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| − | The Proxmox VE installation media is | + | The Proxmox VE installation media is a hybrid ISO image, working in two ways: |
| − | ways: | ||
An ISO image file ready to burn on CD | An ISO image file ready to burn on CD | ||
A raw sector (IMG) image file ready to directly copy to flash media | A raw sector (IMG) image file ready to directly copy to flash media | ||
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contain any important data. | contain any important data. | ||
Instructions for GNU/Linux | Instructions for GNU/Linux | ||
| − | You can simply use dd on | + | You can simply use dd on UNIX like systems. First download the ISO |
image, then plug in the USB stick. You need to find out what device | image, then plug in the USB stick. You need to find out what device | ||
name gets assigned to the USB stick (see below). Then run: | name gets assigned to the USB stick (see below). Then run: | ||
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diskutil unmountDisk /dev/diskX | diskutil unmountDisk /dev/diskX | ||
replace X with the disk number from the last command. | replace X with the disk number from the last command. | ||
| − | sudo dd if=proxmox-ve_*.dmg of=/dev/ | + | sudo dd if=proxmox-ve_*.dmg of=/dev/rdiskX bs=1m |
| + | rdiskX, instead of diskX, in the last command is intended, | ||
| + | this will increase write speed | ||
Instructions for Windows | Instructions for Windows | ||
| − | + | Download Etcher from https://etcher.io , select the ISO and your USB Drive. | |
| − | + | If this doesn’t work, alternatively use the OSForensics USB | |
| − | Download | ||
| − | If this doesn’t work, | ||
installer from http://www.osforensics.com/portability.html | installer from http://www.osforensics.com/portability.html | ||
Boot your server from USB media | Boot your server from USB media | ||
Revision as of 08:04, 16 April 2019