This article presents a comparison between SynetoOS 4 (OS4) and SynetoOS 5 (OS5), two versions of the operating system developed by Syneto. The comparison highlights the improvements, new features and benefits offered by the upgrade to OS5, with a focus on key areas such as security, data protection, integration with third-party monitoring platforms...

→ Applies to: Hyperion 9.x and above   Step 1.  Connect to Hyperion appliance via SSH as admin ssh admin@<your_ip_address_or_hostname>   Step 2. Become Super User sudo su   Enable Autostart Enable autostart for a virtual machine (replace <vm-name> with the correct information) virsh autostart <vm-name> IMPORTANT In the current beta...

→ Applies to: Hyperion 9.x and above To ensure optimal performance and integration for virtualized Windows workloads, it is recommended to install the VirtIO driver stack and Guest agent tools on Syneto Hyperion. While the platform supports emulated devices by default (such as SATA and e1000), VirtIO enables high-performance paravirtualized drivers ...

The operation requires the entire physical host to be rebooted PREREQUISITES ■ IPMI/iDRAC : ensure you have access to the IPMI/iDRAC interface for remote management; ■ ISO : download the ISO file; ■ Java : verify that Java is correctly installed on your workstation, to support the installation of the operating system; ■ DHCP : ensure at least two IP...

→ Applies to: Hyperion 9.x and above On Syneto Hyperion, using VirtIO for virtual disks provides better performance than the default emulated interfaces such as SATA or SCSI. VirtIO is a paravirtualized driver that increases I/O speed and reduces CPU usage, making it a perfect fit for Hyperion's high-performance SyFS storage backend.   Step 1. Shut ...

→ Applies to: Hyperion 9.x and above Network performance is essential to maintaining responsive virtual machines on Syneto Hyperion. By default, Windows VMs can use emulated network models such as e1000 or rtl8139, which favor compatibility over speed. For better performance, these should be replaced with VirtIO (virtio-net), a paravirtualized inter...

→ Applies to: VMware ESXi 6.7 and above VMware vSphere 6.7 or later is required to support the Virtual Trusted Platform Module (vTPM), with a cluster (even single node) correctly configured in your datacenter in vCenter. The article will show you how to enable Virtual Trusted Platform Module (vTPM) through the following prerequisites: Key Provider: ...

Syneto HYPER appliances are available with two operating systems: SynetoOS 4: on HYPER Core appliances G2, G3 and G3+ SynetoOS 5: on HYPER Edge G2 and HYPER Core appliances G4 and G5 These operating systems are not compatible due to different software architectures. There are situations where end-users needs to: Ensure compatibility between HYPER ap...

→ Applies to: Hyperion 9.x and above In Syneto Hyperion, virtual networks (similar to port groups in VMware) allow VMs to connect to isolated or VLAN-tagged segments. These networks are defined at the hypervisor level and use Linux bridges managed via NetworkManager (nmcli); using the Management Network interface as an uplink, you can create VLAN-ba...

→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.4.0 and above → Applies to: Zabbi x 6.0 and above Ensure the following prerequisites are met before starting: – SynetoOS Prometheus API access configured (" How to monitor SynetoOS 5 with a third-party application ")   Step 1.   Login to Zabbix GUI (replace <your_ip_address_or_hostname> with the correct ip/hostname) ht...

→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x   Create the token to access the API Step 1.  Login to SynetoOS GUI Step 2.  Click on the question mark in the top right-hand corner   Step 3.  Click on View API explorer You'll be redirected to Syneto Doorman API   Step 4.  Click on POST /api-keys   Step 5.  Click on Try it out   Step 6.  Prepare this code with the inform...

→ Applies to: VMware ESXi 6.5 and above PREREQUISITES ■ OVA : download the OVA file; ■ DHCP : ensure at least one IP address is available via DHCP, for network configuration; ■ NO VPN : if possible, avoid working through a VPN connection, for optimal performance.   Step 1.  Login to VMware ESXi GUI (replace <your_ip_address_or_hostname> with t...

SynetoOS 6 offers a choice of hypervisors. You can use either Syneto Hyperion or VMware ESXi with it. The platforms listed below have been tested and confirmed to work correctly.   Syneto Appliances Class Model Generations Hypervisor Core 1000 G5 Hyperion or ESXi Core 1000T G4, G5 Hyperion or ESXi Core 2000 G3, G3+, G4, G4+ Hyperion or ESXi Core 200...