So i was reading about this GPU passthrough business. It seems really cool because i have my computer literally ontop of my server and it would be nice to eliminate one. But I would need some details.

 

Would you turn off the VM when youre done or would you just let it go to sleep?

 

Has anyone done this? What do you think about it? Personally only thing i do on my desktop is play CS GO, League of Legends and browse the internets. 

vm doesn't go to sleep, but the monitor can/does. I let them all stay on since when they idle, they hardly use any cpu utilization.

 

I run 2-3 physical "desktops" from my server at the same time plus a couple though desktop sharing. Read through the KVM forum to learn more about it. Sometimes it's easy to do. Sometimes there are problems.

Do you need a difference video card for each?

you need to define "each."

 

for the physical desktops connected to the server, you need a separate GPU for every vm you want running at the same time. Alternatively, you can have 100 vm's on your server, using 1 at a time, all sharing the same GPU.

 

and alternative is using screen sharing software for remote desktop connections with other computers.

Edited March 1, 20179 yr by 1812

Ok thank you, my biggest concern is when im done i have keyboard and mouse that light up and i dont want them to be on all the time.