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    Thinking of setting up a VM Environment at home, questions

    I have a 2(3) server setup that does exactly what you are looking at doing. -File Server(I have HP Microserver Gen7 running Oi/Nappit) -HP Microserver Gen8 with Xeon 1230 swap running Hyper-V Hyper-V box runs 2 domain controllers and a Plex VM. I stream 720/1080 to Rokus and xbox360s...
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    exporting an template onto a different system.

    Do you have a lot of customization in the template definition? Convert the template to a VM, export it as an OVF, then convert the VM back to a template. Import the OVF to the other system and recreate the customization spec.
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    The Router Recommendations Thread (Consumer)

    EdgeRouter X for routing with an Amplifi(no mesh extenders) for wifi.
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    SAN with SSD, reliability?

    We're still on vRanger, but once I moved the VMs over to VVols I have almost instant snapshot removal after the backups complete.
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    SAN with SSD, reliability?

    Our SANs are(Nimble), but purchasing 120+ sockets of Veeam Enterprise Plus is a tough sell.
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    SAN with SSD, reliability?

    If your san supports it, look into VVOLs for servers that tend to be problematic with the snapshot removal process. We had a number of VMs that would take almost an hour to remove the snapshots and it was killing our SAN IO.
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    DC Server and snapshot removal, dc issues

    What OS/Domain functional level?
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    New server E5-2670 Virtualization or not

    For my home setup I went this route: HP Microserver Gen8 running Hyper-V with 2 DCs and a Plex server Norco ZFS box running openindiana/nappit on bare metal. I've played with all-in-one/passthrough in the past, but it was more hassle than it's worth. If I need more compute I can set up an...
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    New server E5-2670 Virtualization or not

    If you're going ESXi, get a 16-32gb small footprint thumb drive for the OS. Most modern motherboards will even have a USB port directly on the motherboard for this purpose. For the raid, make sure you have a real raid card, and not softraid.
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    Reconfigure virtual machine taking forever

    I've seen something like this on a VM with a history of failed snapshot backups and consolidation badly needed.
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    vMotion w/Affinity Rules

    Instead of using the keep VMs together rule try a host affinity rule with the "should keep VMs together". This will allow the VMs to migrate off during patching, then migrate back when the host exits maintenance mode.
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    multiple networks 1 esxi

    How many interfaces are in your esxi server?
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    Fiber Channel SAN

    We've been using 10g iSCSI in production for the last 4 years with no issues. The twinax cable is essentially a copper cable with built-in SFP+ modules.
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    Fiber Channel SAN

    The FreeNAS FC method looks extremely hackjob and not a representation of real world FC. I would recommend checking ebay for intel X520 10GE based cards and snagging some passive twinax cables, much less frustrating in the long run.
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    ESXi 6 RAID1 support for OS/Datastore?

    Most modern motherboards have an onboard USB port, or you can get an adapter to use one of the USB header ports. No need to have a USB port hanging off an external port.
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