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Synology DiskStation User's Guide
Based on DSM 3.1
211 Chapter 16: Perform Advanced Management Tasks
To check for updates regularly:
If you enable Check for update regularly, the system will check for the latest DSM regularly, download it
automatically, and then display desktop notification when DSM download completes.
Troubleshooting
If you see error messages (in red text) during checking or downloading the latest DSM, the following
suggestions might help solve your problem:
Make sure your DiskStation is connected to the Internet.
Synology's download server might be busy at the moment. Retrying download at a later time might solve the
problem.
If the problem remains, please contact Synology's Technical Support.
To perform manual DSM update:
1 Visit Synology's Download Center to download the latest .pat update file to your local computer.
2 Click Manual DSM Update to enter Manual DSM Update Page
3 Click Browse to select the update file.
4 Click OK to start to update your DSM.
The system will reboot automatically when the update completes.
Troubleshooting
If you cannot update DSM, the following suggestions might help solve your problem:
Check if the upgrading process was interrupted by users, or other unexpected events, such as a power
failure.
Check the DSM version. You can only update the system with a newer DSM version.
Download the DSM update again because the update file might be corrupted.
If the problem remains, please contact Synology's Technical Support.
Manage Packages
Synology has integrated several useful third party applications into packages that can be installed and managed
easily on your Synology DiskStation Manager.
Go to Main Menu > Package Management to manage the packages.
For the newest packages, go to http://www.synology.com/support/download.php and download the packages
you want. The unzipped package file ends with the .spk extension.
To install a new package:
Click Install and follow the setup wizard to install a new package.