how to install synology on vmware

download synoboot-ds918.zip from:

https://xpenology.com/forum/topic/7848-links-to-loaders/

or

https://mega.nz/file/Cd5RTCCL#VeQkSwEjTG0USuBi4qvJlsyAwRUhC9-o8Zvna5QH2aM

on macOS:

brew install qemu
qemu-img convert -f raw synoboot.img -O vmdk synoboot.vmdk

download dsm from:

https://www.synology.cn/zh-cn/support/download/DS918+#system

import existing sata disk (synoboot.vmdk) on vmware, and add a sata disk, choose nat network for port-forward.