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=General=
==General==
==What is a container, CT, VE, Virtual Private Server, VPS?==
===What is a container, CT, VE, Virtual Private Server, VPS?===
See [[Container and Full Virtualization]]
:See [[Container and Full Virtualization]]


==What is a KVM guest (KVM VM)?==
===What is a KVM guest (KVM VM)?===
A KVM guest or KVM VM is a guest system running virtualized under Proxmox VE with KVM.
:A KVM guest or KVM VM is a guest system running virtualized under Proxmox VE with KVM.


==What is a Virtual Appliance?==
===What is a Virtual Appliance?===
See [[Overview]]
:See [[Overview]]
=Installation and upgrade=
==Installation and upgrade==


==Where can I find installation instructions?==
===Where can I find installation instructions?===
:See [[Installation]]
:See [[Installation]]


=Proxmox VE command line tools=
===Proxmox VE command line tools===
See [[Command line tools]]
:See [[Command line tools]]


=Networking=
==Hardware==
===CPU===
====Will Proxmox VE run on a 32bit processor?====
:Proxmox VE works only on 64-bit CPU´s (AMD or Intel). There is no plan for 32-bit for the platform.
===Supported CPU chips===
====Intel====
* [[Media:Intel-VT-LG775.jpg|Intel VT - LG775 chips]]


==How do I configure bridged networking in an OpenVZ Ubuntu/Debian container?==
====AMD====


1. In the web gui under Virtual Machine configuration got to the network tab.


2. Remove the ip address for venet and save. (Bridged Ethernet Devices will appear)
==Networking==
 
3. SSH into your host system and enter the container you want set bridge networking for:


===How do I configure bridged networking in an OpenVZ Ubuntu/Debian container?===
<ol>
<li>In the web gui under Virtual Machine configuration got to the network tab.
<li>Remove the ip address for venet and save. (Bridged Ethernet Devices will appear)
<li>SSH into your host system and enter the container you want set bridge networking for:
  # vzctl enter <VMID>  
  # vzctl enter <VMID>  
 
<li>edit  /etc/network/interfaces using using the following format and save. (replace with settings for your network)
4. edit  /etc/network/interfaces using using the following format and save. (replace with settings for your network)
<pre>
 
  auto lo
  auto lo
  iface lo inet loopback
  iface lo inet loopback
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         broadcast 10.0.0.255
         broadcast 10.0.0.255
         gateway 10.0.0.10
         gateway 10.0.0.10
</pre>
<li>Shutdown the container.
<li>Go back to web gui and under "Bridged Ethernet Devices"  configure eth0 to vmbr0  and save. (a mac address will be automatically assigned)
<li>Start the container.
</ol>
Finally check that networking is working by entering the guest and viewing the results of ifconfig


5. Shutdown the container.
==Troubleshooting==
6. Go back to web gui and under "Bridged Ethernet Devices"  configure eth0 to vmbr0  and save. (a mac address will be automatically assigned)
 
7. Start the container.
 
Finally check that networking is working by entering the guest and viewing the results of ifconfig 
 
=Supported CPU chips=
==Intel==
* [[Media:Intel-VT-LG775.jpg|Intel VT - LG775 chips]]
 
==AMD==
 
=Troubleshooting=


==I can't switch virtual consoles in Linux KVM guests with alt-F1, alt-F2...==
===I can't switch virtual consoles in Linux KVM guests with alt-F1, alt-F2...===


VNC viewer does not pass some key combinations or they may be intercepted by your operating system.
VNC viewer does not pass some key combinations or they may be intercepted by your operating system.
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==How can I send sysrq to Linux KVM guests?==
===How can I send sysrq to Linux KVM guests?===


Similarly to the above, go to "Monitor" in Virtual Machine Configuration for a given guest and use "sendkey" command.
Similarly to the above, go to "Monitor" in Virtual Machine Configuration for a given guest and use "sendkey" command.
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==How can I access Linux guests through a serial console?==
===How can I access Linux guests through a serial console?===


Sometimes, it is necessary to access the guest through a serial console:
Sometimes, it is necessary to access the guest through a serial console:
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See also http://www.proxmox.com/forum/showthread.php?p=5615
See also http://www.proxmox.com/forum/showthread.php?p=5615


==How can I assign a physical disk to a VM?==
===How can I assign a physical disk to a VM?===
Add it first in the web interface, then use:
Add it first in the web interface, then use:
  qm set <vmid> -ide# /dev/sdb
  qm set <vmid> -ide# /dev/sdb
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Also see /etc/qemu-server/<vmid>.conf
Also see /etc/qemu-server/<vmid>.conf


==How can I assign a physical disk to a CT?==
===How can I assign a physical disk to a CT?===
See http://wiki.openvz.org/Bind_mounts
See http://wiki.openvz.org/Bind_mounts

Revision as of 18:48, 19 May 2010

tbd, if possible, detailed answers should linked to internal wiki pages

General

What is a container, CT, VE, Virtual Private Server, VPS?

