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I am also having the same problem. I find a temporary solution is to use the libvirt hotplug usb plugin. Edit the VM template not to include keyboard and mouse. Then after starting up the VM, attach the keyboard and mouse at the boot menu. Somehow this work without problem for me, but I still don't have sound via AirPlay to HomePod mini, this does not appear on the audio output. I do have a running Catalina without boot problem (keyboard and mouse attached on VM Template) and audio problem via Airplay. I still wonder why this is happening on Big Sur.

I have no idea why 🙂 but I have successfully moved my VM vdisk to the UD, and successfully resized it. After resized, capacity increased (128Gb) but allocation does not (still 64Gb). Maybe have to reboot after parity build finished? Disk devicesBusCapacityAllocation /mnt/disks/ADATASX6K/Win10Pro/vdisk1.img VirtIO 128G 64G /mnt/user/isos/Win10_1809Oct_v2_English_x64.iso IDE 5G 5G /mnt/user/isos/virtio-win-0.1.173-2.iso IDE 376M 376M I think for the moment I am satisfied with the result. Thank you thank you

I am not sure why, but after appending that parameter and apply "new config", both nvme drives disappear, both cache and the one in the array. even after reboot, they didn't appear. So I remove them and now it's there. I though I lost my VM image there. ok now unraid is building parity 10TB. I'm still trying to figure out this UD stuff. Thank you so much johnnie.black

I also doubt that it's not a good idea to place the nvme into the array. Ok I tried searching and found out that UD is Unassigned Devices. Let me explore further about it. Should I still add the parameter to boot menu so it become like this, even after make the nvme as UD? quick question, can I still have a parity backup for UD? thank you so much johnnie.black

I find it strange that 1 nvme drive connected using PCI-E adapter (link below) failed on me twice. It is ADATA SX6000 Lite 1TB which I plan to save my VMs on it. https://www.amazon.co.uk/ORICO-Dual-Adapter-Express-Expansion/dp/B0844M83MG I successfully created a Windows 10 VM and able to run it. I have selected under user shares for domains (/mnt/user/domains) to use this disk (disk 5 in the array) but the location still stated on Cache. After creating the VM 2 days ago, it failed on me and I have tried stopping, unassigned, start array, stop, assigned, start and rebuild which takes hours, which again strange, because the used data state 7GB (which I also have no idea what data is this 7GB) today, it failed on me again and saw on Main tab, it has 18,446,744,073,709,049,856 writes and 67 errors, parity build takes hours, and as I'm writing this, it is still doing parity check for the 2nd time. I know the nvme disk not the best one, but I am thinking to use it only for VM should be enough. for cache, I use ADATA Gammix S11 pro 1TB connected directly to the motherboard, it seems fine. I want to know why parity check took so long when there's no data store in the disk yet. What settings am I missing? I didn't find any error on the SMART log file or I'm looking at the wrong section of the diagnostic files. Can someone please help me what did I do wrong? mshomesvr-smart-20200722-1529-sx6000lite.zip mshomesvr-diagnostics-20200722-1556.zip

I can't seem to find the error that cause the nvme disk to fail. Where should I look? Thank you mshomesvr-diagnostics-20200722-1556.zip

Is there anything wrong with this nvme? Data Units Read: 923,841 [473 GB] Data Units Written: 3,019,254 [1.54 TB] Host Read Commands: 5,764,649 Host Write Commands: 13,748,229 I currently use it only to store VM, 1 Windows 10 VM. I am wondering why data units written is already 1.54TB when I only create a 64GB VM which is still in cache. I have selected /mnt/user/domains to use this nvme drive (disk 5) but location still stated on cache (vdisk1.img is on cache), how do I "force" the VM img to be committed to nvme on the array? since the drive failed yesterday, now I am during a rebuild and it takes 3 hours where the used status only state 7 GB , again wonder what is being rebuild. Total size:1 TB Elapsed time:16 minutes Current position:84.7 GB (8.3 %) Estimated speed:72.7 MB/sec Estimated finish:3 hours, 35 minutes ADATA_SX6000LNP_2K1920009356-20200722-1529.txt

