TerraMaster TOS 5.1 Beta NAS OS with New Features and Improved Security

TerraMaster Technology Co. Ltd. announces the TOS 5.1 Beta NAS OS with new features and improved performance.

Features and improvements include upgraded kernel, 4K hardware decoding, storage pool expansion via USB, Hyper Cache, categorized notifications, USB storage management, optimized Docker Manager, better AI computing performance for Terra Photos and other applications, and more.

The TOS 5.1 Beta is available for download on select TNAS devices.

Upgraded kernel

The TOS 5.1 kernel has been updated from 4.19 to 5.15. The update kernel on TOS 5.1 Beta optimized EXT4/Btrfs/NTFs file systems and SMB3 file server, used ext4/f2fs/ubifs file system encryption in the encryption API, enabled Apple M1 SoC functionality under Linux and added USB 4 interface support, which improved the performance and security of file system.

4K hardware decoding
The new hardware decoding driver for Intel Jasper Lake GPU is added, which will improve 4K video hardware decoding capability for TerraMaster NAS.

Storage pool expansion via USB

By connecting TerraMaster USB disk array, users can expand the storage space of the storage pool for TNAS. It supports TRAID/RAID-0/RAID-1/RAID-5/RAID-6 array mode and provide 10Gb/s storage bandwidth. Compared with eSATA or mini SAS expansion enclosures, the company’s USB expansion enclosures are more economical and convenient.

Hyper Cache
Hyper Cache is SSD cache acceleration tool. It can provide up to 3 cache modes to choose from to suit different usage needs, and can also create disk arrays for SSDs to increase cache speed and security. Such configuration delivers fast storage or video editing.

Categorized notifications
TOS 5.1 Beta optimizes system messages and divides message notifications into 4 levels: information, success, error, and warning. Each level of messages is marked with a more eye-catching symbol of different colors. User can always keep track of any abnormalities in the system and ensure the security of the system and data.

USB storage management
TOS 5.1 optimizes the mounting of USB partitions. The system will record the path of the last mounted USB partition. When re-mounting next time, the original path will be allocated first to provide more storage space for the use and backup of USB.

Optimized Docker manager
The firm launches updated version of Docker Manager and updates the Docker engine to 20.10.17 version. The optimized interface brings it in line with users’ aesthetics and usage habits. Container deployment is more flexible and TerraMaster NAS utilization is optimized.

Terra Photos

TOS 5.1 replaced the more powerful Intel OpenVINO AI computing engine, combined with the Terra Photos application, the photo recognition efficiency increased by 30%. Terra Photos is designed for home users and photography enthusiasts to manage photo storage, share and access photos from anywhere.

Availability
The TOS 5.1 Beta version released this time is only applicable to some TNAS models in X.86 series (221 series, 421 series, 422 series, 223 series, 423 series).
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