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Proxmox initial generic setup

during install

network

• 192.168.1.4x
• host naming scheme
  • pve-xxxxx.home.arpa
    • where xxxxx = brand/manufacturer + model number
    • i.e. lenovo thinkstation p520 = pve-lp520

post install

pcie pass through

• boot loader config
  • edit /etc/default/grub
  • add intel_iommu=on iommu=pt to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=
  • then update-grub
  • after reboot check: cat /proc/cmdline
• other config
  • exec: lspci -nn
  • copy device id e.g. [8086:a282]
  • create/edit file: /etc/modprobe.d/vfio.conf
  • insert lines:
    • options vfio-pci ids=8086:a282
    • softdep ahci pre: vfio-pci
  • exec: update-initramfs -u -k all
  • after reboot check lspci -nnk -s 00:17.0 (for sata ahci=bad, vfio=good)

power saving

• exec apt install --no-install-recommends powertop
• exec crontab -e and add the following lines:

# PROXMOX POWER SAVING TWEAKS
# Sets CPU to powersave
@reboot echo "powersave" | tee /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu*/cpufreq/scaling_governor >/dev/null 2>&1
# Runs powertop auto-tune on boot
@reboot /usr/sbin/powertop --auto-tune >/dev/null 2>&1