
Recommended Hardware
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CPU: 64bit (Intel EMT64 or AMD64)
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Intel VT/AMD-V capable CPU/Mainboard (for KVM Full Virtualization support)
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8 GB RAM is good, more is better (grab as much as possible)
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Hardware RAID with batteries protected write cache (BBU) or flash protection
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Fast hard drives, best results with 15k rpm SAS, Raid10
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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)
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CPU: 64bit (Intel EMT64 or AMD64)
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Intel VT/AMD-V capable CPU/Mainboard (for KVM Full Virtualization support)
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Minimum 1 GB RAM
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Hard drive
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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.