How to Deploy and Install QuTScloud on VM Platforms

Last modified date: 2020-12-02

General Information

About QuTScloud

QuTScloud is a virtual operating system based on QTS that can be deployed on third-party platforms. With the powerful applications and services of QTS for storage management, data backup, and file sharing, you can better leverage your resources to enhance productivity and facilitate workflows.

Important:

To use QuTScloud, you need to purchase and activate a QuTScloud license.

System Requirements

QuTScloud requires at least 2 GB of memory to run (4 GB recommended). QNAP recommends allocating sufficient of memory to ensure system stability and performance.
QuTScloud supports a maximum of 25 disks. The first disk may only include the QuTScloud OS image. The other 24 slots may be used for data storage. Only drives larger than 48 GB are recognized and listed as data storage disks in QuTScloud.
To create a storage pool, QuTScloud requires a disk size of at least 144 GB (200 GB recommended).
QuTScloud requires an internet connection to verify licenses.

Setup QuTScloud in 3 Simple Steps

Purchase a QuTScloud License

Purchasing a QuTScloud License

To use QuTScloud, you must purchase and activate a QuTScloud license from the QNAP Software Store.

QuTScloud license is a subscription-based license. QNAP Software Store provides various subscription plans. You can choose a subscription period and the number of virtual CPU cores according to your needs.

Tip:

A video tutorial for this process is available here.

Go to https://software.qnap.com.
Sign in with your QNAP account.

Note:
If you do not have a QNAP account, you must first sign up for an account.
In the search box, enter QuTScloud.

The QuTScloud license appears in the search results.
Select the QuTScloud license.
Select a subscription plan.
Specify the number of licenses.
Click ADD TO CART.
Click .
Verify the content in your shopping cart.
Click GO TO CHECKOUT.
Specify your payment information.
Select I agree with QNAP terms and conditions.
Click PAY WITH PAYPAL.

The Pay With PayPal window appears.
Specify your PayPal account information and complete the payment.

Activating a QuTScloud License Key

After purchasing a QuTScloud license, you must activate the license key from the QNAP License Manager. You are required to provide a valid license key when installing QuTScloud.

Go to https://license.qnap.com.
Sign in with your QNAP account.
Select your QuTScloud license.
Select Activation and Installation.
Click Activate on QNAP Device.

The Activate License window appears.
Select Activate using the license key.
Select Next.

License Manager displays a license key.
Copy and save the license key for later use.

Deploy QuTScloud

To deploy QuTScloud, you'll need to create a virtual machine using a QuTScloud image file. The actual steps may vary depending on the user interface and the workflow for each platform. For additional details, see the documentation for the specific platform.

Deploying QuTScloud on VMware ESXi

This process is based on VMware ESXi version 7.0.0. The steps may vary slightly if you are using a different version.

Tip:

A video tutorial for this process is available here.

Download a QuTScloud image file.
1. Go to https://www.qnap.com/download.
2. Under Product Type, select QuTScloud.
3. Select a region.
4. Download the QuTScloud VMware ESXi Package.
5. Unzip the downloaded file.
Open VMware ESXi.
Create the virtual machine.
1. On the left panel, go to Virtual Machines.
2. Click Create/Register VM.
  
  The New Virtual Machine window opens.
Select the creation type.
1. Select Deploy a virtual machine from an OVF or OVA file.
2. Click Next.
Select the VM files.
1. Enter a name for the VM.
2. Click Click to select files or drag/drop.
  
  A file explorer window opens.
3. Locate the unziped folder.
4. Select all three files within the folder
5. Click Open.
  
  The file explorer window closes.
6. Click Next.
Configure the VM storage.
1. Use the default option.
2. Click Next.
Configure the deployment options.
1. For Network Mappings, select VM Network.
2. Deselect Power on automatically.
3. Click Next.
Note:
Adjust these settings based on your specific needs.
Review the settings.
Click Finish.

VMware ESXi creates the VM
Add a storage disk.
1. Select the VM.
2. Under Actions, click Edit settings.
  
