Image

An image can be a set of files generated from the Virtual DSM installation file (.pat), CD/DVD-ROM Image (.iso) or Hard-Disk Image, and can be used for creating virtual machines. At Virtual Machine Manager > Image, you can create images, delete images, as well as modify where the images are stored. Virtual Machine Manager can store different images. When creating a virtual machine, you must specify an image and the storage on which the virtual machine is stored must contain the image. If the storage does not contain the required image, you can download the installation file from Synology server via the wizard, choose it in your Synology NAS, manually upload an installation file from your PC, or copy existing images from other hosts in the cluster.

To create an image:

  1. Choose the type of image by clicking the tabs:
  2. Click Add.
  3. The source of installation file can be:
    1. Manually upload an installation image file from your PC.
    2. Choose the file in your Synology NAS directly.
    3. Download the latest Virtual DSM installation file from Synology.
  4. All storage resources on the hosts will be shown. Select the storage on which you want to store the image.

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To modify the location of a system image:

  1. Select an image from the list.
  2. Click Action > Edit.
  3. Select the desired storage, and click OK to save the changes.

To delete a system image:

  1. Select one or more images from the list.
  2. Click Delete.

Download Guest Tool:

  1. Go to Image > ISO File.
  2. Click Download Guest Tool, and a pop-up window will show.
  3. Click Download to get the latest Guest Tool for Virtual Machine Manager.

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