installation: reword/expand/reflow and fix login thumbnail

Try to improve the layout, still not really ideal with that many
thumbnails in a single relatively short section but should be a bit
easier to read.

Change the place of the UI login thumbnail as before the numerical
bulletin point list it won't work due to block boundaries and asciidoc

Signed-off-by: Thomas Lamprecht <t.lamprecht@proxmox.com>
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Thomas Lamprecht 2024-02-28 14:52:13 +01:00
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@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ lets you choose the ZFS RAID level and select which disks will be used.
WARNING: ZFS on top of any hardware RAID is not supported and can result in data
loss.
[thumbnail="installer/pmg-select-location.png", float="left"]
[thumbnail="installer/pmg-select-location.png"]
The next page asks for basic configuration options like your
location, timezone, and keyboard layout. The location is used to
@ -147,13 +147,13 @@ The installer is usually able to auto-detect these settings, so you only need to
change them in rare situations when auto-detection fails, or when you want to
use a keyboard layout not commonly used in your country.
[thumbnail="installer/pmg-set-password.png"]
[thumbnail="installer/pmg-set-password.png", float="left"]
You then need to specify an email address and the superuser (root)
password. The password must have at least 5 characters, but we highly
recommend to use stronger passwords - here are some guidelines:
- Use a minimum password length of 12 to 14 characters.
- Use a minimum password length of at least 12 characters.
- Include lowercase and uppercase alphabetic characters, numbers and symbols.
@ -169,10 +169,10 @@ example:
- Error messages from periodic cron jobs.
All those notification mails will be sent to the specified email address.
[thumbnail="installer/pmg-setup-network.png"]
All those notification mails will be sent to the specified email address.
The next step is the network configuration. Please note that you can use either
IPv4 or IPv6 here, but not both. If you want to configure a dual stack node,
you can easily do that after the installation.
@ -188,25 +188,38 @@ to the target disk(s).
[thumbnail="installer/pmg-summary.png"]
Copying the packages usually takes several minutes. When this is
finished, you can reboot the server.
Copying the packages usually takes several minutes, mostly depending on the
speed of the installation medium and the target disk performance.
When copying and setting up the packages has finished, you can reboot the
server. This will be done automatically after a few seconds by default.
.Installation Failure
If the installation failed, check out specific errors on the second TTY
(`CTRL + ALT + F2') and ensure that the systems meets the
xref:install_minimal_requirements[minimum requirements]. If the installation
is still not working, look at the xref:getting_help[how to get help chapter].
xref:install_minimal_requirements[minimum requirements].
Further configuration is done via the {pmg} web interface:
If the installation is still not working, look at the xref:getting_help[how to
get help chapter].
Accessing the Management Interface Post-Installation
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[thumbnail="screenshot/pmg-gui-login-window.png"]
. Point your browser to the IP address given during the installation
(https://youripaddress:8006).
After a succesful installation and reboot of the system you can use the {pmg}
web interface for further configuration.
. Log in and upload your subscription key.
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NOTE: The default login is "root", and the password is the one chosen during the
installation.
. Point your browser to the IP address given during the installation and port
8006, for example: https://youripaddress:8006
. Log in using the `root` username and the password chosen during installation.
. Upload your subscription key to gain access to the Enterprise repository.
Otherwise, you will need to set up one of the public, less tested package
repositories to get updates for security fixes, bug fixes, and new features.
. Check the IP configuration and hostname.