i guess i should add that i use the /hda/files/ and just run fsck manually....

I am actually confused by this. It is my understanding that you should use the samba share. Greyhole does not "monitor" /var/hda/files. The only way files get processed by greyhole is if samba logs the write. That does not happen if you go direct to /var/hda/files If you dont use the samba...

I am thinking of updating Greyhole...if i do, i will be sure to capture that in case i run into the same issue.

Probably should add Microsoft Hyper-V. I have no real knowledge of it to list any feathures or pros.cons

what are you going to use for virtualization?

how much data do you have, without duplication?

I think you need to start from the end and work backwards.

When this project is done, how do you see things setup?

Amahi in a VM?

Amahi in a VM on WHS?

with regards to Proxmox and networking......it actually seems not too bad to me. It's really just setting up bridges. The bridges are either internal to Proxmox or bridged to a physical interface. In ESXi, the virtual switches are just bridges. There you add port groups (another bridge) and physical...

how are you measuring?

it would be interesting to compare a transfer to the /var/hda/files/ShareName vs the /mnt/samba/ShareName

assuming they are on the same disk, the only difference would be samba's involvement

Since i was one of the requesters i guess i should kick this off..:) I currently use ESXi5 free edition and have Amahi running. I recently became aware of Proxmox and it seems to have lots of advantages. 1. more than 4 vCPUS (ESXi free limitation) 2. more native hardware support. ESXi strongly favor...