QTS 4.2.1 Build 20160419
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“We are pleased to release QTS 4.2.1 and believe that it will allow our users to achieve more in their business and home life. We received significant feedback from QTS 4.2.1 Beta reviewers, and this provided constant encouragement for our development team to provide better QTS functionality for users,” said Tony Lu, product manager of QNAP, adding “designed with a smarter and smoother user interface, QTS 4.2.1 is a reinvented NAS operating system for more immersive experiences and stronger security.”
Powerful network & virtual switch, proxy server and Windows previous versions support for SMB application
Network & virtual switch integrates powerful network management functions to provide a comprehensive network topology overview and enhances port trunking connectivity. Virtual switches enable users to build isolated LAN environments with the built-in DHCP server for better data security. An example usage case would be restricting access to IP camera surveillance footage. The proxy server application fully supports caching to record content accessed from the Internet. This saves bandwidth, and speeds up network transmission. The proxy server application provides an intuitive interface to simplify proxy server settings on your NAS, enabling you to operate your own proxy server in just a few clicks. The proxy server provides cache and connection controls for Internet services. For companies that need a boost to web response time and security, this application can be leveraged to make your NAS a web proxy server to protect other devices in your local network from Internet attacks. Moreover, QTS 4.2.1 with snapshots allows Windows users to restore files directly using the "Previous Version" feature to save time and effort without requiring support from IT staff.
Useful Qsirch, Hybrid Backup Sync and Qmail for data management
Qsirch 2.0 brings further improvements to the convenient QNAP exclusive whole-NAS search function. File indexing runs as a background task, allowing users to oversee the indexing progress and status. This feature can also exclude files from indexing, so users can filter search results by file type including photos, music, videos, and documents. The content preview presents thumbnail previews for photos, videos, and PDFs, making searching and browsing through huge amounts of results much faster and easier. Hybrid Backup Sync consolidates backup, restoration and synchronization functions into a single QTS application for you to easily transfer data to local, remote and cloud storage as a comprehensive data storage and disaster recovery plan. Qmail is an email client that allows users to access various email accounts or switch to other accounts. Supporting major email services complying IMAP protocols, Qmail allows automatic email backup from cloud services to QNAP NAS. Qmail also enables users to manage different email accounts easily and select files from a NAS as attachments.
Please note that both Hybrid Backup Sync beta and Qmail will soon be released in the QTS App Center.
Experience more with QTS 4.2.1: Linux Station, Virtualization Station 2.1 and Container Station 1.4
QTS 4.2.1 supports Linux-based applications, and PC users can download Linux Station from the App Center. Users can also operate the Linux Station as a remote desktop via web browser for instant management. Virtualization Station 2.1 supports GPU Pass-through and QNAP Guest tools, including VirtIO drivers, QNAP Guest Agent, QXL driver, and UltraVNC. Direct GPU Pass-through enables GPU intensive workloads to be passed to virtual machines and demanding engineering applications. Container Station 1.4 supports editable LXC containers and fully supports running standard Docker® containers. Users can download thousands of applications from Docker Hub and run them in isolated environments in addition to being able to import/export apps with greater flexibility.
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[New Feature]
QTS
QTS
- Added the Virtual Switch function to Network Manager.
- Added the "Overview" page for Internet topology settings.
Network & Virtual Switch
- Both the Virtual Switch application and QTS firmware do not support downgrading.
- The system cannot slow down network speeds when using a 10GbE or 40GbE Ethernet card or port trunking.
Notification
- Added Oauth 2.0 support for SMTP Gmail accounts ("Desktop" > "Options" > "E-mail Account").
App Center
- Improved the user interface.
- Apps from third-party sources can now be imported in the App Center ("App Center" > "Settings" > "App Repository")
Photo Station
- The aspect ratio of photo thumbnails in Photo Station can now be changed.
- Added third-party domain name support for sharing links in Photo Station.
VPN Server
- The NAS can now be set as both a PPTP and OpenVPN VPN server and client.
VPN Client
- Multiple PPTP and OpenVPN clients can now be added.
[Enhancement]
QTS-Misc
- Upgraded Unrar to v5.3.3, Zip to v3.0, and Unzip to v6.0
- Upgraded Netatalk to v3.0.8
- Added GMT-3:00 Greenland Standard Time and Nuuk (Godthab) time zones (in "Control Panel" > "System Settings" > "Time")
File Station
- In File Station, remote connection default settings have changed from administrator only to administration group only.
