Synology launches DSM 7.1 beta with new features and upgrades

Synology's major DiskStation Manager 7.1 update is on the way and there is good news for current users – the public beta build becomes available today. With DiskStation manager 7.1 users will find expanded functionality, with more enhancements and features to help address various IT challenges. 

DSM 7.1 brings key improvements, including the introduction of file aggregation portals and SMB DFS capability to enable administrators to link together multiple Synology systems for more convenient file access. In addition, the new UI introduced with DSM 7.0 has been further refined by consolidating background tasks into an admin-friendly overview that aims to give greater transparency into what is happening on the system across different user accounts.

For Synology High Availability clusters, users can now view and manage drives on both systems from a single instance of Storage Manager for easier maintenance and management. On the performance side, DSM has long supported flash caching to boost random I/O performance but with the DSM 7.1 update, users will be able to speed up multiple storage volumes at the same time.

“Our constantly evolving DSM platform keeps adding capabilities to both new and existing deployments,” said Weili Lu, product manager for DSM. “The pre-release program provides a chance for us to work closely with our customers, providing early access to new features and obtaining valuable feedback in return.”

DSM isn't the only piece of software getting an upgrade today – Synology has also released several improvements to its other apps and services, including:

• Active Backup for Business: bandwidth control, expanded monitoring and reporting capabilities, and support for DSM backups
• Active Insight: centralized login activity monitoring and Hyper Backup task statuses
• Synology C2 Hybrid Share: server-side snapshots for better file protection
• Directory Server: support for read-only domain controllers to improve deployment security and flexibility
• Synology Drive: revamped mobile user experience and improved monitoring/auditing capabilities
• MailPlus: Virtual DSM support, expanded management options, importing and migration improvements
• Virtual Machine Manager: storage I/O performance improvements and QoS capabilities

Synology's DSM 7.1 beta is available starting today, you can download it HERE.

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KitGuru Says: DSM 7.0 brought a ton of upgrades, but Synology isn't done improving yet. DSM 7.1 makes some key upgrades and optimisations. Will any of you be trying the beta? 

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