[pve-devel] [PATCH v2 pve-docs] How to create an USB install stick

[Wolfgang Link]

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+=== Prepare a USB flash drive as install medium
+
+In order to boot the installation media, copy the ISO image to a USB
+media.  Using USB sticks is faster and more environmental friendly and
+therefore the recommended way to install Proxmox VE.
+
+First download the ISO image.
+
+https://www.proxmox.com/en/downloads/category/iso-images-pve
+
+At least a 1 GB USB flash drive is needed.
+
+NOTE: Using UNetbootin or Rufus does not work.
+
+IMPORTANT: Make sure that the USB media is not mounted and does not contain any important data.
+
+
+==== Instructions for GNU/Linux
+Simply use dd on UNIX like systems.
+
+Open a terminal
+
+Use the following command to identify the USB stick:
+
+----
+ lsblk
+----
+
+Now all block devices on your computer will appear.
+
+Plug in the USB flash drive and run again:
+
+----
+ lsblk
+----
+
+A new device will appear, this is the USB flash drive
+
+----
+ dd if=proxmox-ve_*.iso of=/dev/XYZ bs=1M
+----
+
+NOTE: Be sure to replace /dev/XYZ with the correct device name.
+
+CAUTION: Be very careful, and do not overwrite the hard disk!
+
+
+==== Instructions for OSX
+
+Open the terminal (query Terminal in Spotlight).
+
+Convert the .iso file to .img using the convert option of hdiutil for example.
+
+----
+hdiutil convert -format UDRW -o proxmox-ve_*.dmg proxmox-ve_*.iso
+----
+
+TIP: OS X tends to put the .dmg ending on the output file automatically.
+
+To get the current list of devices run the command again:
+
+----
+ diskutil list
+----
+
+Insert your USB flash media.
+
+run this command again and determine the device node assigned to your flash media (e.g. /dev/diskX).
+
+----
+ diskutil list
+
+ diskutil unmountDisk /dev/diskX
+----
+
+NOTE: replace X with the disk number from the last command.
+
+----
+sudo dd if=proxmox-ve_*.dmg of=/dev/rdiskN bs=1m
+----
+
+==== Instructions for Windows
+In order to copy the ISO, rename it first. Just rename the downloaded
+file from proxmox-ve_*.iso to proxmox-ve_*.raw.
+
+Download the SUSE Studio ImageWriter.
+
+https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Live_USB_stick
+
+If this doesn't work, alternative use the OSForsenics USB
+installer.
+
+http://www.osforensics.com/portability.html
+
+
+==== Boot your server from USB media
+
+Connect your USB media to your server and make sure that the server
+boots from USB - and follow the installation wizard.
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