Virtualization on Synology

Synology's virtualization solutions harness the power of your NAS to run virtual machines or serve as storage for virtual machine environments, all while keeping your data secure and available.

Create a virtual machine environment

Take advantage of the powerful Synology Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) to run multiple virtual machines at the same time.

Cluster infrastructure

Run VMs across up to seven Synology NAS devices in a cluster infrastructure, enabling you to perform live migration and minimize downtime ahead of planned maintenance.

Centralized management

Take control of all your virtual machines in one place. Use Synology VMM's centralized dashboard to monitor and manage the health and efficiency of everything.

High availability

Achieve hardware and network redundancy with high-availability clusters. Ensure fast failover and virtual machine restoration during unexpected downtime.

Synology Virtual Machine Manager

Unleash the virtualization capabilities of your NAS with an intuitive and powerful hypervisor. Synology VMM can even be used to host multiple Virtual DiskStation Manager (Virtual DSM) instances on the same unit, helping you save money and create secure sandbox environments.

Container Manager

Run, manage, and browse lightweight virtualized applications from around the world that add to the functionality of your Synology system.

Maximize virtual machine storage

Boost virtual machine storage capacity and performance with your Synology NAS.

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Broad compatibility

Synology provides certified virtualization storage with support for VMware® vSphere®, Microsoft® Hyper-V®, Citrix® XenServer®, and OpenStack® Cinder.

High performance

Synology’s all-flash and hybrid arrays are designed to accelerate demanding virtual applications, with additional offloading and integration features.¹

Flexible scaling

When you need more storage, Synology devices are ready to scale with your needs with support for expansion units and additional drives.

Secure virtual machines

Make sure your virtual machines and the data stored on them are protected and monitored.

Simple yet secure

Built-in data protection

All Synology systems come with complete data protection packages available on DSM to secure your VMs, files, folders, LUNs, and the NAS itself.

Simplified storage management

Synology Storage Console enables administrators to monitor and manage Synology storage systems directly from VMware vSphere Client or Windows Servers.

Synology High Availability

Minimize hardware failures by mirroring the entire system. This ensures data and services remain online despite potential disruption.

Start setting up your virtual machine environment with Synology

Enhance your virtualization workloads with Synology's all-in-one storage solutions.

For SMBs

Set up digital offices using virtual machine environments for specific users or remote offices.

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For Enterprises

Synology systems designed for IO-intensive and latency-sensitive applications are perfect for sandboxing and virtualized environments.

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Notes:

Synology units with built-in M.2 slots support SSD cache without occupying drive bays. Click here to find compatible models.