- Only administrators can permanently delete files from File Station. Files deleted by other users will be moved to the Trash.
OpenSSL
- OpenSSL has been updated to 1.0.0t/ 1.0.1r
[Change]
QTS-Misc
- Removed the DLNA Media Server option in Bonjour ("Service Discovery" > "Bonjour")
[Note]
Media Streaming Add-on
- When updating to QTS 4.2.1, the Media Streaming Add-on must be updated to version 421.0.1.0 (or newer).
[Bug Fixes]
This release has corrected the following issues:
QTS 4.2.1 Build 20151211
- Fixed an issue where the NAS would not accept a domain group's name if it contains special characters.
- Fixed an issue where email notifications would be disabled when using 2-step verification if there is no username & password set in the SMTP server.
- Fixed an issue where testing a RTRR job would fail when creating a job to backup files from local to remote via CIFS.
- Fixed an issue where the profile folder would have two IDs with the access right of 3000001 after the domain users setup profiles.
- Fixed an issue where after detaching a JBOD, its image in Storage Manager will remain in chassis view.
- Fixed an issue where after installing CloudLink and rebooting the NAS, the System Event Logs will display a "..file system is not clean.." message.
- Fixed an issue where the progress would be stuck at "0" when relaunching Storage Manager and entering "Storage Space" page when using Internet Explorer 11.
- Fixed an issue where after enabling advanced folder permissions in the Control Panel, File Station would show an error message in the right-panel Permission tab.
- Fixed an issue where File Station would show an error message when sharing files with more than one person and sending an email link via the NAS.
- If Windows ACL is enabled in the Closed Beta version, snapshots will not be displayed under "Properties" > "Previous Versions".
QTS 4.2.1 Build 20151224
- Fixed an issue where the UI may freeze when selecting "Win/Mac/NFS" in "Control Panel" > "Network Services".
- Fixed an issue where changes would not be applied when repeatedly modifying the LUN name in the iSCSI storage page in Launch Storage Manager.
- Fixed an issue where the user would fail to upload 2 folders to the NAS from a local PC when "Show files and folders of my PC" is enabled.
- Fixed an issue in Firefox where File Station would show incorrect messages when choosing to open video files using the "Open with VLC" option.
QTS 4.2.1 Build 20160201
- Fixed an issue where the Expand Capacity button will be enabled before changing any drive in Storage Manager.
- Fixed an issue where an increasing amount of system RAM will be displayed while copying a large number of small files to the NAS.
- Fixed an issue where the unallocated size will change after taking snapshots, copying some files, then rebooting the NAS.
- Fixed an issue where the content of encrypted folders are not included in snapshots.
- Fixed an issue where the system will fail to create a snapshot replica job to a remote NAS when there is a special character ')' in the password.
- Fixed an issue where there is nothing shown in Background Tasks after Snapshot Replica is executed.
- Fixed an issue where the system log shows "The file system is not clean...." when rebooting with various apps launched and RTRR in process.
- Fixed an issue where the Media Library would occasionally show incomplete file information when changing the iTunes media folder to the NAS multimedia folder.
- Fixed an issue where the WebDAV connection would fail after the HTTPS port is changed to 443.
- Fixed an issue where the content page of songs would be cleared when uploading specific MP3 files.
- Fixed an issue where the AFP connection would be interrupted when connecting through an encrypted folder.
- Fixed an issue where files would be incompletely moved when repeatedly moving files between a shared folder and an external folder in File Station.
- Fixed an issue where changing folder permissions would not take effect if changing the folder permissions from R/W to Read-only via Samba protocol.
- Fixed an issue where the connection would fail during backing up a VM image to an external device.
- Fixed an issue where an error message would appear when performing a RTRR task to backup files from local to remote and placing a folder to the source folder through SAMBA protocol.
- Fixed an issue where the total number of music in the Media Library would be incorrect when adding .cue, .flac, and MP3 files into a folder.
- Fixed an issue where the system would become unresponsive when uploading high-resolution pictures in Photo Station.
- Fixed an issue where an error message would appear after creating a backup job and selecting specific folders in the source and destination folder where the selected folders have a prefix "share" in the folder name.
- Fixed an issue where files in the root folder would become folders after cloning a Snapshot.
