July 2, 201511 yr Hello all, I just installed my trial key for unraid 6.0.1. Looks like there have been quite a few upgrades since I used unraid last...ha. I created a VM for windows 7 which is currently running. I'm not sure how to connect to it so I can being installing windows though. I found old posts that explain I should use a vnc client and connect to the ip with various port numbers..5700, 5701, 5900, 5901 but I haven't had luck with any of those. How should I be connecting to the VMs I create initially?
July 2, 201511 yr On the VM tab, click on the VM logo (in this case it will be a Windows logo) and choose VNC Remote.
July 2, 201511 yr Author Thanks for the quick reply. I do not have that option. I have: Desktop - when I click nothing happens Stop Pause Restart Force Stop View XML I also noticed if I click the text name of my VM, under VNC port, there is no port listed. Did I miss a step somewhere?
July 2, 201511 yr Thanks for the quick reply. I do not have that option. I have: Desktop - when I click nothing happens Stop Pause Restart Force Stop View XML I also noticed if I click the text name of my VM, under VNC port, there is no port listed. Did I miss a step somewhere? What browser are you using? Can you right click (or open context menu) and open that link in a new tab or window? Alternatively the GUI shows what port the VNC server is running on. You can connect via a VNC client. If you have only 1 VM running it will probably be port 5900.
July 2, 201511 yr Author What browser are you using? Can you right click (or open context menu) and open that link in a new tab or window? Alternatively the GUI shows what port the VNC server is running on. You can connect via a VNC client. If you have only 1 VM running it will probably be port 5900. I am using Google Chrome 43.0.2357.130 m. I tried in IE 8 (yeah...I know) and got the same options. I tried connecting to ports: 5700, 5701, 5900, 5901 and could not connect. There is no port shown under "VNC Port". EDIT: I just tried the most recent version of Firefox and saw the same options as I did in Chrome and IE8.
July 2, 201511 yr Author Hmm, I suppose I forgot to mention I'm passing a GPU to this VM. Not sure if that changes how I remote into it.
July 2, 201511 yr silly question, but you have started the VM right? Ignore that, you wouldn't have the stop option if you hadn't started it. Someone else will need to weigh in here, no idea why it's not working for you.
July 2, 201511 yr Author silly question, but you have started the VM right? Ignore that, you wouldn't have the stop option if you hadn't started it. Someone else will need to weigh in here, no idea why it's not working for you. Yes, it was turned on and it appears as green. I just created another VM this time not passing a GPU and there is a VNC port listed - 5900. I am able to see the option you were referring to and successfully connect to it. The GUI seems pretty easy to use for GPU passthrough (which I believe my hardware completely supports) but it seems like I missed something - maybe the VM is not really turned on.
July 2, 201511 yr If you passed a GPU to the VM - attach a monitor to the GPU outputs. The OS installer will be there and needs to be controlled directly from the unRAID server.
July 2, 201511 yr If you passed a GPU to the VM - attach a monitor to the GPU outputs. The OS installer will be there and needs to be controlled directly from the unRAID server. Really? I never knew that. Glad you told me - I am about to add a GPU to my system and had expected VNC Remote to work just the same. You learn something new every day!
July 2, 201511 yr The wiki talks about this. You cannot use VNC if you pass through a GPU. You can, however, install VNC inside the VM after its booted (or use RDP as I demonstrate in the streaming windows virtual desktops video on our website).
July 2, 201511 yr Author I do remember reading that but after midnight I wasn't able to understand it . Thanks for the help. I plan on setting up steam and using in-home steam streaming to another pc or eventually some kind if thin client.
July 3, 201511 yr Author The vm (now that I can see it) appears to be stuck at starting windows (installation) before I get to the driver prompts. Anyone encounter that before? I left it all day and it had not progressed beyond the multi color flash screen (w7)
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