Virtualizing TrueNAS? Here’s What You MUST Know! [YouTube Release]

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Thinking of virtualizing TrueNAS? Before you do, make sure you’re doing it correctly to avoid performance and stability issues. In this video, I cover best practices, pitfalls, and must-know tips when running TrueNAS as a virtual machine.

:white_check_mark: Why ZFS needs direct drive access for optimal performance
:white_check_mark: The importance of PCIe passthrough
:white_check_mark: Step-by-step setup in XCP-ng (with key configurations)
:white_check_mark: Common mistakes to avoid when virtualizing TrueNAS

XCP-ng PCIE Pass through

Mini PC as a NAS

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Chapters
00:00 How to Virtualize TrueNAS
01:00 Passing Through The Controller
02:32 Creating the TrueNAS VM
04:04 Hypervisor Guest Tools

Tom, do you need to do anything to XCP-NG to enable the devices to show up in the interface (like editing GRUB or adding kernel modules), or does that happen out of the box? I watched the videos, and it seems like it is set up out of the box, is that correct?