Synology has announced the release date of its new operating system DSM 7.0 or DiskStation Manager 7 , for its NAS devices , which incorporates a large number of changes, improvements, news. It will be available for many of its products – although many will be out of this update, especially if they are more than seven years old – as of June 29, 2021 .
Improved user experience with a new interface design, improvements in login security, flexible cloud storage, cloud system monitoring, among many other things, are the main improvements of the new version.
They also incorporate a new storage manager, better organized and easier to understand. They also incorporate improvements such as rapid disk repair in RAID, which tries to solve problems in much less time than previous versions.
There are also profound changes that improve device security, from forcing two-step authentication to even blocking the device's USB ports.
Synology has also made improvements to its photo storage solution, Synology Photos , with advanced filters, folder management and a new design.
The list of new features in DSM 7 is extremely extensive. That is why Synology offers a technical document detailing each of the improvements and changes made in this new version of the operating system of its products.
Synology Hybrid Share and Synology C2
Synology Hybrid Share allows you to store shared data in the cloud and keep frequently used files in a local cache on the NAS for quick access.
This not only allows access to the same file from several Synology at the same time, as if they were stored locally. It also allows to reduce local storage space and therefore reduce costs.
All this using the Synology C2 service, which in turn also works for cloud backups or instant data recovery. Simply mounting a Hybrid Share folder on any company device.
What Synology devices are compatible with DSM 7?
Because the new version DSM 7 is more sophisticated , with more functions, a new interface design and therefore requires more resources, not all Synology models are supported.
These are the products that will be able to install the new version of the operating system:
Series 21: RS2821RP +, RS2421RP +, RS2421 +, RS1221RP +, RS1221 +, DS1821 +, DS1621 + Series 20: RS820RP +, RS820 +, DS1520 +, DS920 +, DS720 +, DS620slim, DS420 +, DS420j, DS220 +, DS220j, DS120jSeries 19: RS1219 +, RS819, DS2419 + II, DS2419 +, DS1819 +, DS1019 +, DS419slim, DS119jSeries 18: RS2818RP +, RS2418RP +, RS8418 +, DS184 +, RS8418 +, DS184 +, RS84 DS418play, DS418j, DS218 +, DS218, DS218play, DS218j, DS118Series 17: RS217, DS1817 +, DS1817, DS1517 +, DS1517Series 16: RS2416RP +, RS2416 +, RS816, DS916 +, DS716 + II, DS416416 +, DSplay II, DS216 +, DS216, DS216play, DS216j, DS216se, DS116Series 15: RS815RP +, RS815 +, RS815, DS2415 +, DS1815 +, DS1515 +, DS1515, DS715, DS415 +, DS415play, DS215 +, DS1415j, RS245P +, DS14eries + 14115j, RSS24P RS814 +, RS814, RS214, DS414, DS414slim, DS414j, DS214 +, DS214, DS214play, DS214se, DS114Series 13: DS2413 +, DS1813 +, DS1 513+, DS713 +, DS213jVirtual DSM Synology has warned that before starting the update to DSM 7 , it is necessary to update to version DSM 6.2 or higher . Also remember that the process can take more than an hour, depending on the equipment.
