[Drive CPU Core Allocation for VMs RAID Array and Plex Server]

Hi Guys & Gals,

 

I'm setting up my Ureal Unraid machine. I've never setup VM's before so I don't know how to allocate my drives or CPU cores.

CPU:

Intel Core i9-10940x 14 cores

Drives:

3 x 2TB NVMe

6 X 2TB Mechanical
1 x 1TB SATA SSD (Yet to be installed, being cannibalized from PC I'm using now)

Intended Unraid Usage:

1 x VM  for Dad (Most core allocation as possible)

1 x VM for son (Gaming) 500 Gb local storage

1 x VM for daughter (YouToob Tik Tock Netflix) 500 Gb local storage

1 x Plex server

 

Obviously I would use one 2TB mechanical for parity and five 2TB for data. But what would be the best way to utilize the three NVMe's? One as cache for the RAID array. Can I allocate one entire NVMe to my VM and split the third VM between my son and daughters VMs?

CPU Core Allocation

How should I pin CPU cores?. 2 Cores for Unraid and all 3 VMs on the remaining 12 cores?. Or should I pin 4 cores to each VM?. Can I set it so VM 1 Dad gets 12 cores when the kids aren't using their VMs?

 

Peter

[USB Keyboard Allocation]

Hi Goys,

 

If I have 2 logitech wireless keyboard and mouse combo's of the same model, can they be connected to 2 different VM's? Or do I need different make/models?

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Peter

[3 + 1 VM Setup]

Hi Guys and Gals,

 

Complete newb here. 

 

My Hardware

 

Motherboard: Asus z490E pcie 3,0 with 2 8x slots, 1 4x slot and 3 1x slots

CPU: Intel 10700k

Ram: 48GB 2 sticks of 16 and 2 sticks of 8 = 48GB

Main Storage: 1x 1 TB NVMe with one NVMe slot empty

RAID Array: 8x 2 TB seagates connected via pice 3.0 x1 card

GPU: 2x Asus 2070 Super + Intels onboard

 

I'm a single dad who's kids come and stay from time to time. Instead of buying multiple PC's or gaming consoles, I wanted to set up 4 VMs on Unraid. But I'm not sure if it's possible?

 

I'd like Windows 10 VM1 to be running on it's own (on top of unraid of course) with the 2 2070's in SLI as a sole bare metal windows 10 machine.

 

When the kids come over I'd like to shut down VM1 and start VM 2, 3 and 4. VM 2 and 3 will have a 2070 each for my son and I to game on, and VM4 to use the CPU graphics for my daughter who watches YouTube and Netflix. So I'm splitting and sharing the GPUs with my son.

 

How do I set up the storage?. Just set up one big pool and set the NVMe as a cache then allocate a share to each VM?. Or Keep the 1 TB NVMe I have now as a bare metal hard drive for my VM1 and a second NVMe for the cache for the RAID pool?. I understand write speed are slow on unraid like RAID 5, can it be sped up by using an SSD as a parity drive?.

 

Also, if it's possible I'd like to run the latest Apple iOS just to stick it up my mate who is an Apple fan boy. I might even upgrade to a 10900k if it gives me a benchmark higher than the Mac Pro. I fuckin hate Apple. Capitalist cunts. $50 for a cable they paid some poor chinese guy $1 to make. :/ grrrr

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Pete