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Recommended Number of Virtual Machines

The table below shows the recommended number of virtual machine instances to run
on supported Synology NAS models:

Model
Max System Memory Installed Recommended Virtual Machine
Instances
(with 1 vCPU and 1 GB RAM)

FS6400 512 GB (32 GB x 16) 32

FS3600 128 GB (32 GB x 4) 24

FS3410 128 GB (32 GB x 4) 16

FS3400 128 GB (32 GB x 4) 16

FS3017 512 GB (32 GB x 16) 24

FS2500 32 GB (16 GB x 2) 8

FS2017 128 GB (32 GB x 4) 16

FS1018 32 GB (16 GB x 2) 4

HD6500 512 GB (32 GB x 16) 40

SA6400 1024 GB (64 GB x 16) 24

SA3610 128 GB (32 GB x 4) 24

SA3600 128 GB (32 GB x 4) 24

SA3410 128 GB (32 GB x 4) 16

SA3400 128 GB (32 GB x 4) 16

SA3400D 64 GB (16 GB x 4 per controller) 16

SA3200D 64 GB (16 GB x 4 per controller) 8

RS18017xs+ 128 GB (32 GB x 4) 12

RS4021xs+ 64 GB (16 GB x 4) 16

RS4017xs+ 64 GB (16 GB x 4) 16

RS3621xs+ 64 GB (16 GB x 4) 16

RS3621RPxs 64 GB (16 GB x 4) 12

RS3617xs+ 64 GB (16 GB x 4) 12

RS3618xs 64 GB (16 GB x 4) 8

RS3617xs 32 GB (8 GB x 4) 8

RS3617RPxs 64 GB (16 GB x 4) 8
RS2821RP+ 32 GB (16 GB x 2) 8

RS2818RP+ 64 GB (16 GB x 4) 4

RS2423+/RS24 32 GB (16 GB x 2) 8
23RP+

RS2421+/RS24 32 GB (16 GB x 2) 8
21RP+

RS2418+/RS24 64 GB (16 GB x 4) 4
18RP+

RS2416+/RS24 6 GB (2 GB + 4 GB) 2
16RP+

RS1619xs+ 64 GB (16 GB x 4) 8

RS1221+/RS12 32 GB (16 GB x 2) 8
21RP+
RS1219+ 16 GB (8 GB x 2) 4

RS822+/RS822 32 GB (16 GB x 2) 8
RP+

RS820+/RS820 18 GB (2 GB + 16 GB) 4
RP+

RS818+/RS818 16 GB (8 GB x 2) 4
RP+

RS815+/RS815 6 GB (2 GB + 4 GB) 2
RP+

RC18015xs+ 32 GB (8 GB x 4) 8

DS3622xs+ 48 GB (8 GB x 2 + 16 GB x 2) 12

DS3617xsII/DS 48 GB (16 GB + 16 GB x 2) 8
3617xs
DS3018xs 32 GB (16 GB x 2) 4

DS2422+ 32 GB (16 GB x 2) 8

DS2419+II/DS2 32 GB (16 GB x 2) 4
419+

DS2415+ 6 GB (2 GB + 4 GB) 2

DS1823xs+ 32 GB (16 GB x 2) 8

DS1821+ 32 GB (16 GB x 2) 8

DS1819+ 32 GB (16 GB x 2) 4

DS1817+ 16 GB (8 GB x 2) 4

DS1621xs+ 32 GB (16 GB x 2) 8

DS1621+ 32 GB (16 GB x 2) 8
DS1618+ 32 GB (16 GB x 2) 4

DS1522+ 32 GB (16 GB x 2) 4

DS1520+ 8 GB (4 GB x 2) 4

DS1517+ 16 GB (8 GB x 2) 4

DS1019+ 8 GB (4 GB x 2) 4

DS923+ 32 GB (16 GB x 2) 4

DS920+ 8 GB (4 GB x 2) 4

DS918+ 8 GB (4 GB x 2) 4

DS723+ 32 GB (16 GB x 2) 4

DS720+ 6 GB (2 GB + 4 GB) 2
DS718+ 6 GB (2 GB + 4 GB) 2

DS620slim 6 GB (2 GB + 4 GB) 2

DS423+ 6 GB (2 GB + 4 GB) 2

DS420+ 6 GB (2 GB + 4 GB) 2

DS224+ 6 GB (2 GB + 4 GB) 2

DS220+ 6 GB (2 GB + 4 GB) 2

DS218+ 6 GB (2 GB + 4 GB) 2

DVA3221 32 GB (16 GB x 2) 4

DVA3219 32 GB (16 GB x 2) 4

DVA1622 6 GB (2 GB + 4 GB) 2
Notes:

Certain models may not be available in your location. Please contact your local
distributors for more information.

The specifications vary depending on system configuration and memory size and
are for reference only. Learn more about applied models