Since Unraid uses QEMU to run VMs I'm wondering if it is possible to create a non-x86/AMD64 VM on it.  Specifically, I want to emulate a SparcStation 5.  I know I can use QEMU on my desktop to do it, but I'd prefer to have it running all the time.

4 hours ago, shaunmccloud said:

Since Unraid uses QEMU to run VMs I'm wondering if it is possible to create a non-x86/AMD64 VM on it.  Specifically, I want to emulate a SparcStation 5.  I know I can use QEMU on my desktop to do it, but I'd prefer to have it running all the time.

Which CPU type do you need? These are the current QEMU binaries included in Unraid.

 

root@computenode:~# ls /usr/bin/qemu*
/usr/bin/qemu-aarch64*     /usr/bin/qemu-i386*    /usr/bin/qemu-kvm@    /usr/bin/qemu-pr-helper*       /usr/bin/qemu-system-aarch64*  /usr/bin/qemu-system-riscv32*
/usr/bin/qemu-aarch64_be*  /usr/bin/qemu-img*     /usr/bin/qemu-nbd*    /usr/bin/qemu-riscv32*         /usr/bin/qemu-system-i386*     /usr/bin/qemu-system-riscv64*
/usr/bin/qemu-edid*        /usr/bin/qemu-io*      /usr/bin/qemu-ppc*    /usr/bin/qemu-riscv64*         /usr/bin/qemu-system-ppc*      /usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64*
/usr/bin/qemu-ga*          /usr/bin/qemu-keymap*  /usr/bin/qemu-ppc64*  /usr/bin/qemu-storage-daemon*  /usr/bin/qemu-system-ppc64*    /usr/bin/qemu-x86_64*
root@computenode:~# 

I'm not sure why I didn't get a notice of this reply, but I need qemu-system-sparc and possibly qemu-system-sparc64 at some point in the future.  I know I am probably the odd person out on wanting these.  I'd also love to know how to use something like qemu-ppc and have the console window show up.

On 5/31/2024 at 8:44 AM, shaunmccloud said:

I'm not sure why I didn't get a notice of this reply, but I need qemu-system-sparc and possibly qemu-system-sparc64 at some point in the future.  I know I am probably the odd person out on wanting these.  I'd also love to know how to use something like qemu-ppc and have the console window show up.

Not totally odd person out.  I want these as well.