I was wanting to try to set up a VM for my kids to use to play some games. Not sure if my rig has the horsepower to do what they want, but it's worth a shot before we spend $$ to build a PC or upgrade a laptop.

 

The first hurdle is how to allow them access to the VM without having to go through the Unraid UI. Is there a way to just assign a static IP to a VM so that they get to it? Or is there some other way to do this?

use the UNRAID store app "Virtual Machine Wake On Lan", you can find a way to run the wake on lan command from another PC with a shortcut https://www.depicus.com/wake-on-lan/wake -is-lan -cmd. 

 

or some android app.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.uk.mrwebb.wakeonlan&hl=es_CO&gl=US

 

If you want them to connect remotely you can use Parsec

Here is a much more detailed guide. I really don't know if you require everything that is in the guide.

https://forums.serverbuilds.net/t/guide-remote-gaming-on-unraid/4248

I forgot to mention that to assign a static IP to the virtual machine you can do it through your router.

Just find the mac of your virtual machine in the virtual machine settings.

 

 

Finally make the configuration in your router to assign a static IP through the MAC.

 

In the worst case, if you don't have access to the router, your router's dhcp shouldn't frequently change assigned internal IPs.

and if that is your case i would just change the wake on lan script or the app config

 

another option is to make this configuration in the virtual machine... I am assuming that it has OS windows 10

https://pureinfotech.com/set-static-ip-address-windows-10/

Edited February 11, 20224 yr by JhonScript

1 hour ago, JhonScript said:

I forgot to mention that to assign a static IP to the virtual machine you can do it through your router.

Just find the mac of your virtual machine in the virtual machine settings.

 

Oh my gosh, I feel like a moron. How did I not think to try this.. .

 

I wasn't finding much of anything in the google machine, but your two posts give me plenty to look into. Thank you very much!

 

One other item that I'm kind of wondering about..  I have an integrated GPU in my i7 processor that I'm using to handle Plex transcoding.

- Is it possible for this GPU to be used for the gaming side of things while also supporting Plex?

- Can it handle both tasks simultaneously, or can it only do one at a time?

 

(disregard this question if it's answered within the links you sent)

Edited February 12, 20224 yr by SpaceballOne

When you pass the GPU to the virtual machine, literally unraid stops seeing the video card. therefore, it can only be on one machine at a time. it cannot perform both tasks simultaneously.

Note that you can assign the GPU to different virtual machines, but you can only start one virtual machine at a time

On 2/11/2022 at 8:29 PM, JhonScript said:

When you pass the GPU to the virtual machine, literally unraid stops seeing the video card. therefore, it can only be on one machine at a time. it cannot perform both tasks simultaneously.

Note that you can assign the GPU to different virtual machines, but you can only start one virtual machine at a time

 

Yeah, it would be cool if the GPU could multi-task, but from other stuff I've come across while getting my unraid rig going I kind of assumed this would be the case. Again thanks for the clear answers!