Just updating my progress here, finally started UnRaid trials yesterday. I have changed HDD to a few 10TB for parity and main network storage. First of all, the motherboard ASUS WS C246M Pro, in my opinion has a strange layout. I am using Noctua NH-U12A and I can't seem to position the HSF so that the fan blow off to the back of the case (because of the placement of the RAM slots), so the HSF is positioned blowing top or bottom (which if you place a GPU, it kind of block the airflow as well. Successfully setup plex media server up and running smoothly. another question, can I have an nvme drive in the array along with the 10TB drives? Will it cause any problem for being the smallest in the array? I have successfully setup Windows 10 VM and selected this disk while creating the VM. I am installing this nvme using a PCI-E adapter, while the main nvme slot on the motherboard I use for cache. It has failed on me twice, yesterday after successfully created the VM, and today it suddenly failed again with a weird write status (18,446,744,073,709,049,856 writes and 67 errors). The current status of the drive is disabled, content emulated, no temp status, but VM can still run fine. Yesterday I unassigned the disk and assigned again but it did parity check all over again for the disk. Did I get a bad PCI-E adapter or is there something wrong with the VM setup? the 18,446,744,073,709,049,856 writes seems too much, right? Should I post diagnostic here for better understanding? I am using ADATA SX6000 lite 1 TB for the disk array (through PCI-E adapter) and use ADATA XPG Gammix S11 pro 1 TB on the main nvme slot for cache. oh is there a file that we can edit to include CPU temp on the dashboard? Software-wise is solid, network shares work great. Hoping to explore this further. thank you thank you

Good to hear about this, put my mind at ease. Thanks Jon. I should be alright with the speed, considering newer tech on this PC. I will read more about GPU, watched a few review, maybe I'll get AMD 5700XT, I think this is a sweet spot. It should be enough for VM too, I suppose. cheers, Michael

I leave my mail server on linode, thanks Chess.

Thank you Jonathan. regarding parity disk, does unraid work similar to traditional raid, whereas if one drive failed, I can connect a new drive and it will rebuild the drive from unraid dashboard?

I currently use 2nd gen Drobo connected to FW800 to my iMac for photos library, kinda slow but it still works for longer that I can remember. I have a 1st backup on my Synology 211 and 2nd backup on Synology 212. I want to keep this photo library from year 2000 until now just on a "faster" storage for better viewing and sharing. I recently moved my Plex library to a raspberry pi 4, so I can move this to unraid as well. That's about it, I planned to get Synology 1019+ last year but then I saw / heard about unraid, so I start exploring it ... and after reading the forum, now I have purchased all the required hardware (I think, I'm totally new to PC building, I even asked my friend to assemble them for me). so here's the hardware list: Motherboard: ASUS WS C246M Pro Processor: Intel Xeon E-2176G RAM: Crucial 2x32Gb ECC HDD: 4 x 4TB WD RED, 2 x 8TB WD RED (for parity, easier for future upgrades if I'm not mistaken), 1 x 500Gb WD Black NVME (few days ago seen a video on youtube about Corsair MP510, thinking of getting it too, but really have no idea will it be useful or not) PSU: Corsair RM750 PC Case: Fractal Design Node 804 Fans: CPU fan and case fans all use Noctua I don't have a separate room to put this computer that has air conditioning, I am hoping it is not too loud for the bedroom. Lately I read a lot about VMs, will I need dedicated GPU? I don't do gaming. Maybe I can build 1 Windows 10 VM and 1 Debian. If I were to get a GPU, which runs "smoothly" on unraid, nvidia or amd? I love to try Mac OS VM though, but the thought of breaking the system "after" software update seems a nightmare. I am thinking, maybe trial run a mail server and if doable, then I move my mail server from linode to this unraid PC, have to get static IP from my ISP (also not sure if they allow running our own mail server). I saw Linux Tech Tips running multiple VMs for gaming, this needs dedicated GPU for every single VM, correct? * Can I use the WD Black NVME or Corsair MP510 to store the VMs? just the thought of it being stored on SSD (instead of WD RED) will make it faster to run, am I correct? * The ASUS motherboard has 8 SATA port and I only used 6, maybe 2 ports for SSD Caching, do we need just 1 for caching or 2? What other things that I can make this unraid PC do? My friend said the hardware has way more power than just a NAS and Plex. Thank you for your time reading a newcomer confusion about unraid. Any advice/input are greatly appreciated. cheers, Michael