Install the OS from the console is a requirement for me.Īnyways, I installed an E3-1245 this morning and will work on the pass through. I don't want to ever have to physically touch the machine if it can be helped. Obviously, one could run Windows directly on server hardware which is where I probably will end up eventually if I install enough cameras. I see lots of people trying to buy some used servers on eBay which is fine for most, but that just makes me nervous. This is on its own circuit breaker with a UPS and a 45 kilowatt backup generator. My server has redundant power supplies, ECC memory and an IPMI controlled motherboard. The hypervisor is rock solid.Īlso, server hardware tends to be more stable. I also run Plex on the same server in another VM.
Download: esxi67-esxcli-command-reference. Here is the command line reference for the latest release of vSphere ESXi 6.7. Im having an esxcli command line reference on my desktop since vSphere 5.x and I am using it quite often. I run Homeseer on a Windows VM and that is arguable more critical than Blue Iris for our family. You may need it for troubleshooting, configuration or for automated ESXi installations by using a kickstart file. I have no stability issues with Windows on ESXi. If you are running 40 2 MP cameras, then the balance tips. I am running a pretty light load (one two megapixels and two doorbirds). I think the bare metal versus VmWare ESX question comes down to how many cameras you want to support. I am hoping I can add these other Camera and not have to make a new white box or do a separate Windows machine. (It there a way to tell if HW acceleration is actually working other than to see if your CPU goes down? Maybe I set it up correctly before?) Blue Iris has been set and forget for me, so I don't remember all the switches I have set. I will double check my settings and see if I can get this to work.
It was higher but the last update of BI really brought it down. I am currently sipping CPU at around 14%-25% on the VM. I did try to do the GPU passthrough- but I am not sure I tried the other configs you listed. It is costly but having to maintain another box is too.Īccording to this, I should be able to do H264 decoding with Haswell.
I have thought about getting a massive cpu with something like 20 cores and tackling the problem that way. I've thought about getting a Windows box to do BI but the advantages of virtualization are too great. This spring I plan on installing them and adding a couple more. I have 2 more 2 MP cameras that aren't installed yet. I have a single 2MP camera and 2 Doorbirds right now. All the VMs are stored on a similar custom built NAS with 18 3 TB drives in a RAID 5 format. I have a Linux server running plex on the same box. I have a Windows VM running BI and Homeseer.
The feature helps ensure host disk space is optimized, which is no small consideration with default drive sizes having trended downward on many Mac models.I have ESXi 6.7 running on a SuperMicro motherboard with the following processor.
When selected (enable the feature from the General Virtual Machine Settings option as shown in Figure B), the virtualization software automatically performs disk cleanup actions whenever a VM is shut down. Automated Disk Cleanup, originally introduced in Fusion 10, is but one example ( Figure B).
In addition to security fixes, UEFI Secure Boot capability and additional support for the latest host and guest operating systems, including macOS, Ubuntu, Fedora, and Windows client and server platforms, the new VM software is enterprise ready.Įven novice users benefit from enhancements added over time designed to make it easier to manage virtual machines. With hardware platform version 16 support, performance and security are improved within Fusion 11 Pro. The enhancements simplify VM administration, particularly for those managing multiple VMs.
And, new vSphere updates and ESXi 6.7 and vCenter Server Appliance 6.7 support enable viewing resources by VM, host, or cluster. You can now use the VM platform to connect to any Linux VM that's running an OpenSSH or compatible service, too. For example, there are new options for working with Mac-IP DHCP bindings and NAT port forwarding. Fusion's REST API, which smooths automation and third-party application integration, contains virtual networking improvements.