System Requirements
Recommended Hardware
- CPU: 64bit (Intel EMT64 or AMD64)
- Intel VT/AMD-V capable CPU/Mainboard (for KVM Full Virtualization support)
- 8 GB RAM is good, more is better (grab as much as possible)
- Hardware RAID with batteries protected write cache (BBU) or flash protection
- Fast hard drives, best results with 15k rpm SAS, Raid10
- Two or more Gbit NIC (for bonding), additional NIC´s depending on the preferred storage technology and cluster setup
For Evaluation
Minimum Hardware (for testing only)
- CPU: 64bit (Intel EMT64 or AMD64)
- Intel VT/AMD-V capable CPU/Mainboard (for KVM Full Virtualization support)
- Minimum 1 GB RAM
- Hard drive
- One NIC
Testing with desktop virtualization
Proxmox VE can be installed as a guest on all common used desktop virtualization solutions as long as they support nested virtualization.
Proxmox VE on a Debian System
If you want you can install Proxmox VE on top of a running Debian 64-bit. This is especially interesting, if you want to have a custom partition layout.
Read how to install Proxmox VE on a Debian System >