Which Qnap can run Virtual machines?

Last updated on 03 May 2020 📧 Subscribe
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1 System requirement
2 Supported NAS models
2.1 2-Bay
2.2 4-Bay
2.3 5-Bay
2.4 6-Bay
2.5 8-Bay
2.6 10-Bay
2.7 12-Bay
2.8 15-Bay
2.9 16-Bay
2.10 18-Bay
2.11 24-Bay
2.12 30-Bay
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System requirement

Firmware: QTS 4.1 or newer version

Virtualization Station – System memory requirements [1]: >= 2GB

Supported NAS models

2-Bay

Models Memory module pre-installed Recommended number of simultaneously running VMs [2] (and maximum memory capacity)
2GB x 1 1 (2GB) [3]
1GB x 1
2GB x 2		 2 (8GB)
2GB x 1
4GB x 2		 2 (8GB)
2GB x 2
4GB x 2		 2 (8GB)
2GB x 2
4GB x 2		 2 (8GB)
2GB x 1
4GB x 2		 2 (8GB)
2GB x 1
2GB x 2		 2 (8GB)

4-Bay

Models Memory module pre-installed Recommended number of simultaneously running VMs [2] (and maximum memory capacity)
1GB x 1
2GB x 2		 2 (8GB)
2GB x 1
4GB x 2		 2 (8GB)
2GB x 2 2 (8GB)
4GB x 1 2 (8GB)
4GB x 1 2 (8GB)
4GB x 1 4 (16GB)
8GB x 2 4 (16GB)
2GB x 2 4 (16GB)
4 GB x2/ 8 GB x2/ 16GB x4 8 (64GB)
2GB x 1 1 (2GB)
2GB x 2
4GB x 2		 2 (8GB)
2GB x 2
4GB x 2		 2 (8GB)
2GB x 1
4GB x 2		 2 (8GB)
2GB x 1
2GB x 2		 2 (8GB)
4GB x 1 4 (16GB)

5-Bay

Models Memory module pre-installed Recommended number of simultaneously running VMs [2] (and maximum memory capacity)
2GB x 1
8GB x 1		 4 (16GB)

6-Bay

Models Memory module pre-installed Recommended number of simultaneously running VMs [2] (and maximum memory capacity)
1GB x 1
2GB x 2		 2 (8GB)
2GB x 1
4GB x 2		 2 (8GB)
4GB x 1 4 (16GB)
8GB x 2 4 (16GB)
2GB x 2 4 (16GB)
4 GB x2/ 8 GB x2/ 16GB x4 8 (64GB)
2GB x 2
4GB x 2		 2 (8GB)
2GB x2
4GB x2		 2 (8GB)
4GB x 2 8 (32GB)
4GB x 2 8 (32GB)

8-Bay

Models Memory module pre-installed Recommended number of simultaneously running VMs [2] (and maximum memory capacity)
1GB x 1
2GB x 2		 2 (8GB)
2GB x 1
4GB x 2		 2 (8GB)
2GB x 2 2 (8GB)
4GB x 1 2 (8GB)
4GB x 1 2 (8GB)
4GB x 1 4 (16GB)
8GB x 1 4 (16GB)
8GB x 2 4 (16GB)
4GB x 1 8 (32GB)
2GB x 2
4GB x 2		 4 (16GB)
4 GB x2/ 8 GB x2/ 16GB x4 8 (64GB)
8GB x2 4 (16G)
2GB x 2
4GB x 2		 8 (32GB)
4GB x 1 4 (32GB)
4GB x 1 8 (32GB)
4GB x 1 8 (32GB)
4GB x 2
8GB x 2		 8 (32GB)
2GB x 1 8 (32GB)
2GB x2/
4GB x2		 2 (8GB)
4GB x1 4 (16GB)
TVS-882-i3-8G: 4GB x 2
TVS-882-i5-16G/ TVS-882-i5-16G-450W: 8 GB x 2		 8 (32GB)
8GB x 2 8 (32GB)

