I'm planning on putting either ESXi or XenServer on my daily PC, I want to have my daily OS (probably Fedora Workstation) on a VM, Windows 10 (for games and some programs) on a different VM that's usually off, and have a firewall like PfSense in a VM using my physical quad gigabit Ethernet ports, and a virtual network storage server.
Are there any major problems I could run in to? I'm planning on using PCI passthrough on my GPUs to use Fedora or Windows for games.
Also, are there any other servers/VMs that I could have running? I was thinking about some sort of source control server, one of the reasons I want to do this is bacause of how often I reformat and lose code.
My hardware:
-1x 8 core/16 thread Xeon E5-2670 (Will upgrade to two if one is somehow not enough)
-32 GB DDR3 ECC RAM (Will upgrade to 64 eventually)
-Supermicro X9DRE
-HX1050
-HD 7970
I'll be getting an NVidia card for messing with CUDA some time soon
>>51779716
That looks loooot like my motherboard
well same brand idk about model though
>>51779716
>Windows 10
>I'll be getting an NVidia card
If your the cunt outbidding me on Xeon 1356's ill fucking rip your guts out!
>>51779826
>buying used hardware
>>51779826
Not OP but...
>>51779836
>not buying workstation components that have been run at their rated voltages for no more than a few years.
>>51779836
>>buying used hardware
WOAH! GOTTA WATCH OUT FOR THAT USED HARDWARE. I BETTER HAUL MY WAY BACK TO AMAZON. IVE HEARD THERE HAVING A CORSAIR SALE!
>>51779826
>outbidding
The seller is outbidding you, ebay is a scam.
>>51779874
>Bringing /v/ to a /g/ debate
>>51779899
Even if so they are not too bad.
Much cheaper than buying a new i5
>>51779920
>Much cheaper than buying a new i5
Be that as it may, current gen i5s have iommu by default and can overclock higher than a xeon.
>>51779920
>/v/
>office benchmarks for workstation GPU's
ok bud.
>>51779946
So what. I can get 2 of them with 8 cores each for cheaper equal to a good i5
>>51779968
>8 cores each
Show me a link
>>51779946
Oh shit, I didn't realise the K parts have vT-d unlocked now.
Well done Intel, you reverted the decision that forced me to buy AMD recently
>>51780009
Might have overex'd a little but its still a fairly valid point.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Graphics-BX80646I74770-Generation-Technology/dp/B00CO8TBOW/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1449714935&sr=8-9&keywords=i5+4690k
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Intel-Xeon-E5-2450-SR0LJ-20M-Cache-2-10-GHz-8-Core-LGA-1356-/221962892399?hash=item33ae04f46f:g:U~IAAOSwcBhWZlgz
>>51780065
>K
Only the skylake K parts have vT-d unlocked, which is what you need for IOMMU and VGA-Passthrough
>>51780065
http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Xeon-E5-2450-vs-Intel-Core-i5-4570
You're losing a lot of performance by going for the xeon, but you said you'd get two so this could be what you're looking for
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Km3dsgvrRM
>>51780119
For what?
Give an example when I will need VT-d
>>51780138
If you want to pass through that juicy GPU to a VM.
Why else are you planning on running a bare-metal hypervisor?
>>51780146
Set up a render farm
>>51780138
>Give an example when I will need VT-d
https://teksyndicate.com/videos/gta-v-linux-skylake-build-hardware-vm-passthrough
Make sure you have da wecomended amount of deditated wam u should have in da server
>>51780163
>>>/v/
Games can run on consumer PC's/Consoles.
Waste of good parts.
>>51780160
IOMMU is included in the VT-d instruction set.
It allows the CPU to pass hardware "directly" to a virtual machine. Without it, you have to run a compatibility layer like spice, which completely wrecks your performance.
>>51780192
Who said anything about a virtual machines.
Rendering cluster nodes always use linux.
>>51780179
Comsumer hardware can now do server stuff, He's using an i7-6700k to run a game in a VM, while Linux is still free to compile code or whatever
>>51780222
Waste tho...
>>51780232
>wahh..
>stop doing things I don't like
>>51780243
>Complaining about people complaining on /g/
>Complaining about people complaining on 4chan
>Complaining about people complaining on the world wide web
>>51779716
>I'm planning on putting either ESXi or XenServer on my daily PC, I want to have my daily OS (probably Fedora Workstation) on a VM, Windows 10 (for games and some programs) on a different VM that's usually off, and have a firewall like PfSense in a VM using my physical quad gigabit Ethernet ports, and a virtual network storage server.
>>51780232
>Waste tho...
It being a waste is your opinion because those added features are probably there for a growing niche like OP...
>>51780261
My opinion is law!
>>51780270
That's just like, your opinion, man..
