Try Out ProxMox Virtual Environment in VirtualBox

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Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0296.html

NOTE: This is a helpful exercise to get familiar with the ProxMox VE user interface and terminology but is not recommended for production use. 01. Download the Proxmox VE .iso file https://www.proxmox.com/en/downloads 02. Launch Virtualbox 03. Create a New VM by selecting Machine ≫ New Name: ProxMox VE Machine Folder: C:\VMs Type: Linux Version: Debian (64-bit) Memory Size: 8192 MB Hard disk: Create a virtual hard disk now 04. Click Create 05. On the Create Virtual Hard Disk dialog Name the virtual disk image ProxMox VE.vdi File size: 16 GB Hard disk file type: VDI Storage on physical hard disk: Dynamically Allocated 06. Click Create 07. Select the VM and Click Settings 08. Select System ≫ Processor 09. Give the VM at least 2 processors 10. Check the Enable Nested VT-x/AMD-V 11. Select Display 12. Slide the Video Memory to 128 MB 13. Select Network 14. Set the attached to dropdown to Bridged Adapter 15. Select Storage 16. Click on the CD-ROM drive 17. Select the disc dropdown to the right ≫ Choose a virtual optical disc file... 18. Browse to and select the downloaded ProxMox VE .iso file 19. Click OK 20. Select the hard disk dropdown to the right 21. Click the Create button at the top 22. Change the size to 500 GB ≫ Click Create 23. Click OK to accept the settings 24. Make sure the ProxMox VE VM is selected and click Start ≫ Normal 25. Select Install Proxmox VE and press Enter 26. Click the I agree button to accept the EULA 27. Select the appropriate Target Harddisk from the dropdown ≫ Click Next 28. Set the Country, Time zone and Keyboard Layout ≫ Click Next 29. Enter a password and confirm, Enter an email address ≫ Click Next 30. Give the Proxmox device a hostname, confirm the network settings ≫ Click Next 31. Click the Install button 32. Wait for Proxmox to be installed and configured 33. After the installation succeeds, take note of the IP address and port 34. Select Devices ≫ Optical Drives ≫ Remove disk from virtual drive 35. Click the Reboot button 36. After the VM reboots, open a web browser on the host machine and navigate to https://DNSorIP:8006 37. Login with the username root and the password set during the installation 38. Welcome to ProxMox VE inside VirtualBox

Setting Up Additional VM Storage

1. Click the Shell button in the ProxMox VE web interface
2. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is2INkjxmVc