PFsense+Freenas+Free HyperV= HOW?

Hardware Hub Networking
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Hey Yall!!

Im new to the tek syndicate Forums but I have been watching the tek for long time on youtube. I have learned ALOT listening to you guys, keep it up!

I am planning to build at PFsense router, but I was wondering if it is possible to use a free hypervisor to pipe connectivity through PFsense then on to FreeNas on the same machine?  Are there any free Hypervisors out there that you would recommend? Ill link the components I want to use below! Thank you for any advice you can offer me!!

Mobo and CPU Combo

http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Dual-Core-Mini-ITX-Motherboards-GA-C1037UN/dp/B00GSQMTWM/ref=sr_1_7?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1392773050&sr=1-7&keywords=intel+celeron

Case and PSU

http://www.amazon.com/In-Win-200-Watt-Mini-ITX-Black-BP655-200BL/dp/B005ITOAL8/ref=pd_bxgy_pc_text_y

SSD for OS

http://www.amazon.com/ADATA-Premier-2-5-Inch-Internal-ASP600S3-32GM-C/dp/B009SKB5HA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1393572758&sr=8-1&keywords=32gb+ssd

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I wouldn't recommend virtualizing either of those.  If you had to though I would pick pfSense as ur host os. Then use virt-manager and kvm in order to do kernel level virtualization of freenas.  With freenas you should consider using ECC ram for data integrity although it is not mandatory.

 

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I am just starting with something similar myself --> Win 2012 Server, running Xpenology and pfSense (or else) with Hyper-V, that's on a HP N54L MicroServer with 16GB RAM, adhoc Wifi, and Intel quad NIC card.

I am struggling with the Virtual Switches setup a little, just trying to make sure that I use the correct settings. pfSense also struggles with Hyper-V (legacy network, 100mbps..), and many other things...

Anyway, I will post something here when (hopefully) all is done... 

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