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  "meta": {
    "title": "Proxmox Utilities — UUP Dump, PVE 8 to 9 Upgrade, OVA Export/Import | ProxMenux",
    "description": "Day-to-day Proxmox VE utilities: build Windows ISOs from UUP Dump, install curated CLI tools, run a safe Proxmox system update, perform the major-version PVE 8 to PVE 9 upgrade, export VMs to OVA / OVF and import OVA / OVF VMs from VMware or VirtualBox.",
    "ogTitle": "Proxmox Utilities — UUP Dump, PVE 8 to 9 Upgrade, OVA Export/Import",
    "ogDescription": "Build Windows ISOs, install CLI tools, run a safe update, upgrade PVE 8 to PVE 9, export / import OVA / OVF VMs.",
    "twitterTitle": "Proxmox Utilities | ProxMenux",
    "twitterDescription": "ISO creation, CLI tools, Proxmox update, PVE 8→9 upgrade, OVA / OVF VM portability."
  },
  "header": {
    "title": "Utilities & Tools",
    "description": "Six tools that round out the day-to-day Proxmox VE workflow: ISO creation, system maintenance and VM portability. Each option is independent — pick the one you need; nothing is installed until you ask for it.",
    "section": "Utilities"
  },
  "intro": {
    "title": "What this menu is for",
    "body": "Three groups of unrelated but commonly-needed tools: <strong>build a Windows ISO</strong> from UUP Dump, <strong>maintain the Proxmox host</strong> (CLI utilities, updates, the major-version upgrade), and <strong>move VMs in and out</strong> of Proxmox using the standard OVA / OVF format."
  },
  "opening": {
    "heading": "Opening the menu",
    "body": "From ProxMenux's main menu, select <strong>Utilities</strong>. You will see this:",
    "imageAlt": "Utilities menu with UUP Dump, system utilities, update, upgrade, export and import"
  },
  "groups": {
    "heading": "Three tool groups",
    "intro": "The six tools fall into three independent groups. Click a card below to jump to the matching section.",
    "iso": {
      "title": "ISO creation",
      "body": "Build official Windows ISOs from UUP Dump on the Proxmox host itself.",
      "bullets": [
        "UUP Dump shared link → bootable ISO",
        "Dependencies installed automatically",
        "Result drops into Proxmox's ISO template path"
      ]
    },
    "maintenance": {
      "title": "System maintenance",
      "body": "Keep the host healthy: CLI tooling, regular updates, and the major-version upgrade when it's time.",
      "bullets": [
        "System Utilities Installer (26 CLI tools)",
        "Proxmox System Update (apt + dist-upgrade)",
        "PVE 8 → PVE 9 major upgrade"
      ]
    },
    "portability": {
      "title": "VM portability",
      "body": "Move VMs in and out of Proxmox using the standard OVA / OVF format.",
      "bullets": [
        "Export Proxmox VM → OVA / OVF",
        "Import OVA / OVF → Proxmox VM",
        "Compatible with VMware and VirtualBox"
      ]
    }
  },
  "upgradeWarn": {
    "title": "The PVE 8 → 9 upgrade is destructive and not reversible",
    "body": "A major-version upgrade rewrites the Debian base (Bookworm → Trixie) and the Proxmox stack in place. There is no rollback path — you need <strong>verified backups</strong> of every VM and CT and <strong>console / IPMI / iKVM access</strong> before you start. The upgrade tool refuses to run from the Proxmox web terminal for this reason."
