In this article, I will cover the installation of DSM 7.2+ on Proxmox with arpl-i18n.
Introduction
What is Proxmox
Proxmox is an open-source virtualisation management platform that combines virtualisation (KVM) and containerisation (LXC) technologies, enabling the management of virtual machines and containers on a single integrated platform.
What is ARPL-i18n
Automated Redpill Loader (i18n) is a project that was created to facilitate the configuration of Redpill, a loader for DSM.
Prepare the host
On the host machine, you will need curl or wget, unzip and optionally file.
You can install them by running :
apt install wget file unzip
Create the VM
To run the DSM, create an empty VM with no disk and 4 GB+ of RAM. Leave everything else to the default value.
Download ARPL-i18n
Go to the releases section of the GitHub repository, copy the download link of the latest arpl-i18n-XX.XX.XX.img.zip and download the file directly from the host :
wget "https://github.com/wjz304/arpl-i18n/releases/download/XX.XX.XX/arpl-i18n-XX.XX.XX.img.zip"
unzip arpl-i18n-XX.XX.XX.img.zip
file arpl-i18n-XX.XX.XX.img
Import the image to the VM
arpl.img is a disk image containing the loader.
root@nas ~# file arpl.img
arpl.img: DOS/MBR boot sector
We have to convert it to use it in Proxmox. We use qm importdisk for that :
qm importdisk <VMID> arpl.img local-lvm
Add a virtual serial port to the VM
DSM uses the serial port. So we configure it.
qm set <VMID> -serial0 socket
Configure the VM with the arpl disk
Go to the Hardware interface section of the VM and double-click on the newly Unused disk to attach it to the VM. Make sure to select SATA.
Go to the Options section and update the boot order to include the disk.
Pass through disks to proxmox VM
For best performances, I will pass my disk directly to the VM. I will let Synology manage the disks.
Here is the official documentation.
In my case, I will use :
# List all the disks
lsblk |awk 'NR==1{print $0" DEVICE-ID(S)"}NR>1{dev=$1;printf $0" ";system("find /dev/disk/by-id -lname \"*"dev"\" -printf \" %p\"");print "";}'|grep -v -E 'part|lvm'
# Add the corresponding to the VM
qm set VMID -sata2 /dev/disk/by-id/ata-....
qm set VMID -sata1 /dev/disk/by-id/ata-....
| ‼️ | ARPL only support SATA |
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Configure the loader
Time to boot the VM!
In the boot selection, go to Configure the loader.
When the prompt is available, launch the configuration menu with
menu.sh
First, choose a model. I use DSM923+, which is a recent one.
Then, choose a version. I will go for 7.2. Check the URL and press Enter.
Then, Build the loader. It will download the DSM and install the DSM.
Finally, Boot the loader.
Connect to the DSM and install it
After a few moments, arpl shows the IP address of the DSM. Connect to the page and configure it as you wish.
| ‼️ | Make sure to disable automatic update. |
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Et voilà! You have a fully functional NAS in a VM with DSM 7.2+.
Bibliography
https://github.com/wjz304/arpl-i18n
https://github.com/fbelavenuto/arpl
https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Passthrough_Physical_Disk_to_Virtual_Machine_(VM)#List_disk_by-id_with_lsblk
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