>>51780270
>My opinion is law!
"...my rule is law!" ~Aku
>>51779920
>Bringing /v/ to a /g/ debate
are you retarded? Look the pic next time
>>51780276
NO IT IS NOT
>>51780209
OP will be running VM's on a home PC/Server
I don't know why you brought in render farms..
off topic but I kinda wanna buy a dildo but I live at home with my parents and I'm sure that the mailman or my mom would find out if I got it from amazon.
>>51780340
Dude really? Amazon packaging is discrete AF.
>>51780345
>Dude really? Amazon packaging is discrete AF.
Okay well, what If my mom or her spouse asks what it is? I don't have a lock on my door
>>51779716
Uh yeah, there' the big issue of you needing to use fucking VNC (or whatever their shit console is based on) from another host to view a GUI with ESXi, so your plan is fucked from the beginning. You should probably look at kvm instead, since that will actually do what you want.
>>51780355
Okay, can you organize to send it to a local post office?
If I'm ordering something particularly important or valuable, i won't get it sent to my house for security concerns. I go to my local post office and organize for them to receive it and notify my when it arrives.
>>51780381
>Okay, can you organize to send it to a local post office?
Yes, probably.
>If I'm ordering something particularly important or valuable, i won't get it sent to my house for security concerns. I go to my local post office and organize for them to receive it and notify my when it arrives.
I'd still be embarrassed lol, I actually thought about sending it to my friend's house (since he's also bisexual).
>>51780355
Just tell your mom that you bought it for her.
>>51780452
>Just tell your mom that you bought it for her.
I can't fucking do that! She'd smack the shit outta me.
>>51780419
You don't have to tell the post guys what is in the box. You can say it's a set of these or something.
>>51780376
Can I not just use the client from inside one of the VMs?
>>51780482
>You don't have to tell the post guys what is in the box. You can say it's a set of these or something.
Oh, so they won't know what's in it just because they're scanning it or some shit?
>>51780484
You "can", through VNC or something.
A better idea is to get a shitty second GPU and a KVM switch to switch your monitor/mouse/keyboard between the host OS and guest OS
>>51780502
...
The only people that scan post are the authorities, and I can guarantee you they will scan hundreds of dildoes a week. They won't give a fuck.
>>51780508
>KVM switch
Why not synergy?
>>51780521
>The only people that scan post are the authorities, and I can guarantee you they will scan hundreds of dildoes a week. They won't give a fuck.
Okay, well that eases my mind.
>>51780484
Pic related is all ESXi will output to your display after you install it. If you install ESXi, you need a second computer to do anything with it.
>>51780523
Because that's a multimonitor solution, and basically just a fancy VNC.
If you break a virtual network interface configuring pfsense or some shit (which is highly fucking likely), you won't be able to do shit with synergy.
>>51780579
>Because that's a multimonitor solution, and basically just a fancy VNC.
>If you break a virtual network interface configuring pfsense or some shit (which is highly fucking likely), you won't be able to do shit with synergy.
oh...
>>51780578
I know it does that, I was wondering if I could pass a GPU to a VM and get the VM's video output from the card so I could use it like a normal PC
>>51780355
Iunno, bought a dildo from Amazon when I was 15 or 16, came in box with nothing on it.
If they ask what it is run to your room, open it, run back, and throw the dildo at their faces.
>>51780623
>bought a dildo from Amazon when I was 15 or 16, came in box with nothing on it.
I figured it would have nothing on it.
>>51780623
>If they ask what it is run to your room, open it, run back, and throw the dildo at their faces.
nigga, you're too funny
>>51780648
Post office employees have no idea what's in a package btw. I would suggest getting like 8 inches at least, it will be more worthwhile in the end.
>>51780614
It might work, but you better keep a spare PC on hand in case you ever shut down that Windows host and no longer have a way to turn it back on because you left vSphere on it.
>>51780614
i think you would require 2 GPU's
You can use Intel HD graphics for the host, and pass the GPU to the VM, but you would need a skylake, or top of the line 5XXX series CPU's if you want overclocking AND VT-d
>>51780677
>8 inches at least, it will be more worthwhile in the end.
Don't know if I need that much...
>>51780704
>>8 inches at least
>Don't know if I need that much...
You'll never know until you try!
>>51780719
>You'll never know until you try!
I used a realtek wifi antenna once (makeshift dildo) and it felt weird poking my intestines
>>51780749
I don't think I've ever read something more /g/ than this.
>>51780749
I bought a 5.5 inch jelly and it just kinda felt like nothing after using it a while. That's why I say get something bigger.
>>51780806
>I bought a 5.5 inch jelly and it just kinda felt like nothing after using it a while. That's why I say get something bigger
Okay, I'll definitely get something larger and I;ll make sure it's a silicon build.
