CPU with integrated graphics to run unraid? any graphics at all?

[zzgus]

I have another post with motherboard/cpu recommendation but to not mix concepts I open this new thread.

 

Do unraid need a processor with igp?

Do unraid need any graphics card at all?

Do I need graphics (on chip or out chip) to VM one copy of windows?

 

The server with unraid will not be accessible, and the motherboard has IPMI if this helps.

 

Thankyou

Gus

 

 

[saarg]

If the motherboard has IPMI it also have a built in graphics adapter. So no need to have a CPU with graphics or a PCIe card for unraid. Unraid will use the IPMI graphics as long as you set the primary adapter in the bios to be the built-in.

You will need to add a separate graphics card to pass through to a windows VM.

[isvein]

My Unraid runs off an CPU that has no GPU and I have none dedicated one, works with no issues.

Well, need to put in one if I need to get into BIOS and stuff.

[zzgus]

You will need to add a separate graphics card to pass through to a windows VM.

 

Then it's mandatory an external graphics card or a processor with an integrated one to run a VM?

The IPMI adapted does not work with VM?

 

Does intel graphics on chip work well with VMs?

 

Thankyou

Gus

 

[BRiT]

You will need to add a separate graphics card to pass through to a windows VM.

 

Then it's mandatory an external graphics card or a processor with an integrated one to run a VM?

The IPMI adapted does not work with VM?

 

Does intel graphics on chip work well with VMs?

 

Thankyou

Gus

 

Integrated gpu is very experimental even on the beta 6.2 series.

[c3]

You will need to add a separate graphics card to pass through to a windows VM.

 

Then it's mandatory an external graphics card or a processor with an integrated one to run a VM?

The IPMI adapted does not work with VM?

 

Does intel graphics on chip work well with VMs?

 

Thankyou

Gus

 

You can run VM without a dedicated/pass-thru graphics card. The guest VM will have a cirrus-vga. Just don't plan on it doing anything but basic display. The 3D support is still underway http://virgil3d.github.io/ But again this is a feature function, not a performance solution.

 

Most on this forum are all about using the pass-through because they need the guest VM to use the GPU for performance.

[HellDiverUK]

AMD's APU graphics work perfectly in UnRAID for VMs. I've passed through the R3 graphics in an Athlon 5350, and the R7 graphics in an A10-7800 with no issues at all. 

 

It's only Intel's GPU that causes issues as far as I can see, and as far as my limited testing reveals.