More vSphere and VT-d, some success but not for long

I made another attempt at using VT-d for my cameras by going with Zoneminder under Linux. This actually worked and seemed to work ok but I really dislike Zoneminder! I tried Motion and kMotion instead and the good news is it works...for longer. I'm still having problems…

vSphere and VT-d not so rosy

Actually, it works but with limitations.  No shock there.  It turns out the PV-149 CCTV capture card I'm trying to pass through presents each channel as a separate Video and Audio device.  What that means is I end up with 8 PCI devices that need to be extended.…

Yes! Sandy Bridge free ESXi Hypervisor with VT-d is a go!

Everything's working great so far with a few exceptions I can live with.  I have 5 VM's running, mostly lightweight stuff, including my security camera system.  For that I'm using Win XP and feeding the PV-149 CCTV capture card through via VT-d.  Video streaming…

ESXi Hypervisor with VT-d on Sandy Bridge working?

I've just started my quest to get this working.  It's been difficult finding examples of success from others but I finally found a reference to a specific motherboard and CPU combo that has worked for others. HomeServerShow I'm using an Intel DQ67SWB3 motherboard with…