Auto Networking / Windows Activation

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Hello,

- How does one specify our network range so that IPs can automatically be assigned when a server is created - both Windows / Linux

- Is it possible to have a Windows template auto activate as with other VM panels. ie. OnApp?

I would like to integrate WHMCS for auto-provisioning but it appears there is still quite a bit of manual interaction required to create a VM, or am I mistaken?

Thank you in advance

 

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- How does one specify our network range so that IPs can automatically be assigned when a server is created - both Windows / Linux

Proxmox VE does not come with a built in DHCP server, so you need one on your network. You can assign a mac prefix on your datacenter and configure that prefix in your DHCP server to a special range only for your Proxmox VE virtual machines.

- Is it possible to have a Windows template auto activate as with other VM panels. ie. OnApp?

This is more a windows question and not a virtualization one. I assume the same mechanisms used in "other VM panels" can be used with Proxmox VE, too. Just trigger the windows activation with your key with a RunOnce trigger or something similar.

I would like to integrate WHMCS for auto-provisioning but it appears there is still quite a bit of manual interaction required to create a VM, or am I mistaken?

Everything can be easily scripted with either command line or the beautiful REST api.