- Fixed an issue where the system would show a warning message when linking to an OpenVPN server.
- Fixed an issue where the log file would report incorrect information when swapping HDD locations in a NAS and removing the pool.
- Fixed an issue where the pool expansion operation would fail.
- Fixed an issue where the system would be unable to show a clear indication of the maximum volume size when creating volume with default settings.
- Fixed an issue where the volume resize operation would fail if the file system is not clean.
- Fixed an issue where background tasks would be stuck in a calculation step when uploading files to File Station using Firefox.
- Fixed an issue where the "copy the link" option cannot be selected in download operations when sharing files with share links with the Android browser.
- Fixed an issue where "Compression" in Backup settings would be unable to remain on the edit page when doing iSCSI Storage.
QTS 4.2.1 Build 20160311
- Fixed an issue where changing folder permissions would not take effect if changing the folder permissions from R/W to Read-only via Samba protocol.
- Fixed an issue where the connection would fail during backing up a VM image to an external device.
- Fixed an issue where an error message would appear when performing a RTRR task to backup files from local to remote and placing a folder to the source folder through SAMBA protocol.
- Fixed an issue where the total number of music in the Media Library would be incorrect when adding .cue, .flac, and MP3 files into a folder.
- Fixed an issue where the system would become unresponsive when uploading high-resolution pictures in Photo Station.
- Fixed an issue where an error message would appear after creating a backup job and selecting specific folders in the source and destination folder where the selected folders have a prefix "share" in the folder name.
- Fixed an issue where files in the root folder would become folders after cloning a Snapshot.
- Fixed an issue where the system would show a warning message when linking to an OpenVPN server.
- Fixed an issue where the log file would report incorrect information when swapping HDD locations in a NAS and removing the pool.
- Fixed an issue where the pool expansion operation would fail.
- Fixed an issue where the system would be unable to show a clear indication of the maximum volume size when creating volume with default settings.
- Fixed an issue where the volume resize operation would fail if the file system is not clean.
- Fixed an issue where background tasks would be stuck in a calculation step when uploading files to File Station using Firefox.
- Fixed an issue where the "copy the link" option cannot be selected in download operations when sharing files with share links with the Android browser.
- Fixed an issue where "Compression" in Backup settings would be unable to remain on the edit page when doing iSCSI Storage.
- Fixed an issue where the QTS UI would get stuck on "Network" on a new NAS when migrating data from another NAS that used a complicated DDNS password (containing characters such as !=[].)
- Fixed an issue where Storage Manager would fail to restore a backup image file via CIFS on a NAS without storage pools.
- Fixed an issue where creating a download task by pasting a URL was not available in Download Station (click "+" > "Input URL") using Internet Explorer.
- Fixed an issue where the "sed: bad option in substitution expression" warning message would appear after using the phrase "backup" as the Time Machine password and restarting the NAS using the "/etc/init.d/atalk.sh restart" command in Putty.
- Fixed an issue where the NAS would occasionally fail to resolve a DNS name.
- Fixed an issue where switching between different pages on a shared link would be recognized as an error event and an error log would be generated in System Logs.
- Fixed an issue where users could not add shared folders as media folders in Multimedia Management.
- Fixed an issue where the shortcuts in Control Panel could not be dragged to the QTS Desktop as shortcut using Internet Explorer 11.
- Fixed an issue where, under certain conditions, TS-253A/453A/653A/853A NAS models may have unnecessary high-speed fan rotation.
QTS 4.2.1 Build 20160419
- Fixed an issue where moving one subfolder to another subfolder in the same directory in File Station would fail.
- Fixed an issue where copying files over 30MB in size to OneDrive would fail when using a remote connection in File Station.
- Fixed an issue where the Media Player would fast forward an mp4 file during play in File Station if CodexPack is not installed.
- Fixed an issue where a newly-created shared folder would fail to be listed as the destination folder when backing up the domain controller database.
- Fixed an issue where the error message "/Public/Picture Format add to auto transcoding failed." would appear when setting up a folder as a media folder in File Station.
- Fixed an issue where the "Hit iSCSI LUN Threshold" log would appear in System Logs when copying a file to a LUN with an allocated size larger than the file.
- Fixed an issue where the log header was ambiguously defined as "REXP" (rather than a meaningful one as "Internal Cache") for mSATA or M.2 SSD.
