Why Proxmox VE needs at least two NICs

[papiveron]

Hi,

I'm a newcomer in Proxmox.

The first question I'm asking myself is why Proxmox VE requires at least two NICs?? Please can someone explain it to me in little detail?

Many thanks.

 

[dietmar]

The first question I'm asking myself is why Proxmox VE requires at least two NICs??

Proxmox does not require two NICs.

See http://www.proxmox.com/proxmox-ve/requirements

 

[papiveron]

Hi,

Yes, but they say two Gbit NICs in system requirements :

[h=2]Recommended Hardware[/h]

• Dual or Quad Socket Server (Quad/Six/Hexa Core CPUs´)
• CPU: 64bit (Intel EMT64 or AMD64)
• Intel VT/AMD-V capable CPU/Mainboard (for KVM Full Virtualization support)
• 8 GB RAM is good, more is better (grab as much as possible)
• Hardware RAID with batteries protected write cache (BBU) or flash protection
• Fast hard drives, best results with 15k rpm SAS, Raid10
• Two Gbit NIC (for bonding), additional NIC´s depending on the preferred storage technology and cluster setup
• Fencing hardware (only needed for HA)

Am I not understanding something?

Thanks.

Regards,

 

[dietmar]

That is 'recommended' - not required!