Download Firmware Synology Disk Station Manager 6.1 RC

Synology has released the release candidate of version 6.1 of Disk Station Manager. Synology DSM is the management software that runs on several of the company’s NAS products. The Disk, Cube and Rack Stations offer more than just extra storage space. For example, backups of all clients on the network can be made and files can be downloaded via http, ftp, bittorrent, usenet and emule, so that, for example, energy-hungry PCs can switch off at night while the download just comes in. In addition, audio and video files can be streamed over the network via the built-in iTunes server, a dynamic website can be hosted using PHP and MySQL and the device can act as a print server.

In order to install version 6.1, at least version 6.0 must be present. Furthermore, it is only suitable for the NAS models whose type number ends with 11 or higher. For the other conditions and the different downloads, look at this page. Version 6.1 includes the ability to encrypt shared folders, the NAS itself can detect and fix errors when using the Btrfs file system, and some components are converted to separate modules, including USB Copy, File Station and File indexing. The full release notes can be found below.

Compatibility and Installation

• DSM 6.1 RC can only be installed on Synology products running DSM 6.0. Before starting, please log in to DSM and go to Control Panel > Update & Restore to install the latest DSM.
• Ended support for Time Backup and HiDrive Backup since DSM 6.1.
• We do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any third-party packages which were not developed by Synology.
• The desktop search widget “Search Now” does not support accessibility.
• The file indexing service in Control Panel has been moved to the preference settings in Synology Universal Search. Manual re-indexing is required for all files after upgrading to DSM 6.1.
• File Station requires manual installation on EDS14 launched for the first time.
• Due to infrastructure update, packages will need re-initialization after upgrading to DSM 6.1. The process will occupy a higher CPU usage and can take up to an hour depending on the number of packages installed.
• Directory Server must be disabled before the upgrade if the server is running on a High Availability cluster.
• Because of the extended Btrfs file system support, Snapshot Replication package is modularized on the following models. Manual installation of the package is required to browse the previously taken iSCSI LUN snapshots:
  • Applied models: RS2212+, RS2212RP+, DS1812+, DS1512+, RS812+, RS812RP+, DS412+, DS713+, DS1513+, DS1813+, DS2413+, RS2414+, RS2414RP+, RS814+

What’s New in DSM 6.1 Beta

• Extended Btrfs File System Coverage
  • Btrfs file system is now available on more Synology NAS models. Enjoy the powerful features of the next-generation file system.
    Applied models:
    • 17 series: RS3617xs+, RS3617xs, RS3617RPxs, DS3617xs
    • 16 series: RS18016xs+, RS2416+, RS2416RP+, DS916+, DS416play, DS716+II, DS716+, DS216+II, DS216+
    • 15 Series: RC18015xs+, DS3615xs, DS2415+, DS1815+, DS1515+, RS815+, RS815RP+, DS415+
    • 14 Series: RS3614xs+, RS3614xs, RS3614RPxs, RS814RP+, RS814+, RS2414RP+, RS2414+
    • 13 series: RS10613xs+, RS3413xs+, DS1813+, DS1513+, DS713+, DS2413+
    • 12 Series: DS3612xs, RS3412xs, RS3412RPxs, RS2212+, RS2212RP+, DS1812+, DS1512+, RS812+, RS812RP+, DS412+
    • 11 series: DS3611xs, RS3411xs, RS3411RPxs,
• File Self-Healing
  • File self-healing on Btrfs file system now supports volumes with SSD read-write cache. Added support for detecting and repairing silent data corruption when Synology NAS meets the following criteria:
    • Running Btrfs file system
    • Built on RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10, or non-1 disk SHR
• Account Protection
  • More effective way to guard against brute-force attack
    • Users can set up the number of failed login attempts from trusted or untrusted devices within the specified time period.

What’s New in Packages

• Active Directory Server
  • Active Directory Server provides Active Directory (AD) domain service powered by Samba. It supports commonly used Active Directory features such as user accounts, group memberships, domain-joining Windows, Linux and Synology DSM, Kerberos-based authentication, and group policies. This makes it easier to manage computers and devices running Synology DSM, Linux, Windows, and deploy Windows applications.
• Directory Server
  • Added support of password self-service recovery by sending password reset email to the users.
• Apache Server 2.4
  • Added support for Apache 2.4 in Web Station.

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where users might fail to customize wallpapers.
• Fixed an issue where users might fail to manually update DSM patch on Internet Explorer 10.
• Fixed an issue where the download events might not display properly in Log Center when files are shared to DSM users by the admin.
• Fixed an issue where third-party packages (eg, WordPress) might render incorrect PHP content after the update of Web Station from 1.0.0 to 2.0.0.
• Other minor bugs fixed.