Proxmox setup help

Leshy

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Hi I have the following setup

Ryzen 5 5600G

Gigabyte B550Mds3h

64 GB corsair vengeance ram

tp link tx201 2.5 gig lan card and on board GBE Nic from Realtek

I would also like to know how to passthrough the onboard SATA ports on to the true NAS VM

also how can I run the PF sense using the 2 NICs

I would like to run proxmox and pf sense and docker containers need your help
 
5600g might be a lot for running pfsense, do you plan on adding more VM? My setup as shown below, passing the nics as raw pci devices. There are many tutorials on this.
 

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Yes I plan to run a lot more VMs like a true NAS setup wireguard and portioner for docker containers
 
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I am planning to use an M.2 SSD for my boot drive the board has 4 SATA ports can from what I gathered its possible to passthrough all 4 sata ports
 
If you're not connecting a boot drive to it, then passing the onboard SATA controller should work out.
 
Refer these for more insights..

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forum.proxmox.com forum.proxmox.com

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Genuine LSI 6Gbps SAS HBA LSI 9200-8i = (9211-8I) IT Mode ZFS FreeNAS unRAID | eBay

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Had to pay 1000 rs customs. So around 2.5k...
Delivery time is also the same as amazon takes. Looks like the amazon seller is a dropshipper
Also will need one of this: CableCreation Mini SAS 36Pin (SFF-8087) Male to 4 SATA 7Pin Female Cable, Mini SAS Host/Controller to 4 SATA Target/Backplane, 1.0M https://amzn.in/d/1xrjmts
 
Pauljacob said:

Genuine LSI 6Gbps SAS HBA LSI 9200-8i = (9211-8I) IT Mode ZFS FreeNAS unRAID | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Genuine LSI 6Gbps SAS HBA LSI 9200-8i = (9211-8I) IT Mode ZFS FreeNAS unRAID at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!
www.ebay.com

Had to pay 1000 rs customs. So around 2.5k...
Delivery time is also the same as amazon takes. Looks like the amazon seller is a dropshipper
Also will need one of this: CableCreation Mini SAS 36Pin (SFF-8087) Male to 4 SATA 7Pin Female Cable, Mini SAS Host/Controller to 4 SATA Target/Backplane, 1.0M https://amzn.in/d/1xrjmts
Click to expand...
got it thanks placing the order