Hardware Setup / Proxmox Base Install¶

Hardware Setup (perform on all 3 nodes)¶

Connect all 3 NUC to power etc
Disable secure boot in BIOS on all nodes

Connect all 3 TB4 cables in a rinng topology:

using the numbers printed on the case of the intel13 nucs connect cables as follows (this is important):
- node 1 port 1 > node 2 port 2
- node 2 port 1 > node 3 port 2
- node 3 port 1 > node 1 port 2

Prepare bootable usb key by downloading proxmox iso and tools such as 'rufus'
Boot from USB

Proxmox Base Install (repeat on each node)¶

choose GUI (why not!)
accept terms
choose the SSD NOT the NVME for the install
set country, keyboard, etc
choose a password (this will be for the user - root) and set email
choose enp86s0 as the management interface (on proxmox 8 you will see the thundebolt netwrok too if cables are connected)
set a name for each node - i used pveX.mydomain.com where X = the node number i wanted
set fixed IPv4 address for the management network
- 192.168.1.81/24 for node 1
- 192.168.1.82/24 for node 2
- 192.168.1.83/24 for node 3
set external DNS server and gateway
let the software partition disk as it sees fit
review summary page
removed the USB key and reboot when prompted

You should now have 3 nodes. Each should be accessible over the network with the IP addresses you specified. e.g 192.168.1.81:8006, 192.168.1.82:8006, 192.168.1.83:8006

The default username is root and you use the password you defined earlier. Consider making constrained users and doing security properly. I won't be doing that, i will be using root as this a PoC.

Set Package Repositories (only needed if you don't use a subscription)¶

Note: i will not be using enterprise packages as this is a PoC for evaluation / homeLab purposes only

In node-name > updates > repositories perform the following: - add No-Subscription - add Ceph Quincy No-Subscription - disable pve-enterprise - disable ceph-quincy enterprise too

Open the shell and perform apt update && apt upgrade to update all components and then reboot.