QTS 4.2.1 beta is now available for download

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Taipei, Taiwan, February 3, 2016 – QNAP Systems, Inc. today announced QTS 4.2.1 beta is now available for download. QNAP sincerely invite users to install QTS 4.2.1 beta to experience the evolution of QTS and extend the possibilities of QNAP NAS. Users can also activate the live update function to receive any new firmware update notification by installing QTS 4.2.1 beta.

To download QTS 4.2.1 beta, please visit
https://www.qnap.com/event/qts-4.2.1/beta/

 

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QTS 4.2.1 Build 20160201
[Bug Fixes]

This release has corrected the following issues:

• 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.

[Known Issues]

• A NAS may occasionally reboot twice and display a "The system was not shut down properly last time" in the system log.
• iSCSI LUNs may be occasionally missing after 2-3 days in a environment with prolonged heavy I/O loading.

QTS 4.2.1 Build 1224
[Bug Fixes]

This release has corrected the following issues:

• 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 1216
[Applicable Models]

• HS-251, HS-251+, TS-x51, TS-x53, TS-x53A, TVS-x63, TS-x70, TVS-x70, TVS-x71, TVS-871T series, and TDS-16489U

[Bug Fixes]

This release has corrected the following issues:

• QTS
  • Fixed an issue where the network & virtual switch displays an empty page when "Force Secure Connection (HTTPS)" is enabled.

QTS 4.2.1 Build 1211
[Applicable Models]

• HS-251, HS-251+, TS-x51, TS-x53, TS-x53A, TVS-x63, TS-x70, TVS-x70, TVS-x71, TVS-871T series, and TDS-16489U

[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/ 1.0.1q

[Change]

• QTS-Misc
  • Removed the DLNA Media Server option in Bonjour (“Service Discovery” > “Bonjour”)

[Note]

• VPN
  • The L2TP/IPsec VPN Service App does not work after upgrading to QTS 4.2.1 and has been temporarily removed from the App Center.
• 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).
• Container Station
  • Please be reminded that if you are using Container Station v1.2 or earlier versions, please upgrade QTS to v4.2.1 AFTER Container Station v1.3 becomes available and install this version first.

[Known issue]

• Network & Virtual Switch
  • When adding/removing port trunking groups the system log will report that the DHCP server is disabled.
  • Fails to open network management when "Secure login" is enabled.

[Bug Fixes]

This release has corrected the following issues:

• QTS
  • 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".
• Virtualization Station 2.1 Beta
  • The button "Processing immediately after Apply" does not work after creating a restore job with instant bootup.
  • The error message when accessing Virtualization Station from an iPad 4.
  • Upgrading Virtualization Station will not modify the SSL certification.
  • Allows logging into Virtualization Station when "Force secure connection (HTTPs) only" is enabled in General Settings.
  • There is no VM backup timestamp for restoring remote backup jobs by clicking the "Restore" button.