From 2d1d0b6b8b64bbd9cb2973f3f03a132fb3f6f130 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 11:47:20 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 1/4] Move Proxmox doc to subdirectory --- .../Proxmox_documentation.pdf | Bin 1 file changed, 0 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) rename Proxmox_documentation.pdf => proxmox/Proxmox_documentation.pdf (100%) diff --git a/Proxmox_documentation.pdf b/proxmox/Proxmox_documentation.pdf similarity index 100% rename from Proxmox_documentation.pdf rename to proxmox/Proxmox_documentation.pdf From c69b5fdc41f6dd2cb02c626465bceddb6f96b4bf 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 11:47:39 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 2/4] Very raw notes on provisioning VMs --- proxmox/proxmox-provisioning.org | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 64 insertions(+) create mode 100644 proxmox/proxmox-provisioning.org diff --git a/proxmox/proxmox-provisioning.org b/proxmox/proxmox-provisioning.org new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2841673 --- /dev/null +++ b/proxmox/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). From 54889462644d9b6eb724197c543e5ae5036fe06e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hans van Zijst <hans@procolix.com> Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 15:52:14 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 3/4] Few small additions. (#20) Not a lot, but probably useful. Co-authored-by: Hans van Zijst <hans@woefdram.nl> Reviewed-on: https://git.fediversity.eu/Fediversity/meta/pulls/20 Co-authored-by: Hans van Zijst <hans@procolix.com> Co-committed-by: Hans van Zijst <hans@procolix.com> --- .gitignore | 9 +++++++++ proxmox/proxmox-provisioning.org | 11 ++++++----- 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) create mode 100644 .gitignore diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e0af02d --- /dev/null +++ b/.gitignore @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +# ---> Vim +# Swap +[._]*.s[a-v][a-z] +!*.svg # comment out if you don't need vector files +[._]*.sw[a-p] +[._]s[a-rt-v][a-z] +[._]ss[a-gi-z] +[._]sw[a-p] + diff --git a/proxmox/proxmox-provisioning.org b/proxmox/proxmox-provisioning.org index 2841673..a785e68 100644 --- a/proxmox/proxmox-provisioning.org +++ b/proxmox/proxmox-provisioning.org @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ 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 * Upload your ISO - Upload your ISO - In the node you want, `local` storage. ISO images. Upload. You can also download from URL. @@ -19,8 +20,8 @@ - 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 :: +- 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. @@ -33,10 +34,10 @@ ** Disks - Disk size (GiB) :: 40 - SSD emulation :: check -- Discard :: check, so that +- Discard :: check, so that blocks of removed data are cleared ** CPU -- Sockets :: 1 -- Cores :: 2 +- Sockets :: 1 (depending on requirements) +- Cores :: 2 (depending on requirements) - Enable NUMA :: check ** Memory - Memory (MiB) :: choose what you want 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 4/4] 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.