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    Idea for (small, simple to implement?) feature request

    A quick and easy way to see what NIC is actually assigned to which ethX device is to use the 'ethtool' program via console with the -i flag so you can see the device driver. I dont think it comes installed by default with Proxmox, but a simple 'apt-get install ethtool' will grab and install it...
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    Slow install for PVE1.5

    They say that because Windows XP does not have a tool that can create and properly align partitions, while Linux and OSX does. However that does not mean it will work 'out of the box', as you still need to manually create the partitions for the drive to function correctly as stated in the...
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    Slow install for PVE1.5

    I don't think partition flexibility is available through the installer, although Tom could probably provide more input on that topic. You could always install Debian manually with properly aligned partitions then install Proxmox afterwards...
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    Slow install for PVE1.5

    It's a problem with Linux and how by default it creates partitions on these drives with 4k sectors. Read this post, it also applies to your drive. The problem you are having will not show itself with windows 7 as it properly aligns the partition for you, the proxmox installer does not...
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    Slow install for PVE1.5

    WD Green drives are junk and horrible under linux, plain and simple. Google 'WD Green Linux' and look at the endless threads about how much trouble they give most people who own them. Do yourself a favour and put in a different drive, even a $50 500GB Seagate 7200.12 SATA will be much much...
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    Slow install for PVE1.5

    Not sure if it's related, but i've had nothing but problems using WD Green drives under Linux. The drives would go offine, take forever to format, all kinds of odd behaviour.. I would stick with WD Black drives, much better performance and none of the green power saving junk in the mix.
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    bring up 3dm2 Webinterface on boot

    Add the following line into /etc/rc.local /usr/sbin/3dm2 This will start the daemon on boot if the proper startup scripts aren't doing the job.
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    Window server 2003 install

    Download the file you need and create an .iso cd image with the file inside. Then mount the .iso inside the VM Voila! :)
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    Measure PVE performance

    As long as your 100% certain the UPS will shut down the machine before the power goes out, you *should* be fine. However if the UPS dies/malfunctions and the system crashes hard, and there is data in the cache waiting to be written to the drives, you might have massive data corruption when...
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    SMART support?

    While that is true, you can use smartctl from the smartmontools package to check the health of individual drives behind the controller by using the -d <devicename> parameter. Check 'man smartctl' for a full list of supported controllers and how to access SMART info from each drive.
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    pfSense (OpenVPN) KVM : network problems

    I have multiple pfsense installations running OpenVPN without issue under KVM. Are you using e1000 network drivers? Can you get the config working on a physical host?
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    pveperf results with Intel "postville" 160 GB SSD (SSDSA2MH160G2C1)

    Possibly because SSD = Solid State Disk, ie no moving parts? Sorry, couldn't resist :) cheers
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    KVM FreeBSD timing

    Have you added this into /boot/loader.conf and rebooted? kern.hz="100" hint.apic.0.disabled="1"
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    Horrible speed during pfSense install

    On the contrary, I have multiple pfsense KVM's working wonderfully and without any of the issues you have. I must mention though I am still using Proxmox VE 1.3 (KVM-86) with Intel CPUs. A friend of mine is using a similar combination (Athlon II X4 620, same chipset), and he is having slowness...