10-25 Fri> + +* Preparing the machine configuration +- It is nicer if the machine is a QEMU guest. On NixOS: + #+begin_src nix + services.qemuGuest.enable = true + #+end_src +- Choose static IPs for your machine. The IPv4 and IPv6 subnets available for + 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. +* Upload your ISO +- Upload your ISO +- In the node you want, `local` storage. ISO images. Upload. You can also download from URL. +* 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 +- VM ID :: Has to be unique +- Name :: +- Resource pool :: Fediversity +** OS +- Storage :: local, means storage of the node. +- Choose what you want. +** System +- BIOS :: OVMF (UEFI) +- 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 +- SSD emulation :: check +- Discard :: check, so that +** CPU +- Sockets :: 1 +- Cores :: 2 +- Enable NUMA :: check +** Memory +- Memory (MiB) :: choose what you want +- Ballooning Device :: leave checked +** Network +- Bridge :: + 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. +- Click, go to console, start it. +- Install it +- Once the VM has been installed: + - Go to the VM, Hardware, remove the CD/DVD Drive. + - Switch bridge to public ~vnet1305~ +- Datacenter > SDN > VNets +* Remove the VM +- Click on the VM. Make sure it is shut down. +- Shutdown sends a sigshutdown. If the machine doesn't listen to it, use the tiny arrow, choose Stop, check overrule and click. +- More > Remove. Enter the ID. Purge from job. Destroy unreference disks. +* Move to other 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).