Hi, Guys
marc, I want say thank for you. I use your VHD/PAT on my Windows 8 Hyper-V is successfully.
It could not be better! Very appreciate……….
in here is my step.maybe yor can reference my steps.
(sorry , my english is very pool...I am a old man. my educational background only junior high school.)
1. Open Hyper-V 3.0 Manangement Console.
2. move mouse to right top menu, click add an new virtual machine.
3. Virtual machine wizard popup , click next button.
4. input Virtual Machine display name, and select my D:\Hyper-V folder.then click next button.
5. in the memory setup page.set memeory size to 2048~4096MB,and I has click Dynamic Memory option. then click next button.
6. in the network page , you must choose an external network face(not no connet or internal/local host only), then click next button.
7. in virtual disk page, select connect late option.then click next button.
8. in summary page , click final button.
9. find your virtual machine , choose it and then right click , click setting .
10. in VM setting page, you can assing 2 or 4, or more .( I try it on company IBM X3650M4 .it is have 24 cores)
11. Please del/remove the virtual CD-ROM/DVD-ROM device on IDE 1(slave channel) first.then click apply button.
12. in IDE 1(slave channel), please click a new disk(not CD/DVD ROM).
13. Browsing and find folder ,then attach the file. (I am copy marc's DS3612xs_3202-Repack2.vhd to D:\Hyper\xxxxxx(VMhostname)\Virtual Hard Disks\)
( I am download https://mega.co.nz/#!bYZmGAZS!AgDSqhlmm ... ZQFpLtqa4Y (Marc is onwer)
14. click open button.back last page.click apply button.
15. in VM Setting page. find SCSI controller , and new a virtual disk(VHD/VHDX) .(you can create dynamic disk or fixed virtual disk)(here is very important step)
16. in the new disk page, I am set 2040 GB,then click next button.click final button again.
17. in VM Setting page, find network Interface and expansion the network . click advanced setting option.
18. Click MAC Address dynamic to static MAC , and key the MAC address (00113208D62A)
19. if your XPE DSM 4.2 need more Network Interface , follow Step 17~18 , and modify MAC address (001132 is Synology) , but only 2 ports can set 00113208D62A
/00113208D62B.
20 add other netowrk interfaces ,3~4/5/6/7/8 ....network , also follow steps 17~18 , put MAC address like 00113208D62C/00113208D62D/00113208D62E/00113208D62F...001132xxxxxx
21. Please click Mac Address Change option.(this is also important , if not click change option, your the network interface will bind 169.254.xxx.xxx address)
22. apply all. quit the VM setting page, open the VM connect console , the click power button.
23. when see an Diskstation login screen. run your Synology assintant and click seach.
24. you will see a Diskstation in SA. Then Right click , you can see connet/install/WOL like options.Please select install option.
25. browsing and find Marc provide PAT file. then click next button
26. config admin password , cannel SHR opton. then click next button.
27. in SA Network page. I am choose DHCP option. Click Next Button.
28. In Hyper-V VM Console , you will see your the VM is reboot , and got Error 22 code.
29. Trun off VM Power(must turn off).(Dont close SA ), Replcat DS3612xs_3202-Repack2.vhd to VM Path(D:\Hyper\xxxxxx(VMhostname)\Virtual Hard Disks\) overwrite it.
28. turn on your VM, back to your SA screen.waiting a monment , you will see a success message, Click the HyperLink ,
29 Enjoy the DSM.....
Marc , Thanks of to you again.
I am Mars , I am come from Taiwan