Creating a Proxmox VM from an ISO
To run Media Gateway/SRT Gateway under Proxmox Virtual Environment:
Download the Virtual Machine ISO Package from Haivision's Support Portal and extract the files.
Log into your Proxmox Virtual Environment web interface.
Upload the .iso file into your Proxmox Virtual Environment:
In the left sidebar, navigate to Datacenter > <node name> > local (or local-lvm).
Click ISO Images in the submenu, and click the Upload button.
Select the file to upload and click the Upload button.
When the upload completes, a text summary appears. Close the window.
Create a VM:
In the left sidebar, click your node name.
Click the Create VM button in the top right:
A guided setup appears to help you create the VM. Please note the following settings specific to Gateway ISO:In the OS tab, select the ISO image you previously uploaded:
In the System tab, machine q35 or newer is recommended.
In the Disks, CPU, and Memory tabs, use the following minimum VM specifications for your desired SKU:
SKU
vCPUs
RAM
HDD for OS and apps*
VM-MG-100/VM-SG-10
4
8 GB
100 GB
VM-MG-200/VM-SG-20
8
16 GB
100 GB
VM-MG-500/VM-SG-50/VM-SG-1G
16
16 GB
100 GB
VM-MG-1500/VM-SG-UL
32
32 GB
100 GB
*Thin provision recommended.
Note
Haivision VM images use two disks: Disk 1 is thin-provisioned and set up to grow up to 100GB; Disk 2 is thin-provisioned up to 10GB and should be replaced by your organization's preferred asset storage, NFS mount, or VM storage disk.
Recommended load usecases for the above specifications (based on 10-Mbps source, using SRT or UDP as the transport protocol):
SKU
Bandwidth
# of Routes/# of Destinations
VM-MG-100/VM-SG-10
100 Mbps
10 Routes with 1 Destination each or
5 Routes with 2 Destinations each
VM-MG-200/VM-SG-20
200 Mbps
20 Routes with 1 Destination each,
10 Routes with 2 Destinations each, or
5 Routes with 4 Destinations each
VM-MG-500/VM-SG-50/VM-SG-1G
500 Mbps
50 Routes with 1 Destination each,
25 Routes with 2 Destinations each, or
5 Routes with 10 Destinations each
VM-MG-1500/VM-SG-UL
3000 Mbps
100 Routes with 3 Destinations each
Important
Reserve sufficient virtual resources (CPU, RAM, NIC, and HD) to avoid adverse effects to system performance.
After you finish the guided setup to create the VM, it appears in the list:
In the left sidebar, select the new VM and click Console in the submenu.
Click the Start Now button:
The ISO loads, and a menu appears. Ensure that “Install iso name” is selected and press the Enter key on your keyboard to start the install.
After a few minutes and a couple reboots, the installation completes and the Console UI appears. Make note of the IP address assigned to your VM:
Continue to Signing in to Your Proxmox VM.
For more details on using the Console UI, refer to Using the Console UI with Haivision Hardware.