[A brief synopsis of KVM, HVM, and VFIO]

Looks like it could be a starter for me. I've tried the plugin but tbh it doesnt mean a lot without any help screens to prompt with.  The sooner the better jonp ...

[A brief synopsis of KVM, HVM, and VFIO]

What's needed is a step by step walkthrough of building a vm using the unraid tools. I tried ... abd failed when it came to xml entries. I've no vackground in linux and it seems that therefore i an unable to participate in this new foubd enlightenment that is unraid virtualisation.

There's a plugin that should help with plain unRAID (non xen)

http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=35858.0

Doesnt seem to help me with what is needed as far as xml entries go? Even a hands-on ... 'what is xml and why is it necessary' would help. I've no idea what us needed here and just merrily 'lifted' other peoples files in ignorance. Needless to say that didnt work and i gave up.

[A brief synopsis of KVM, HVM, and VFIO]

What's needed is a step by step walkthrough of building a vm using the unraid tools. I tried ... and failed when it came to xml entries. I've no background in linux and it seems that therefore i an unable to participate in this new found enlightenment that is unraid virtualisation.

 

[Seagate’s first shingled hard drives now shipping: 8TB for just $260]

I've got a pair arriving soon. So ... can i get this right. The concensus is NOT to use these drives as parity, yes? I have no cache drive.

 

[Will there ever be support for multiple parity drives?]

Another +1 for dual parity here having recently lost a drive during a rebuild. I'm not going to bother replacing it. Will dual parity be in place before i lose the next one? I doubt it.

[First time setup - cannot install screen]

Or ... alternately someone with the knowledge, of which there are many, could update the wiki. Its way out of date and caused me the exact same problem a couple of months ago. It only serves to confuse inexperieced first time users not help them.