- Fixed an issue where the last checked firmware update time under "Live Update" would be displayed using the current login time (rather than the time users last checked for an update).
- Fixed an issue where the scroll bar in Photo Station would get stuck at the bottom-right of the screen before the photos were loaded.
- Fixed multiple vulnerabilities in Standalone server of Microsoft Networking (Samba), collectively known as Badlock. Please note that Microsoft Networking service will restart after you install the Qfix. You don't need to reboot your NAS.
[Known issue]
- After completing the QTS update and before restarting the NAS, the first-time shutdown will be a restart instead. (For TS-X53A & TBS-453A series.)
-For users who have equipped with 2 or more external NIC's and updated to build listed below, the network mapping would be mismatched. Please reset network settings or exchange network cable after updated to this build.
(4.2.0 build 20160311, 4.2.0 build 20160130, 4.2.0 build 20160119)
[Applicable Models]
24-bay: SS-EC2479U-SAS-RP
18-bay: SS-EC1879U-SAS-RP
16-bay: TS-1679U-RP, TS-EC1679U-RP, TS-EC1679U-SAS-RP
12-bay: SS-EC1279U-SAS-RP, TS-1253U, TS-1253U-RP, TS-1263U, TS-1263U-RP, TS-1269U-RP, TS-1270U-RP, TS-1279U-RP, TS-EC1279U-RP, TS-EC1279U-SAS-RP, TVS-1271U-RP
10-bay: TS-1079 Pro
8-bay: SS-839 Pro, TS-809 Pro, TS-809U-RP, TS-851, TS-853 Pro, TS-853A, TS-853S Pro (formerly the SS-853 Pro), TS-853U, TS-853U-RP, TS-859 Pro, TS-859 Pro+, TS-859U-RP, TS-859U-RP+, TS-863U, TS-863U-RP, TS-869 Pro, TS-869L, TS-869U-RP, TS-870, TS-870 Pro, TS-870U-RP, TS-879 Pro, TS-879U-RP, TS-EC879U-RP, TVS-863, TVS-863+, TVS-870, TVS-871, TVS-871T, TVS-871U-RP
6-bay: TS-639 Pro, TS-651, TS-653 Pro, TS-653A, TS-659 Pro, TS-659 Pro II, TS-659 Pro+, TS-669 Pro, TS-669L, TS-670, TS-670 Pro, TVS-663, TVS-670, TVS-671
5-bay: TS-509 Pro, TS-531P, TS-559 Pro, TS-559 Pro II, TS-559 Pro+, TS-563, TS-569 Pro, TS-569L
4-bay: IS-400 Pro, IS-453S, SS-439 Pro, TBS-453A, TS-410, TS-410U, TS-412, TS-412U, TS-419P, TS-419P II, TS-419P+, TS-419U, TS-419U II, TS-419U+, TS-420, TS-420-D, TS-420U, TS-421, TS-421U, TS-431, TS-431+, TS-431U, TS-439 Pro, TS-439 Pro II, TS-439 Pro II+, TS-439U-RP/ SP, TS-451, TS-451+, TS-451S, TS-451U, TS-453 Pro, TS-453A, TS-453mini, TS-453S Pro (formerly the SS-453 Pro), TS-453U, TS-453U-RP, TS-459 Pro, TS-459 Pro II, TS-459 Pro+, TS-459U-RP/SP, TS-459U-RP+/SP+, TS-463U, TS-463U-RP, TS-469 Pro, TS-469L, TS-469U-RP, TS-469U-SP, TS-470, TS-470 Pro, TS-470U-RP, TS-470U-SP, TVS-463, TVS-470, TVS-471, TVS-471U, TVS-471U-RP
2-bay: HS-210, HS-210-D, HS-210-Onkyo, HS-251, HS-251+, TS-210, TS-212, TS-212-E, TS-212P, TS-219, TS-219P, TS-219P II, TS-219P+, TS-220, TS-221, TS-231, TS-231+, TS-239 Pro, TS-239 Pro II, TS-239 Pro II+, TS-239H, TS-251, TS-251+, TS-251C, TS-253 Pro, TS-253A, TS-259 Pro, TS-259 Pro+, TS-269 Pro, TS-269H, TS-269L
1-bay: TS-110, TS-112, TS-112P, TS-119, TS-119P II, TS-119P+, TS-120, TS-121, TS-131
