unraid home server

[goosmaster]

hey, ever since linus showed the two gamers one cpu I had an idea.
but I still have some questions about unraid before I bite the bullet.
I am going to use unraid for its virtualization, just like in the X gamers one cpu from linus his videos
the idea is to divide my desktop pc into four separate "pc's", some more useful than the other
some questionable....

questions:
1) If I turn let's say pc#1 off (it has x cores and a gpu)
would unraid be smart enough to turn those (or some) parts off?

2) do you have any feedback ? (would be appreciated!)

3) is my idea realistic / achievable (or do I miss something)?

the total specs
intel core i7-4790 @ 3.60 gHz
32 gb of corsair ram
gpu #1 evga nvidia 970 FTW
gpu #2 nvidia msi 750ti
gpu #3 Intel hd graphics 4600
about 16 tb of storage


the first will be my gaming pc (and main pc) with the following specs:
cpu = 4 cores of the intel cpu
gpu = the nvidia 970
ram = 24 gb
storage = 3tb hdd and 120 ssd

second pc would be the plex media server
cpu = 2 cores
gpu = msi 750ti
ram = 4 gb
storage = 12 tb

third pc would be my linux server (for my developer needs)
cpu = 1 core
gpu = Intel hd graphics 4600
ram = 2 gb
storage = 500 gb

the fourth and final pc would be a router (because the router(s) my isp is providing lacks a lot of features + with
my own router I can do a lot of fancy stuff)
cpu = 1 core
gpu = none (web interface)
ram = 2 gb
storage = 60 gb (or less)

 

-------------------------------- edit 09/07/2016 --------------------------------

the virtualization is going to be done by hyper-v instead of unraid
the router and the plex virtualizations are going to be scrapped
a second linux machine is going to be added

[VerticalDiscussions]

Yeah, maybe.

[Electronics Wizardy]

2 hours ago, goosmaster said:

If I turn let's say pc#1 off (it has x cores and a gpu)
would unraid be smart enough to turn those (or some) parts off?

It won't turn it off, but anouther vm can use it.

 

Id suggest you use xen or proxmox

 

With Xen, you can passthrough the igpu, with most software you can't passthrough the igpu.

 

Id give each vm at least 4 cores. There is no reason not to and other vms can use the cores.

 

TLDR;

1. get anouther gpu or use xen. KVM/proxmox can't use the igpu for a vm(easily).

2. Use proxmox or xen. Unraid is paid(other better free options).

3. Give all the vms more cores, they can share them.

4. Don't give the plex server a gpu. It won't use it at all

5. If this is a desktop, id just use hyper-v in windows. Saves lots of hassle.

[Spacelands]

All I can add is, 

 

don't forget some extra networking hardware if you plan to visualize your router. You will still want a physical WAN port for it to use. (guessing something like pfsense)

[Druiff]

Why a PC for a Plex Media Server?

 

Cant u use a docker for that?

Then you dont need the extra vm for that

[goosmaster]

First of all, thanks for the feedback!

On 6-9-2016 at 4:03 AM, Electronics Wizardy said:

It won't turn it off, but anouther vm can use it.

 

Id suggest you use xen or proxmox

 

With Xen, you can passthrough the igpu, with most software you can't passthrough the igpu.

 

Id give each vm at least 4 cores. There is no reason not to and other vms can use the cores.

 

TLDR;

1. get anouther gpu or use xen. KVM/proxmox can't use the igpu for a vm(easily).

2. Use proxmox or xen. Unraid is paid(other better free options).

3. Give all the vms more cores, they can share them.

4. Don't give the plex server a gpu. It won't use it at all

5. If this is a desktop, id just use hyper-v in windows. Saves lots of hassle.

The reason for me to choose unraid is because I thought it could power down unused hardware,
but since it doesn't do that, I'll choose hyper-v (again, thanks for the feedback!)

21 hours ago, Druiff said:

Why a PC for a Plex Media Server?

 

Cant u use a docker for that?

Then you dont need the extra vm for that

I could indeed just use a docker, but I thought, if unraid turned hardware it didn't use off, then if my "game/main" pc was off, the plex server could still be running
but now that I know it doesn't turn hardware off I can save the extra virtualization

also a router wouldn't really work in a hyper-v... (it can work, but then you have to route the "network" through the host/main pc)

 

so that leaves me with the "game" pc and the "linux" server to setup, maybe an extra linux client to test wouldn't hurt either?

[Mikensan]

Honestly it sounds like only 1 of your examples really needs any true power and that's the gaming rig.. so why not just install Windows 10 + vbox? Install plex on your windows 10 (no real need to separate it), and install linux on vbox for your developer needs.

 

You really shouldn't host your firewall on the same computer, the second you need to do a hardware reboot your network will go down. Better off using a software firewall or a dedicated piece of hardware.