phaser2679

Ok, seems like my fear is unnecessary. But what about supporting SATA disks when unRAID is in VM mode? Also, I read that Windows XP (which I'm using on my desktop) slows down with prolong use without rebooting. Isn't it a hassle then to have to reboot constantly and re-start VM? Sorry if my questions sound newbie as I'm just starting out on the NAS + VM road. Seems like the possibility is endless. Really looking forward to seeing more uses built on top of unRAID. For me, first is to get over the lethargy of starting with Linux

Hi everyone, I stumbled upon unRAID recently while looking for a solution for an NAS. After extensive research, I found the technology innovative and promising. I even found a thread started by Tom 2 years ago and it more or less chronicles unRAID's development (I've yet to go through all the posts though). By now, I'll rate it highly for its unique and reliable file management capabilities, but in terms of other functionalities, things are still being added (e.g. I understand FTP and Rsync have only been recently added after feedback). In fact, I was thinking of running unRAID with a virtualisation software when I came to this forum on Tom's advice. And boy was I glad to find so many experts here who either have succeeded or are toying with what I want to do (e.g. email server, Hamachi, Squeezebox, VMware, etc.). At the same time, I'm finding difficulty in understanding Linux as I've always been a Windows user... sigh... Ok, on VMware, I went through the thread and have a thought: though the thread title says "Installing VMware Server on unRAID Box", it appears now that we are talking about installing unRAID on VMware instead. But since the critical thing are our files, wouldn't it be more reliable if we can run it like what the thread originally intended? I mean, I don't mind if the Windows or whatever is running in the VM crashes, but I'll be damned if unRAID becomes unstable running in a VM and starts writing garbage into the disks. Ok, perhaps I'm paranoid here, but would anyone care to comment?