  The Edit settings window opens.
3. Click Add Hard Disk.
4. Select New standard hard disk.
  
  VMware adds a new hard disk.
5. Set the disk size to at least 200 GB.
  
  Important:
  QNAP recommends using at least 200 GB of storage.
6. Click Save.
Start the VM.
1. Select the VM.
2. Click Power on.
VMware starts the QuTScloud instance.
Optional: Identify the MAC address.
1. Ensure the VM has finished starting.
2. Select the QuTScloud VM.
3. Expand the Hardware Configuration section.
4. In the Network Adapter area, identify the MAC address.
  
  Note:
  Versions of QuTScloud earlier than c4.5.3 do not support the VMware IP display feature.

Copy the IP address to access QuTScloud via your web browser.

Deploying QuTScloud on Hyper-V Server

Tip:

A video tutorial for this process is available here.

Download a QuTScloud image file.
1. Go to https://www.qnap.com/download.
2. Under Product Type, select QuTScloud.
3. Select a region.
4. Download the QuTScloud Microsoft Hyper-V Package.
5. Unzip the downloaded file.
Open Hyper-V Manager.
Start the virtual machine wizard.
1. Select a Hyper-V node
2. Under Actions, click Import Virtual Machine.
  
  The Import Virtual Machine window opens.
3. Click Next.
Import the QuTScloud image.
1. Click Browse.
  
  A file explorer window opens.
2. Locate the unziped folder.
3. Click Select Folder.
  
  The file explorer window closes.
4. Click Next.
Select the virtual machine.
1. Select the QuTScloud VM.
2. Click Next.
Configure the import type.
1. Select Copy the virtual machine.
2. Click Next.
Configure the destination.
1. Click Next.
Configure the storage folder.
1. Select Browse.
  
  A file explorer window opens.
2. Select a folder to store the VM.
3. Click Select Folder.
  
  The file explorer window closes.
4. Click Next.
Configure the network settings.
1. Select an available network option.
2. Click Next.
Review the settings.
Click Finish.

Hyper-V Manager creates the VM.
Add a storage disk.
1. Right click the created VM and select Settings.
  
  The settings window opens.
2. Go to SCSI Controller.
3. Select Hard Drive.
4. Click Add.
  
  Hyper-V adds a hard drive.
Configure the hard drive.
1. Select the created hard drive.
2. Click New.
  
  The New Virtual Hard Disk Wizard window opens.
3. Click Next.
4. Select VHDX.
5. Click Next.
6. Click Next.
7. Enter a name.
8. Click Browse and select the folder you created earlier.
9. Click Next.
10. Enter the disk size.
11. Click Next.
  
  Important:
  QNAP recommends using at least 200 GB of storage.
12. Review the disk settings.
13. Click Finish.
  
  Hyper-V creates the hard disk.
Start the VM.
1. Select the VM.
2. Click Start.
Hyper-V starts the QuTScloud instance.
Optional: Identify the IP& MAC address.
1. Ensure the VM has finished starting.
2. Select the QuTScloud VM.
3. Locate the Networking section.
4. Under IP Addresses, identify the IP address.
5. Under Adapter, identify the MAC address.

Copy the IP address to access QuTScloud via your web browser.

Deploying QuTScloud on Proxmox

Download a QuTScloud image file.
1. Go to https://www.qnap.com/download.
2. Under Product Type, select QuTScloud.
3. Select a region.
4. Download a QuTScloud VMDK image file.
5. Unzip the downloaded file.
Upload the QuTScloud image.
1. Log in to your Proxmox web control panel.
2. Under Datacenter, select a node.
3. In the main area, go to Content.
4. Click Upload.
  
  The Upload window opens.
5. Click Select File.
  
  A file explorer window opens.
6. Locate the QuTScloud VMDK image.
7. Click Open.
  
  Proxmox uploads the image.

Deploy the QuTScloud image.

Access the Proxmox CLI via SSH.
Navigate to the directory where the image file was uploaded.

Create the QuTScloud virtual machine.

Important:

You'll need to adjust some parameters based on your specific situation.

