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