See Container and Full Virtualization

What is a KVM guest (KVM VM)?

A KVM guest or KVM VM is a guest system running virtualized under Proxmox VE with KVM.

What is a Virtual Appliance?

See Overview

Installation and upgrade

Where can I find installation instructions?

See Installation

Proxmox VE command line tools

See Command line tools

Hardware

CPU

Will Proxmox VE run on a 32bit processor?

Proxmox VE works only on 64-bit CPU´s (AMD or Intel). There is no plan for 32-bit for the platform.

Supported CPU chips

Intel

AMD

Networking

How do I configure bridged networking in an OpenVZ Ubuntu/Debian container?

  1. In the web gui under Virtual Machine configuration got to the network tab.
  2. Remove the ip address for venet and save. (Bridged Ethernet Devices will appear)
  3. SSH into your host system and enter the container you want set bridge networking for: # vzctl enter <VMID>
  4. edit /etc/network/interfaces using using the following format and save. (replace with settings for your network)
     auto lo
     iface lo inet loopback
     
     auto eth0
     iface eth0 inet static
            address 10.0.0.17
            netmask 255.255.255.0
            network 10.0.0.0
            broadcast 10.0.0.255
            gateway 10.0.0.10
    
  5. Shutdown the container.
  6. Go back to web gui and under "Bridged Ethernet Devices" configure eth0 to vmbr0 and save. (a mac address will be automatically assigned)
  7. Start the container.

Finally check that networking is working by entering the guest and viewing the results of ifconfig

Troubleshooting

I can't switch virtual consoles in Linux KVM guests with alt-F1, alt-F2...

VNC viewer does not pass some key combinations or they may be intercepted by your operating system.

To send custom key combinations to the guest, go to "Monitor" in Virtual Machine Configuration for a given guest and use "sendkey" command.

For example, to switch to the third console (tty3) you would use:

sendkey alt-f3


How can I send sysrq to Linux KVM guests?

Similarly to the above, go to "Monitor" in Virtual Machine Configuration for a given guest and use "sendkey" command.

For example, to issue "Emergency Sync", you would use:

sendkey alt-sysrq-s

In the VNC viewer for the given guest you should see:

SysRq : Emergency Sync

You should also see this entry if you run "dmesg" on this guest.

See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key for a full reference of possible combinations.


How can I access Linux guests through a serial console?

Sometimes, it is necessary to access the guest through a serial console:

  • you lost network access to the guest and VNC is either too slow for you or don't have the features you need (i.e. easy copy/paste between other terminals)
  • your guest freezes or kernel panics, you want to debug it, but it's impossible to capture all messages on VNC screen
  • you are familiar with xm console <guest> from Xen and you want to use a similar feature here


The necessary steps are:

  • on Proxmox VE host, in guest's configuration file in /etc/qemu-server/<VMID>.conf add:
args: -serial unix:/var/run/qemu-server/<VMID>.serial,server,nowait

This will open console in /var/run/qemu-server/<VMID>.serial socket file, which can be accessed by minicom or other serial communication program.

An alternative is to add:

args: -serial tcp:localhost:6000,server,nowait

With this, you can connect to guest's serial console with telnet. Note that with telnet, any passwords will be visible on the screen.


  • on guest, in /etc/inittab, look for lines similar to the ones below and make sure you have "ttyS0" there - this would be your serial console:
5:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty5
6:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty ttyS0

If you want kernel messages to be shown on both serial and VGA consoles, you have to add a kernel parameter in your bootloader's configuration. For grub, it would be these "console" entries:

kernel (hd0,0)/boot/vmlinuz root=LABEL=guest-root console=ttyS0 console=tty0


To access the guest from minicom, configure it to use a path such as unix#/var/run/qemu-server/<VMID>.serial in "cOnfigure Minicom -> Serial port setup -> Serial Device".


To use multiple minicom configurations for several guests, create a file like /etc/minicom/minirc.someguest for each of your guests, with contents:

pu port             unix#/var/run/qemu-server/<VMID>.serial
pu minit
pu mreset


Then, start the console with:

minicom someguest


See also http://www.proxmox.com/forum/showthread.php?p=5615

How can I assign a physical disk to a VM?

Add it first in the web interface, then use:

qm set <vmid> -ide# /dev/sdb

Or:

qm set <vmid> -ide# /dev/disk/by-id/[your disk ID]

...since having the drive letter change (should you add a drive) might have unintended consequences.

Also see /etc/qemu-server/<vmid>.conf

How can I assign a physical disk to a CT?

See http://wiki.openvz.org/Bind_mounts