Synology has officially launched the latest version of its operating system for NAS, DiskStation Manager 5.1 (DSM 5.1). As mentioned in the beta announcement, DSM 5.1 provides feature-rich backup and security tools, increased productivity, media functionality, and management. DSM 5.1 also has a number of enhancements helping users complete their cloud solutions by providing an advanced private cloud “that works inline with the public cloud- allowing local storage, control, and peace of mind with convenience.”
Synology has officially launched the latest version of its operating system for NAS, DiskStation Manager 5.1 (DSM 5.1). As mentioned in the beta announcement, DSM 5.1 provides feature-rich backup and security tools, increased productivity, media functionality, and management. DSM 5.1 also has a number of enhancements helping users complete their cloud solutions by providing an advanced private cloud “that works inline with the public cloud- allowing local storage, control, and peace of mind with convenience.”
Benefits include:
- Deeper cloud integration- In addition to services like Google Drive and Dropbox, Cloud Sync now adds support for OneDrive and Box. Backup is now supported to Microsoft Azure. The Explore feature allows for browsing for and retrieving single files from Amazon’s Glacier service.
- Sync control – Administrators can create syncing profiles. Synced files can retain ACL permissions.
- Note Station and DS note- Create, share, and sync digital notes and notebooks with a browser or mobile device. It’s even possible to import notes from Evernote.
- Improved security- Security Advisor provides reports and advice to improve security, and can even remove known malware. AppArmor protects system resources from malicious software. Package Center now supports digital signatures to prevent installing tampered software usage.
- SSD cache- SSD cache is now supported for High Availability clusters. Read-only caching now requires only one disk.
- VMware VAAI for NFS- Full File Clone and Reserve Space
- Scheduled iSCSI LUN snapshots
- Service by interface- Services can be restricted to specific network interfaces for improved control
- Proxy server- Speed load times for common pages, and even restrict available sites
- CardDAV- Address book access and synchronization between desktop and mobile clients
Availability
Synology DiskStation Manager can be downloaded now for free for any user of a DiskStation or RackStation x11 series and onward.
Supported models include:
- 15-series: DS415play, DS115j, DS415+, DS1815+
- 14-series: DS214, RS214, DS414, DS114, DS214play, DS214+, DS214se, RS3614xs+, RS2414+, RS2414RP+, RS814, DS214se, RS814+, RS814RP+, DS414j, RS3614xs, RS3614RPxs, DS414slim, EDS14
- 13-series: RS10613xs+, RS3413xs+, DS2413+, DS1813+, DS1513+, DS713+, DS413, DS413j, DS213+, DS213, DS213air, DS213j
- 12-series: RS3412xs, RS3412RPxs, RS812+, RS812RP+, RS2212+, RS2212RP+, RS812, RS212, DS3612xs, DS1812+, DS1512+, DS712+, DS412+, DS212+, DS212, DS212j, DS112+, DS112, DS112j
- 11-series: RS3411xs, RS3411RPxs, RS2211+, RS2211RP+, RS411, DS3611xs, DS2411+, DS1511+, DS411+II, DS411+, DS411, DS411j, DS411slim, DS211+, DS211, DS211j, DS111