  },
  "isoSection": {
    "heading": "ISO creation",
    "body": "Build a fresh, up-to-date Windows installation ISO directly on the Proxmox host. The script automates the whole UUP Dump flow: dependency install (aria2c, cabextract, wimlib-imagex, …), parallelised download of the update files via aria2, and conversion into a single bootable ISO that lands in <code>/var/lib/vz/template/iso</code> ready to attach to a VM.",
    "options": [
      {
        "title": "UUP Dump ISO Creator",
        "description": "Build an up-to-date Windows installation ISO from a UUP Dump shared link. Dependencies, download and conversion fully automated; the resulting ISO lands in /var/lib/vz/template/iso ready for VM creation.",
        "href": "/docs/utils/UUp-Dump-ISO-Creator"
      }
    ]
  },
  "maintenanceSection": {
    "heading": "System maintenance",
    "body": "Three tools cover the day-to-day and once-in-a-while host work. <strong>System Utilities Installer</strong> sets up the CLI tools you actually use after a fresh install. <strong>Proxmox System Update</strong> is the weekly / monthly hygiene run. <strong>Upgrade PVE 8 to PVE 9</strong> is the once-per-major-cycle big move — handled with extra safety gates because it's not reversible.",
    "options": [
      {
        "title": "System Utilities Installer",
        "description": "Curated picker for 26 CLI tools (htop, btop, iperf3, jq, tmux, ncdu, ...) with custom selection or predefined groups (basic, dev, compression, multiplexers, analysis, network). Uses the canonical repo + verify-command flow.",
        "href": "/docs/utils/system-utils"
      },
      {
        "title": "Proxmox System Update",
        "description": "Repository check + apt update + apt dist-upgrade with reboot prompt. Detects the PVE major version (8 or 9), keeps the configured repositories and asks before switching a host without subscription to no-subscription, then runs autoremove.",
        "href": "/docs/utils/system-update"
      },
      {
        "title": "Upgrade PVE 8 to PVE 9",
        "description": "Major-version upgrade (Debian Bookworm → Trixie + PVE 8 → 9). Pre-flight checks, repository migration, automated or interactive mode, post-upgrade validation and reboot. Refuses to run from the web terminal.",
        "href": "/docs/utils/upgrade-pve8-pve9"
      }
    ]
  },
  "portabilitySection": {
    "heading": "VM portability (OVA / OVF)",
    "body": "OVA and OVF are the cross-hypervisor packaging formats from the DMTF standard — supported by VMware, VirtualBox and Proxmox. The two tools are designed to round-trip: a VM exported from Proxmox can be imported back, and vice versa. Use them to migrate workloads off ESXi, take a portable backup of a VM, or share a prepared VM with someone running VirtualBox.",
    "options": [
      {
        "title": "Export VM to OVA / OVF",
        "description": "Convert a Proxmox VM into a portable OVA archive or OVF directory. Standard DMTF schema, SHA1 manifest, streamOptimized VMDK disks. Importable on VMware (ESXi / Workstation / Fusion), VirtualBox and back into Proxmox.",
        "href": "/docs/utils/export-vm"
      },
      {
        "title": "Import VM from OVA / OVF",
        "description": "Bring a VMware / VirtualBox / ProxMenux export back into Proxmox. Auto-extracts OVA, parses OVF metadata, creates the VM and imports each disk as the storage-native format.",
        "href": "/docs/utils/import-vm"
      }
    ]
  },
  "diskSpaceCallout": {
    "title": "A note on disk space for export / import",
    "body": "Both tools convert disk formats: export uses <code>qemu-img convert -O vmdk -o subformat=streamOptimized</code>; import uses <code>qm importdisk</code> to convert back to the storage-native format (qcow2 / raw). Plan for <strong>~120% of virtual disk size</strong> for OVF and <strong>~220%</strong> for OVA — the conversion writes the full disk before any compression. Check the destination directory has the headroom before you start."
  },
  "fitsTogether": {
    "heading": "How the menu fits together",
    "body": "Each tool has a dedicated script under <code>scripts/utilities/</code>. The Proxmox System Update is a wrapper that delegates to one of two worker scripts in <code>scripts/global/</code> depending on the detected major version (PVE 8 or PVE 9). The PVE 8 → 9 upgrade exposes two extra menu actions inside its own flow — a stand-alone <em>Pre-upgrade check</em> (runs <code>pve8to9 --full</code>) and a read-only <em>Manual upgrade guide</em> (17-step runbook) — for users who want to inspect or operate by hand instead of the automated path."
  }
}