User Input	Description
`qm create 301 --bootdisk virtio0` `qm importdisk 301 IMG STORAGE` `qm set 301 -virtio0 STORAGE:vm-301-disk-0,cache=writeback`	Creates the virtual machine and set the ID to 301. `IMG`: The name of the QuTScloud image file you uploaded. `STORAGE`: The name of the storage pool used to store the image file
`qm set 301 -virtio1 STORAGE:AMOUNT,cache=writeback`	Adds a blank disk. `STORAGE`: The name of the storage pool used to store the image file `AMOUNT`: The size of the disk Important: QNAP recommends using at least 200 GB of storage.
`qm set 301 -net0 virtio,bridge=vmbr0 -memory 2048 -name QuTScloud`	Adds a network interface, configures the RAM size, and sets the display name to QuTScloud. Important: QuTScloud requires at least 2 GB of memory to run (4 GB recommended). QNAP recommends allocating sufficient of memory to ensure system stability and performance.
`qm set 301 --agent 1`	Enables the Proxmox QEMU agent to communicate with QuTScloud. Important: This step is required to display the IP address after deployment.

Start the VM.
1. Log in to your Proxmox web control panel.
2. Under Datacenter, identify the VM.
3. In the main area, click Start.
Proxmox starts the QuTScloud instance.
Optional: Identify the MAC address.
1. Ensure the VM has finished starting.
2. Select the QuTScloud VM.
3. In the Summary section, identify the IP address.
  
  Note:
  You must enable the QEMU agent before the IP address is displayed in this section. Alternatively, you can check the IP directly from the console output.
4. Go to the Hardware section.
5. Under Network Device, identify the MAC address.

Copy the IP address to access QuTScloud via your web browser.

Deploying QuTScloud on KVM

This process will use the GUI virt-manager based method to import QuTScloud. Make sure the package is installed and executed with root permissions before starting.

Download a QuTScloud image file.
1. Go to https://www.qnap.com/download.
2. Under Product Type, select QuTScloud.
3. Select a region.
4. Download the QuTScloud RAW - Full Disk Image.
Create the VM.
1. Run virt-manager.
2. In the menu bar, click .
  
  The New VM window opens.
3. Select Import existing disk image.
4. Click Forward.
5. Click Browse Local.
6. Locate the QuTScloud image.
7. Click Choose Volume.
Configure the OS.
1. For OS Type, select Linux.
2. For Version, select Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
3. Click Forward.
Configure the VM memory & CPU.
1. Specify the CPU allocated for the VM.
2. Specify the memory allocated for the VM.
3. Click Forward.
Important:
QuTScloud requires at least 2 GB of memory to run (4 GB recommended). QNAP recommends allocating sufficient of memory to ensure system stability and performance.
Configure the VM name.
1. Enter a name.
2. Select Customize configuration before install.
3. Click Finish.
Configure the storage space.
1. Click Add Hardware.
  
  The Add New Virtual Hardware window opens.
2. Go to Storage.
3. Specify a disk size.
  
  Important:
  QNAP recommends using at least 200 GB of storage.
4. Click Finish.
Click Begin Installation.

KVM starts the QuTScloud instance.
Optional: Identify the MAC address.
1. Ensure the VM has finished starting.
2. Select the QuTScloud VM.
3. Click Show virtual hardware details.
  
  The details window opens.
4. Go to the NIC section.
  
  Note:
  This section will differ beased on your specific setup.
5. Identify the MAC address.
  
  Note:
  You can not identify the IP address from the virt-manager interface. Check the IP directly from the console output.

Copy the IP address to access QuTScloud via your web browser.

Important:

By default, KVM configures the guest network as NAT and only allows access from the host machine. Change the network to Bridged to allow external access. For details, see here.

Deploying QuTScloud on Virtualization Station

Tip:

A video tutorial for this process is available here.

Download the QuTScloud image file.
1. Open Virtualization Station.
2. Go to VM Marketplace.
3. Locate the QuTScloud image.
4. Click Download.
  
