QNAP TS-470 Turbo NAS QTS Firmware 4.0.3.0905 Beta 2

Warning:

- The firmware can’t be downgraded to 3.8 after upgrading to QTS 4.0.

QTS 4.0 OS:

- Multi-window, multi-tasking web administration
- Advanced system status and alert notification via Dashboard
- Multiple desktop spaces
- View active backup or anti-virus scanning jobs
- Drag and drop or grouping icons for settings or application shortcuts
- Personalized icons, shortcuts, wallpapers, and views
- Quick search for finding settings or online help more easily
- Access or unmount USB/eSATA storage devices easily
- Built-in outgoing e-mail (SMTP) server support for Gmail, Outlook.com, Yahoo.com, etc.
- Each shared folder now contains a recycle bin
- Station Manager for enabling/disabling various stations

New QNAP Flexible Volume:

- Dynamic storage pool expansion -Instant volume expansion
- Thin-provisioned volume with space reclamation
- Block-based iSCSI LUN
- Ease of management (dashboard, disk management, notification)
- Support capacity expansion via QNAP RAID Expansion Enclosures

Performance Enhancement:

- SSD caching acceleration
- Supports SMB 2.0 and large MTU

Virtualization:

- VMware VAAI for iSCSI supports full copy, block zeroing, hardware-assisted locking, and thin provisioning space reclaim.
- VMware VAAI for NAS: supports full file clone, extended statistics and reserve space (QNAP VAAI for NAS plug-in is required to be installed in the ESXi host)
- vSphere plug-in for QTS 4.0
- Windows Supports ODX (Offloaded Data Transfer)
- Support Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (by installing QSMI-S provider)

File Station (replaces Web File Manager):

- Photo thumbnails for quick preview
- Displays local computer files for file upload and download - Built-in video and music player
- File/folder sharing via download links
- File/folder compression/decompression
- Folders can be added to favorites for quick access

myQNAPcloud (replaces MyCloudNAS service):

- Remote access with testing tool (account registration is required)
- (Beta) CloudLink for remote access without complicated router settings
- Device overview on myQNAPcloud.com

Backup Station:

- Consolidated backup center
- (Beta) Smart Import for automatic photo and video import from connected digital cameras via the front USB port (Media Transfer Protocol support)
- Amazon S3 backup now supports Server Side Encryption and Reduced Redundancy Storage

Surveillance Station Pro 3:

- Improved user interface
- Support Internet Explorer, Chrome, or Firefox browsers on Windows PCs
- Support over 1200 IP cameras, including fisheye cameras and ImmerVision enabled Panomorph viewing

Utilities:

- Qsync (beta) - Data synchronization between Turbo NAS and Windows PCs
- Full sync and smart sync modes
- Selective folder synchronization
- Create download links for file sharing
- Team folder for collaboration - Recycle bin

Known Issues:

- Search result shows some home features but user cannot click.
- Removing two RAID 1 system swap hard drives simultaneously will cause abnormal reboot.
- Vmware certification is under testing in the lab.
- VAAI NAS performance might be vary based on different volume type.
- Reboot is required for JBOD hdd migration.