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| − | The Proxmox Mail Gateway 2. | + | The Proxmox Mail Gateway 2.1 template is an OpenVZ OS template that allows you to run the Antispam & Antivirus Mail Gateway. Proxmox runs in different virtualization environments but in OpenVZ it is almost twice as fast as with full virtualization - due to the minimal overhead. Proxmox offers free and commercial licenses. |
== Prerequisites == | == Prerequisites == | ||
| − | I assume you have already a running OpenVZ server. This | + | I assume you have already a running OpenVZ server. This HowTo is based on an fresh Centos 4.4 installation with OpenVZ kernel 2.6.9 but should also work with all other combinations. I used a Dual Xeon with 2 GB Ram. |
== Installation == | == Installation == | ||
Download the Proxmox OpenVZ template: | Download the Proxmox OpenVZ template: | ||
| − | + | <pre>wget http://www.proxmox.com/cms_proxmox/cms/upload/bittorrent/debian-4.0-proxmox-mailgateway-2.1.tar.gz</pre> | |
Copy the template into the template cache, usually to /vz/templates/cache/ | Copy the template into the template cache, usually to /vz/templates/cache/ | ||
== Create a default config == | == Create a default config == | ||
| − | Create a reasonable default config if you don’t have one. The following command creates the file | + | Create a reasonable default config if you don’t have one. The following command creates the file /etc/vz/conf/ve-default.conf-sample which contains reasonable defaults if you plan to run 5 VEs: |
| − | + | <pre>vzsplit -n 5 -f default</pre> | |
| − | == Create a | + | == Create a VE == |
| − | Choose a free | + | Choose a free VE ID, we use 777 for this guide. |
| − | <pre>vzctl create 777 --ostemplate debian- | + | <pre>vzctl create 777 --ostemplate debian-4.0-proxmox-mailgateway-2.1 --config default</pre> |
| − | == Configure the | + | == Configure the VE == |
| − | Set IP | + | Set IP Address and DNS nameservers, start servers automatically at boot time: please adapt these settings to your environment. |
| − | + | <pre>vzctl set 777 --onboot yes --ipadd 192.168.2.110 \ | |
| − | + | --nameserver 192.168.2.100 --nameserver 192.168.2.101 \ | |
| − | + | --hostname proxmox --searchdomain yourdomain.tld --save</pre> | |
| − | Set guaranteed memory to | + | Set guaranteed memory to 512MB, maximum disk space to 4GB. |
| − | + | <pre>vzctl set 777 --vmguarpages 512M:unlimited --privvmpages 1G:1100M --diskspace 4000M:4400M --save</pre> | |
| − | == Start the | + | == Start the VE == |
| − | + | <pre>vzctl start 777</pre> | |
And finally set the root password: | And finally set the root password: | ||
| − | + | <pre>vzctl set 777 --userpasswd root:YOURPASSWORD</pre> | |
Now you have a running Proxmox! By typing vzlist you should have something like this. | Now you have a running Proxmox! By typing vzlist you should have something like this. | ||
<pre>[root@vz1 ~]# vzlist | <pre>[root@vz1 ~]# vzlist | ||
| − | + | VEID NPROC STATUS IP_ADDR HOSTNAME | |
777 56 running 192.168.2.110 proxmox | 777 56 running 192.168.2.110 proxmox | ||
[root@vz1 ~]#</pre> | [root@vz1 ~]#</pre> | ||
== Backup considerations, live migration, and HA Cluster == | == Backup considerations, live migration, and HA Cluster == | ||
| − | + | The Proxmox HA Cluster consists of a master and several nodes (minimum one node) — all can be run on different OpenVZ servers within the same subnet. Configuration is done on the master, all configuration and data is synchronized to all cluster nodes over a VPN tunnel. | |
| − | For online backups, see [[backup of a running | + | For online backups, see [[backup of a running VE with vzdump]]. |
| − | For live migration, see [[ | + | For live migration, see [[checkpointing_and_live_migration]]. |
| − | For HA Cluster, see [[HA cluster with DRBD and Heartbeat]] and [http://www.proxmox.com/proxmox- | + | For HA Cluster, see [[HA cluster with DRBD and Heartbeat]] and [http://www.proxmox.com/cms_proxmox/en/technology/proxmox-ha-cluster/ proxmox.com]. |
== Proxmox configuration == | == Proxmox configuration == | ||
