Introducing SAS hard drives and a new DSM UC

August 2021

We released a new version of our operating system for dual-controller UC3200 units, DSM UC 3.1, and launched brand-new SAS drives to complete our Synology HDD lineup. Also read on for the story of our largest MailPlus deployment to date, new tutorials, and more updates.



Product Launch
High-performance SAS drives

Enjoy unrivaled reliability and faster RAID repair performance with HAS5300 drives optimized for Synology SA Series devices.

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Software Release
Upgrade your UC3200
New Fibre Channel support, centralized management with SAN Manager, and Space Reclamation Schedule are just some of the new features in DSM UC 3.1.

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Customer Story
Better email for 3,000 doctors
Finding a secure mail solution for 3,000 medical practitioners was a challenge for Geneva’s doctors’ association until they migrated to Synology MailPlus.

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New Tutorials

• Get started with C2 Password
• What should I do if I forget my C2 Encryption Key?
• How do I set access permissions for Synology Photos Shared Space?
• What is the difference between HDD hibernation, System hibernation, and Deep Sleep?
• How do I change the SSD cache type?
• How do I continue my mobile backup tasks after upgrading to Synology Photos?
• How can I encrypt or decrypt shared folders on my Synology NAS?
• Which Synology NAS models support Wake on LAN?
• What methods are available for restoring data and LUN backed up by Hyper Backup?
• Why is there file conflict on Synology Drive and what can I do?

Recent Updates

Package Version Release Date
Media Server 1.8.4 2021-07-06
Synology Moments 1.3.3 2021-07-06
Video Station 2.5.0 2021-07-06
DS photo 3.12.5 2021-07-13
DSM 7.0 2021-07-19
SAN Manager 1.0.1 2021-07-19
SMB Service 4.10.18 2021-07-19
DS video 3.4.5 2021-07-20
Synology Photos 1.0.0 2021-07-20
VPN Plus Server 1.4.1 2021-07-20
VPN Server 1.4.3 2021-07-20
Synology Chat Client 1.2.0 2021-07-27
Downlaod Station 3.9.1 2021-07-28
Cloud Sync* 2.5.0 2021-08-03
Hyper Backup* 3.1.0 2021-08-03
Synology Drive Client 3.0.1 2021-08-05
Migration Assistant 1.0.5 2021-08-10
Android DS audio 3.15.2 2021-08-12
iOS DS audio 5.16.2 2021-08-12
Synology Drive Server 3.0.1 2021-08-12

* Cloud Sync and Hyper Backup will no longer have access to SFR NAS Backup block-based cloud storage service from July 31, 2021. To access encrypted files on SFR NAS Backup, please refer to this help article.