10-Bay

Models Memory module pre-installed Recommended number of simultaneously running VMs [2] (and maximum memory capacity)
4GB x 2
8GB x 2		 TVS-EC1080-E3: 8 (32GB)
TVS-EC1080-i3: 4 (32GB)
8GB x 2 8 (32GB)
2GB x 1 8 (32GB)

12-Bay

Models Memory module pre-installed Recommended number of simultaneously running VMs [2] (and maximum memory capacity)
4GB x 1 2 (8GB)
4GB x 1 2 (8GB)
4GB x 1 4 (32GB)
8GB x 2
8GB x 4		 TVS-1271U-RP-PT: 2 (8GB)
TVS-1271U-RP-i3, i5, i7: 4 (32GB)
4GB x 1 8 (32GB)
4GB x 1 8 (32GB)
4GB x 2 8 (32GB)
4GB x 2 8 (32GB)
4GB x 2 8 (32GB)
4GB x 1 4 (16GB)
8GB x 2 8 (32GB)
TVS-1282-i3-8G:4GB x 2
TVS-1282-i5-16G/ TVS-1282-i5-16G-450W:8GB x 2
TVS-1282-i7-32G/ TVS-1282-i7-32G-450W:8GB x 4		 8 (32GB)
TVS-1282T-i5-16G:8GB x2
TVS-1282T-i7-32G:8GB x4		 8 (32GB)

15-Bay

Models Memory module pre-installed Recommended number of simultaneously running VMs [2] (and maximum memory capacity)
8GB x 2 8 (32GB)

16-Bay

Models Memory module pre-installed Recommended number of simultaneously running VMs [2] (and maximum memory capacity)
TS-1685-D1521-16G: 8 GB x2
TS-1685-D1521-32G: 16GB x2
TS-1685-D1531-32G: 16GB x2
TS-1685-D1531-64G: 16GB x4
TS-1685-D1531-64GR: 16GB x4
TS-1685-D1531-128GR: 32GB x4		 16 (128GB)
4GB x 1 4 (32GB)
4GB x 1 8 (32GB)
4GB x 2 8 (32GB)
4GB x 1 8 (32GB)
8 GB x8/ 16GB x8/ 32GB x8/
64GB x8/ 64GB x16		 40 (1TB)
8GB x 2 8 (32GB)

18-Bay

Models Memory module pre-installed Recommended number of simultaneously running VMs [2] (and maximum memory capacity)
4GB x 2 8 (32GB)
16 GB x2/ 16 GB x4/ 8GB x2 (16GR)/ 8GB x4 (32GR)/ 32GB x4 (128GR) 16 (128GB)

24-Bay

Models Memory module pre-installed Recommended number of simultaneously running VMs [2] (and maximum memory capacity)
4GB x 2 8 (32GB)
4GB x 1 8 (32GB)
8GB x 2 8 (32GB)

30-Bay

Models Memory module pre-installed Recommended number of simultaneously running VMs [2] (and maximum memory capacity)
16 GB x2/ 16 GB x4/ 8GB x2 (16GR)/8GB x4 (32GR)/ 32GB x4 (128GR) 16 (128GB)
Please note:
  • [1] The memory available to VMs is the total system memory with the memory reserved for the Turbo NAS subtracted.
  • [2] The recommended number of simultaneously running VMs is calculated by evaluating the available memory and CPU resources. This number may be affected by running VM applications and active application services on the Turbo NAS.
  • [3] Due to on-board memory (non-expandable), the available memory for virtual machines is 512 MB. This may be suitable for lightweight applications on a Linux-based OS.

Virtualization Station can only be installed on a Turbo NAS that supports Intel VT-x or AMD Virtualization technology. The TS-x20, TS-x21, TS-x69 Pro, TS-x69L and the other ARM-based and/or entry-level models cannot run Virtualization Station. Please check the QNAP website for more information.



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