Virtualization Station
Run multiple virtual machines on NAS and appliances
Virtualization Station is a fast and reliable hypervisor on QNAP NAS and appliances. You can run multiple virtual machines on Virtualization Station to meet versatile virtualization needs and to benefit from cost savings and advanced features.
What is Virtualization Station?
Virtualization Station is a powerful hypervisor on your QNAP appliances that allows you to build a cost-effective virtualization environment. Virtualization Station supports many operating systems such as Windows, Linux, and QuTScloud. Based on available system resources, you can set up and run several virtual machines. It also supports many resource management and acceleration functions, providing an affordable virtualization platform with superb performance.
» Learn More: QuTScloud for Private Cloud
Virtualization Station supports many operating systems
On your QNAP NAS and appliances, you can run multiple virtual machines with Windows, Linux, and QuTScloud operating systems. You can also download and instantly use virtual appliances from VM Marketplace.
» Learn More: List of Supported Operating Systems
Run QuTScloud on Virtualization Station for a multitenant QNAP NAS
QuTScloud is a virtual NAS appliance based on QNAP’s QTS operating system. Benefits of QuTScloud include resource elasticity, budget flexibility, and many more. Enterprises and workgroups can set up QuTScloud as virtual machines in existing on-premises data centers. Deploy QuTScloud now with Virtualization Station to turn a physical NAS appliance into a multitenant environment. It is cost-saving, space-saving, and flexible!
» Learn More: QuTScloud for Private Cloud
Flexibly manage resources to increase virtual machine usability
Several resource allocation settings are available within Virtualization Station. Use them as needed to keep virtual machines running at optimal efficiency and reliability.
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Live Migration
Move your virtual machines between QNAP NAS - even when they are running. It is useful for load balancing, as well as migrating VMs to a secondary NAS before servicing the primary NAS.
Note: You can only live migrate a VM between two QNAP NAS with the same processor brand.
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Dynamic Memory Allocation
With Memory Ballooning, Virtualization Station will request that VMs release memory resources when the overall memory usage is high. These resources can then be reassigned to other VMs and/or the hypervisor to provide performance improvements.
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Memory Sharing
Kernel Same-page Merging (KSM) is a memory deduplication feature that allows different VMs to share the same memory page, enhancing overall memory utilization.
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CPU Hot Add
CPU Hot Add allows users to dynamically add CPU resources to active VMs, instantly boosting VM performance and providing improved service quality and user experiences.
Improve virtual machine performance with hardware acceleration
Select QNAP NAS and appliances support passing through hardware resources to virtual machines. This can greatly strengthen the performance and capabilities of the VM.
*Compatible cards: USB (QNAP USB-U31A2P01); SAS (QNAP SAS-12G2E); graphics cards (check the compatibility list).
**To learn more about compatible NAS, appliances, and optional network adapters, check the list below.
Secure your virtual machines with ease
Virtualization Station offers several disaster recovery tools to protect against data loss. Options include local/remote backups, one-time/scheduled tasks, and more.
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VM Backup
Local (internal and external)/remote; one-time/scheduled
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VM Snapshot
Local; one-time/scheduled
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VM Clone
Local; one-time
Virtualization Station can help in many ways
Using virtual machines delivers many benefits to IT professionals and developers, including cost savings, efficiency improvements, better eco-friendliness, and many more.
Get started with Virtualization Station
Check out the following articles and videos to make the best use of Virtualization Station.
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Tutorials
Step-by-step guides to maximize the benefits of Virtualization Station.
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FAQs
Answers to common questions and inquiries about Virtualization Station.
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Video: A Step-by-Step Guide to Using QNAP Virtualization Station 3 (English)
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Video: How to Create a VM Using QNAP Virtualization Station (Windows Server 2016) (English)
SR-IOV and Intel® QAT Compatibility List for NAS, Appliances and Optional Network Adapters
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Model Name Min. BIOS Ver. SR-IOV support Intel QAT Support -
Model Name SR-IOV support
V: Yes, X: No, O: Optional NIC required
