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* consistently use "medium" (singular), as only one is needed for installation (installation-media.rst not renamed) * add short introduction to recently added chapter "Installation Media" * update minimum required flash drive storage space to 2 GB * remove CD-ROM (too little storage space) but keep DVD * mention explicitly that data get overwritten on installation media / installation target disks * mention that using `dd` will require root privileges * add accidentally cut off text when copying from PVE docs * add reference labels to currently needed section titles * reword some paragraphs for completeness and readability * mention all installation methods in the intro of "Server Installation" * add the boot order as possible boot issue * remove recently added redundant product website hyperlinks (as earlier with commit34407477e2) * fix broken heading level of APT-based PBC repo * slightly reorder sub-chapters of "Installation": After adding the chapter "Installation Media" (d363818641), the chapter order under "Installation" is: 1. System Requirements 2. Installation Media 3. Debian Package Repositories 4. Server Installation 5. Client Installation But repos are more likely to be configured after installation, and for other installation methods chapter links exist anyway. So to keep the chapter order more logical, "Debian Package Repositories" is now moved after "Client Installation". Signed-off-by: Alexander Zeidler <a.zeidler@proxmox.com>
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.. _installation_medium:
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Installation Medium
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-------------------
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Proxmox Backup Server can be installed via
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:ref:`different methods <install_pbs>`. The recommended method is the
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usage of an installation medium, to simply boot the interactive
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installer.
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Prepare Installation Medium
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Download the installer ISO image from |DOWNLOADS|.
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The Proxmox Backup Server installation medium is a hybrid ISO image.
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It works in two ways:
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- An ISO image file ready to burn to a DVD.
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- A raw sector (IMG) image file ready to copy to a USB flash drive (USB stick).
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Using a USB flash drive to install Proxmox Backup Server is the
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recommended way since it is the faster and more frequently available
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option these days.
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Prepare a USB Flash Drive as Installation Medium
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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The flash drive needs to have at least 2 GB of storage space.
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.. note::
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Do not use *UNetbootin*. It does not work with the Proxmox Backup
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Server installation image.
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.. important::
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Existing data on the USB flash drive will be overwritten.
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Therefore, make sure that it does not contain any still needed data
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and unmount it afterwards again before proceeding.
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Instructions for GNU/Linux
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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On Unix-like operating systems use the ``dd`` command to copy the ISO
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image to the USB flash drive. First find the correct device name of the
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USB flash drive (see below). Then run the ``dd`` command. Depending on
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your environment, you will need to have root privileges to execute
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``dd``.
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.. code-block:: console
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# dd bs=1M conv=fdatasync if=./proxmox-backup-server_*.iso of=/dev/XYZ
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.. note::
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Be sure to replace ``/dev/XYZ`` with the correct device name and adapt
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the input filename (*if*) path.
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.. caution::
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Be very careful, and do not overwrite the wrong disk!
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Find the Correct USB Device Name
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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There are two ways to find out the name of the USB flash drive. The
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first one is to compare the last lines of the ``dmesg`` command output
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before and after plugging in the flash drive. The second way is to
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compare the output of the ``lsblk`` command. Open a terminal and run:
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.. code-block:: console
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# lsblk
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Then plug in your USB flash drive and run the command again:
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.. code-block:: console
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# lsblk
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A new device will appear. This is the one you want to use. To be on the
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extra safe side check if the reported size matches your USB flash drive.
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Instructions for macOS
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Open the terminal (query *Terminal* in Spotlight).
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Convert the ``.iso`` file to ``.dmg`` format using the convert option of
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``hdiutil``, for example:
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.. code-block:: console
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# hdiutil convert proxmox-backup-server_*.iso -format UDRW -o proxmox-backup-server_*.dmg
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.. note::
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macOS tends to automatically add ``.dmg`` to the output file name.
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To get the current list of devices run the command:
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.. code-block:: console
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# diskutil list
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Now insert the USB flash drive and run this command again to determine
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which device node has been assigned to it. (e.g., ``/dev/diskX``).
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.. code-block:: console
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# diskutil list
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# diskutil unmountDisk /dev/diskX
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.. note::
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replace *X* with the disk number from the last command.
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.. code-block:: console
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# sudo dd if=proxmox-backup-server_*.dmg bs=1M of=/dev/rdiskX
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.. note::
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*rdiskX*, instead of *diskX*, in the last command is intended. It
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will increase the write speed.
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Instructions for Windows
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Using Etcher
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^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Etcher works out of the box. Download Etcher from https://etcher.io. It
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will guide you through the process of selecting the ISO and your USB
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flash drive.
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Using Rufus
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^^^^^^^^^^^
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Rufus is a more lightweight alternative, but you need to use the **DD
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mode** to make it work. Download Rufus from https://rufus.ie/. Either
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install it or use the portable version. Select the destination drive
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and the downloaded Proxmox ISO file.
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.. important::
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Once you click *Start*, you have to click *No* on the dialog asking to
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download a different version of Grub. In the next dialog select **DD mode**.
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Use the Installation Medium
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Insert the created USB flash drive (or DVD) into your server. Continue
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by reading the :ref:`installer <using_the_installer>` chapter, which
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also describes possible boot issues.
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