  Virtualization Station downloads the image file and opens the configuration window.

Configure the VM.

Field	User Action
VM Name	Specify a name to identify the VM.
CPU Cores	Specify the number of CPU cores available to the VM. Note: You’ll need a specific license to use multiple cores.
Memory	Specify the memory available to the VM. Important: QuTScloud requires at least 2 GB of memory to run (4 GB recommended). QNAP recommends allocating sufficient of memory to ensure system stability and performance.
HDD Location	Specify a location to store the virtual disk data. Click Browse. Navigate to a location. Click OK. Note: This image is not automatically configured with a data disk. After creating the VM, you'll need to manually attach additionally data disks through the VM settings screen. Only disks larger than 48 GB are recognized.
Network	Specify the network interface available to the VM.

Click OK.

Virtualization Station creates the QuTScloud instance.
Optional: Identify the MAC address.
1. Go to VM List
2. Ensure the VM has finished starting.
3. Select the QuTScloud VM.
4. Go to the Information tab.
5. Expand the Network panel
6. Identify the MAC & IP address.
  
  Note:
  If the IP address is not displayed, press the refresh icon in this panel. If the problem persists, go to Settings > Others and check if the Virtio-serial option is enabled.

Initialize QuTScloud

Most platforms provide console windows to emulate the keyboard, mouse and monitor attached to the QuTScloud.

After deployment, QuTScloud is usually accessible via web browser. Generally, you can locate the IP & MAC details by accessing the console output after the QuTScloud boot process completes. The IP & MAC information is displayed at the end of the boot message.

Refer to the specific deployment steps for your selected platform for details on identifying the IP and MAC address.

If QuTScloud is not initialized, you can use the default username and password outlined below.

Default Username	Default Password
`admin`	The MAC address of the QuTScloud image omitting any colons (:) and capitalizing any letters. The MAC address of the QuTScloud image using all capital letters and without any special characters Tip: For example, if the MAC address is 00:0a:0b:0c:00:01, the default password is 000A0B0C0001.

Default Username

Default Password

admin

The MAC address of the QuTScloud image omitting any colons (:) and capitalizing any letters.

The MAC address of the QuTScloud image using all capital letters and without any special characters

Tip:

For example, if the MAC address is 00:0a:0b:0c:00:01, the default password is 000A0B0C0001.

Initializing QuTScloud

After creating and launching a QuTScloud virtual machine, you can begin setting up QuTScloud with the help of the Smart Installation wizard.

Tip:

A video tutorial for this process is available here.

Copy and paste the IP address of the QuTScloud virtual machine to your web browser.

The Smart Installation wizard opens in your web browser.
Click Start Smart Installation.
Specify your QuTScloud license key.
Read and agree to the Terms of Service.
Click Submit.

Important:
Verifying a QuTScloud license requires an active internet connection.
Specify the NAS name.
Specify the administrator password.
Confirm the password.
Click Next.
Review the summary of the device and account information.
Click Apply.

A confirmation message appears.
Click Yes.

QuTScloud starts initializing the system. The wizard displays the Congratulations screen after finishing the initialization.
Click Go to NAS Management.

The QuTScloud login screen appears.
Enter your username and password.
Click Login.

The QuTScloud desktop opens in your web browser. You can click on the top-right corner to check your QuTScloud license status.

QuTScloud is now ready for use. You can start creating storage pools, volumes, and shared folders to start benefiting from the various features of QuTScloud.

To learn more about how to use QuTScloud, refer to the QuTScloud User Guide at http://docs.qnap.com.

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General Information

About QuTScloud

System Requirements

Setup QuTScloud in 3 Simple Steps

Purchase a QuTScloud License

Purchasing a QuTScloud License

Activating a QuTScloud License Key

Deploy QuTScloud

Deploying QuTScloud on VMware ESXi

Deploying QuTScloud on Hyper-V Server

Deploying QuTScloud on Proxmox

Deploying QuTScloud on KVM

Deploying QuTScloud on Virtualization Station

Initialize QuTScloud

Initializing QuTScloud