Editing Bare Metal Installer

== Introduction ==
A good way for beginners and a fast way to install OpenVZ to a new server is the [http://pve.proxmox.com Proxmox VE] bare-metal ISO installer.
== Features ==
Proxmox VE installs the complete operating system and management tools in 3 to 5 minutes (depends on the used hardware).

''"Bare-metal" means that you start from a empty server - there is no need to install a base operation system.''

Including the following:

* Complete operating system (Debian Etch 64)
* Partition the hard drive with LVM2, optimized for [[Backup of a running container with vzdump|vzdump]]
* Backup/Restore tools - GUI for [[Backup of a running container with vzdump|vzdump]]
* Proxmox VE Kernel with OpenVZ and [http://kvm.qumranet.com KVM] support
* Web based management interface
* Integrated virtual appliance download
* Configuration Cluster

Please note, the complete server is used and all existing data is removed.

== License and Download ==
Proxmox VE is licensed under GPLv2 (Open source).
 
[http://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Downloads Download Proxmox VE]

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