From 51b4aeb95dc2c2fc1f4caa07ef8c72735d9675fd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Nicolas=20=E2=80=9CNiols=E2=80=9D=20Jeannerod?= <nicolas.jeannerod@tweag.io> Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 15:52:39 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Improve upon the notes --- proxmox/proxmox-provisioning.org | 67 ++++++++++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-) diff --git a/proxmox/proxmox-provisioning.org b/proxmox/proxmox-provisioning.org index a785e68..37b3cc2 100644 --- a/proxmox/proxmox-provisioning.org +++ b/proxmox/proxmox-provisioning.org @@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ #+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 @@ -11,29 +15,33 @@ 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 node you want, `local` storage. ISO images. Upload. You can also download from URL. +- In the left view, expand under the node that you want and click on “local”. +- 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. -- Choose what you want. +- Use CD/DVD disc image file (iso) :: + - 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 -- SSD emulation :: check +- Tick “advanced” at the bottom. +- 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) @@ -41,25 +49,36 @@ - 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 :: - When creating the VM, select the provisioning bridge (`vnet1306`). Once created, switch +- Bridge :: ~vnet1306~. This is the provisioning bridge; we will change it later. - 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 +- Start the VM a first time. + - Select the VM in the left panel. You might have to expand the node on which it is hosted. + - Select “Console” and start the VM. +- Install the VM as you would any other machine. +- [[Shutdown the VM]]. +- After the VM has been installed: + - 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 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 +- [[Shutdown the VM]]. +- On the top right corner, click “More”, then “Remove”. +- Enter the ID of the machine. +- 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.