Install DSM 7.2.1 on Proxmox

1. What am I doing now

Currently, I run 1 VM XPEnology with DSM 7.2.1-69057 Update 3 and passthrough SATA Controller to this VM. Also, This one is responsible for management and creating Shared Folders (CIFS/SMB/NFS) for different purposes such as:

• Backup VM/CT of Proxmox
• Library for Plex Server.
• Storage for my NextCloud
• … etc

2. Create a new VM on Proxmox

Access your Proxmox Server and Create a new VM as below

After creating the VM, I will passthrough the SATA Controller to this VM.

The Hardware tab will look like this.

3. Download the Bootloader and Import it to the VM

Download and Unzip the bootloader. Then upload it into Proxmox Server

https://github.com/RROrg/rr

Download and Unzip bootloader.

Upload the bootloader to Proxmox Server

After the file is finished uploading, access the Proxmox Shell and import the bootloader to the VM.

1qm importdisk <VMID> /var/lib/vz/template/iso/rr_4GB.img <STORAGE_LOCATION>

1qm importdisk 901 /var/lib/vz/template/iso/rr_4GB.img local-lvm

Import the bootloader to the VM.

Access the VM Hardware and change Unused Disk to SATA.

Then, set up the Boot Order so that the VMs must boot into the bootloader only.

When done, start the VM and go to step 3 to Configuration Bootloader

4. Configuration Bootloader

Access the Console of the VM, and the IP address to access config the Bootloader will show on the screen.

Then, choose the option Build the Loader —> Boot the Loader

Since done, You will see in the Console Tab look like this

5. Install DSM

Access the Synology Web Assistant to install DSM.

DSM is installing

6. Initial DSM configuration.

When the installation is completed. You will see the Welcome page.

7. Verify SATA Controller passthrough

Access the Storage Manage In the tab HDD/SSD I can see all my HDDs are shown.

8. SHR Raid

Synology Hybrid RAID (SHR) is Synology’s automated RAID management system. SHR allows users to create a flexible storage solution with optimized capacity and performance.

SHR is based on a Linux RAID management system and designed to make storage deployment quicker and easier than classic RAID systems. This makes it especially suitable for users who are new to RAID technology.

If you prefer to manually manage your RAID system, we recommend choosing classic RAID on your Synology NAS (e.g., Basic, JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID 10).

More detail: What is Synology Hybrid RAID (SHR)? - Synology Knowledge Center