I read an old guide that referenced that Unraid can't join an Active Directory Domain if the Server is a VM running on Unraid itself. Is this still the case? For whatever reason when I initially setup Unraid and the VM (Server 2016) Unraid was able to join. Is there a way to make this work?

No one knows?

It is not very common to run AD on unRAID. Perhaps you need to wait a little longer for an answer from someone using it.

 

It is not very common to run AD on unRAID. Perhaps you need to wait a little longer for an answer from someone using it.

 

Gave up waiting, so here's what I did for those that find this thread:

 

Unraid initially did join the domain that was setup as a VM on unraid but it wasn't reliable. In fact not having the VM up while unraid started up, the lack of a DNS response greatly slowed down the webgui (even from the IP). I then decided to setup a second DC on a different VM on another computer and pointed unraid at that for dns and all seems well.

 

My setup:

 

Physical Machines:

 

Unraid:

• 128GB of Memory
  
• 6 Core i7
  
• 3 256GB SSD Cache Pool
  
• 3 4TB HDD Array + 1 Parity 4TB
  
• Dual GTX 1080s (not in SLI)
  

 

Second Computer "TV Computer":

• Quad Core i7
  
• 256GB SSD
  
• Asus ROG Impact
  
• Windows 10 Pro
  

 

VMs:

 

Domain Controller "DC1"

• Server 2016 Standard
  
• 32 GB of Memory
  

Windows 10 (Gaming)

• Windows 10 Pro
  
• 60GB of Memory
  
• GXT 1080
  

Windows 10 (TV Setup + KVM over Ethernet, Specifically for Steam Library)

• Windows 10 Pro
  
• 20GB of Memory
  
• GXT 1080
  

Secondary Domain Controller "DC2" (Hosted on TV Computer)

• Server 2016 Essentials
  
• 4 GB of Memory
  
• Installed as a Windows Service using VBOX Headless