Xpenology is a community project that allows Synology's DiskStation Manager (DSM) software to run on non-Synology hardware. Running DSM 7 as a virtual machine (VM) on Microsoft Hyper-V is a popular way to consolidate storage and home lab services on a single Windows-based server. 🚀 Performance and Compatibility : Very high once configured correctly. Driver Support : Limited compared to bare metal. : 1Gbps and 10Gbps virtual NICs work well.
To run DSM 7.x on Hyper-V, the choice of "loader" is critical as it acts as the bridge between the virtual hardware and the Synology software. Arc Loader / RR (RedPill Replacement): These are currently the most reliable options for DSM 7.2. Arc Loader xpenology dsm 7 hyperv
MAC Address Match: Ensure the MAC address in your Hyper-V settings matches the one generated by your bootloader config. Xpenology is a community project that allows Synology's
option. This is essential because DSM often rejects virtual disks it identifies as "unsupported." Enabling this allows DSM to treat Hyper-V virtual disks as valid storage pools. 3. Installation Workflow Prepare the Loader: Download the latest Arc Loader image and convert it to a VHD/VHDX if it isn't already. VM Creation: Hardware transcoding (no GPU passthrough on Gen1 VM)