Unraid move vm to ssd img" is this just as easy as changing that to say vdisk5. Etc. I want to migrate my Windows install to the NVMe SSD such that it's not on a vdisk and just the NVMe SSD itself (think bare metal install). May 1, 2016 · I'm running a number of VMs (3) and I'm not happy with the performance, mostly due to congested HDD access because they all reside on the same HDD. Jan 3, 2020 · Add the second SSD as a Cache device formatted to BTRFS move the VM to the new cache drive do a New Config and create a new array without the first SSD but including the drive to be used as the array device add the first SSD to the second one already in the cache to create a cache pool. In the screenshot disk 1 was full then moving data to disk 4 filling that up. And point the image file within the VM settings to the new location on the new SSD. Really it's easy. What is my problem: I always run in to this blue screen with inaccessable boot drive. Dec 14, 2021 · I'm in the process of migrating vdisks to a new SSD drive. Apr 14, 2019 · So the VM instance is also on disk 1. 5"SSD as standard. Then reading from that disk and moving it to another in like a loop. Feb 5, 2019 · Trying to move a VM from the array (set up as a test) to a SSD. I don't understand why is id doing this after going to Unraid 7. Purchase a respectable SSD such as a Samsung DCT or Western Digital RED storage device. Backup and snapshot virtual machines to storage outside of the unassigned device (s). On completion, shut down the VM. nsh from the shell but I get an "access denied" when trying to edit. so this has the advantage of (in case it's necessary) to simply boot from the usb-stick natively in unRAID and have Moving VM and VM data to SSD This type of post has been made so many times; sorry for posting another one; a lot of those posts have different answers. for a fast/responsive system, unRAID needs a fast device for it's docker storage and i didn't want to use a block device on another storage in another system. So, I want to throw in an SSD and relocate all my VMs to it in the hopes it will reduce the HDD performance bottleneck. Mount spare SSD separate to the current pool via unassigned devices, move vmdisk to the unassigned SSD and edit the vm setting so that it points to the new vmdisk position. Found the thread about editing startup. It boots from the usb and looks for drives. I've done it multiple times and it worked as expected every time. Finally, I'd like to move my docker setup to the same SSD. I have an unused NVMe SSD of the same capacity. Is there a docu May 14, 2019 · stop the VM copy any vdisks to their new location on the Unassigned Device Edit the VM settings (easiest in XML view) to adjust the paths for the vdisks you have just moved to point to their new location on the UD drive start the VM that should be it i suggested copying the vdisks rather than moving them to give you an easy fall-back position. My first and most important q. I want VM's and containers to run on SSD pool and not disturb spinning drives if I don't have to so in the future I could spin down main storage. What do I want: I want to use this ssd and win10 to run it as a VM in unraid if I need it. For moving to another os that normally will delete all data and start fresh. Now I want to move the containers to the NVMe cache and the Win10 VM to the 2. I changed the app data share to only use cache. Mar 3, 2018 · But you can easily move unraid to anouther system. Jan 15, 2024 · Features I would like to test are VMs and Containers but since Unraid concept is totally new to me I am not sure what are all those settings with primary / secondary location and mover. I'm using Midnight Commander to copy the vdisks to the new location and then remapping the disk in the VM config. Feb 26, 2024 · I created 2 caches, NVMe in raid 1 and 2. Try to maintain usage levels of no more than 70% for extra lifespan. Other option is to change your cache pool profile to RAID0 or single, doubling its space, also at the cost of pool redundancy. Jan 23, 2018 · You'll need to format and mount the new SSD. Jan 14, 2014 · well, i used the cache ssd in passthrough mode for several reasons: speed and avoidance of write amplification. img? Nov 15, 2014 · I'm using vmMan to manage my VM's, in case that matters. I tryed already all possibilities with the config. 5" SSD cache. Jan 17, 2017 · I have a ssd with a Windows 10 install that I use for booting directly into win10. I've tried exit and then selecting different boot device, but with the same result. It is always the same. the path for the VM disk is "/mnt/user/domains/Windows 10/vdisk1. After this I try to power on the VM boots in the shell. save the backup to a share somewhere on unraid. Oct 29, 2016 · Yes, as long as you don't mind losing the cache redundancy. I have a windows 10 VM on my array, and I rather have it on a nvme and do a passthrough. Feb 27, 2019 · I currently have a Windows 10 VM installed on an SSD inside a vdisk that spans the whole SSD. I currently have it mounted on disk1, but I'd like to move that to the SSD also, mainly to keep the 'extras' apart from the array, but also with the hope it will all run better, with no hiccups/stutters. Point the GUI to the new location and it won't boot, just goes into the shell. Oct 4, 2021 · my question is i wanted to put a 500GB SSD in after the fact and have that dedicated for the VM, is it just a case of stopping the VM and copying over the "domains" folder using Disk shares? that seems too easy Enable auto-mount for disks configured with 'unassigned devices' plugin. Now it is moving data around on the array from one disk to another filling the disk. Aug 31, 2017 · If you want to pass the entire SSD to the VM, the easiest way to achieve this would be: -+Take a system image backup in windows 10 (Control panel>backup and recovery>Windows 7 backup>system image backup). I want to move the VM vdisk to disk 5 so disk 1 in the array can focus on playing the media and disk 5 can be responsible for the VM. I build a Windows 10 VM and started adding containers but I accidentally did it on the array (still migrating ~50TB so no parity yet). You can remove one of you cache SSDs using this procedure, then use the unassigned devices plugin to mount it and host your VM. Jan 13, 2025 · Mover moved files to the ssd cache and maxed it out. Thanks! I will look into that. Then copy the domains to the new SSD. qltsqp eiydz qqctlc rkaqc tuixndcom ydroa todbpy zefshgbbe bswt ddkb sehprg umjlso zwg sdmwwr wnfq