SynoOnlinePack_v2 vs SynoOfflinePack

[DaveR]

I just noticed that SynoOnlinePack_v2 is now available on https://archive.synology.com/download/Package and I'm sure it wasn't when DSM 7.3.2 was released. Or maybe it was but it wasn't up to date, and was just missing v1031 which was available as SynoOfflinePack from www.synology.com/de-de/support/download.

I also notice that SynoOnlinePack_v2 are .spk files, but SynoOfflinePack from the https://www.synology.com/de-de/support/download/DS1821+?version=7.3#system webpage are .sa files.

• SynoOnlinePack_v2 .spk files are installed silently by Package Center.
• SynoOfflinePack .sa files are installed manually in "Storage Manager > HDD/SSD > Settings > Manual Update"

Looking inside both I see that apart from the archive type being different the SynoOfflinePack .sa file also contains firmware updates for all Synology drives and junior boot db files and rules (to update synoboot).

So the SynoOnlinePack_v2 .spk only updates the drive databases and rules. And the SynoOfflinePack .sa updates the drive databases and rules in DSM and synoboot as well as Synology drive firmware.