
TrueNAS Mini X+ | Big Performance in a Small Package! – Issue #91
iXsystems presents the March 2021 TrueNAS Newsletter. Read more articles and videos on everything TrueNAS related, from tech-tips to TrueNAS product reviews, career opportunities, and more!

iXsystems TrueNAS Named Among DCIG’s Top 5 SDS Block Storage Solutions
iXsystems, a leading provider of open storage solutions, today announced that the Data Center Infrastructure Group (DCIG) has named the company’s TrueNAS Open Storage software platform as one of the Top 5 Software Defined Storage (SDS) Block Storage Solutions. In the report titled “2021-22 DCIG Top 5 Rising Vendors SDS Block Storage Solutions,” TrueNAS Open Storage excelled in multiple areas to outperform comparable SDS solutions, including the ability to support file and object services in addition to block.

TrueNAS SCALE 21.02 is delivered
After a very successful development cycle with thousands of downloads, TrueNAS SCALE 21.02 is now available. TrueNAS SCALE “Angelfish” is rapidly maturing for single node use and is now being tested for multi-node or scale-out use. The KVM Hypervisor and Kubernetes capabilities are ready for enthusiasts to take for a spin.

TrueNAS 12.0-U2 is Released
TrueNAS 12.0-U2 resolves many bug fixes and introduces some new minor features. It is an easy web update for CORE users while Enterprise users can automatically update via the web UI on February 23rd. There will soon be a migration path from TrueNAS CORE to TrueNAS SCALE!

TrueNAS Storage Supports Fiber Optic Seismic Research
TrueNAS M-Series Open Storage systems have been successfully deployed to capture data created by an advanced seismic monitoring system. Measuring seismic activity on the City of Pasadena’s unused dark fiber-optic network, which was installed 30 years ago, will give the city and its citizens earthquake impact and damage predictions for each neighborhood in the area with the goal of improving public safety.

TrueNAS CORE Open Storage Named Finalist in TechTarget Product of the Year Awards
TrueNAS CORE Open Storage 12.0 has been recognized as a finalist in the Storage System and Application Software category of the 2020 TechTarget/SearchStorage Product of the Year Awards. The Open Storage platform was selected for addressing the age-old challenge of reducing proprietary enterprise storage costs while advancing features, performance, and ease of use.

OpenZFS 2.0 Ships First on TrueNAS
Congratulations to the OpenZFS Community! OpenZFS 2.0.0 hit the RELEASE milestone on November 30, 2020. OpenZFS 2.0 represents a new era for both the project and the file system itself, and iXsystems is proud to have contributed to such a significant engineering accomplishment. We’re also excited to announce its official availability to our Community starting immediately, making TrueNAS the first software to officially include it in a release.

TrueNAS 12.0-U1 is Scheduled for early December
We wanted to update everyone on the progress of the TrueNAS 12.0 release train! In just four weeks, more than 20,000 systems have been upgraded to TrueNAS 12.0. The feedback on performance and feature improvements has been excellent. TrueNAS 12.0-U1 has entered development code-freeze and is now entering its final QA cycle for availability in early December.

iXsystems TrueNAS M60 Recognized as SDC Awards Storage Hardware Innovation of the Year Finalist
iXsystems today announced that the TrueNAS M60 unified storage system, powered by the fast and efficient TrueNAS 12.0 operating system and OpenZFS filesystem, has been named among the finalists in the 2020 SDC Awards under the Storage Hardware Innovation of the Year category.

TrueNAS 12 & TrueNAS SCALE are officially here! – Issue #87
iXsystems presents the October 2020 Newsletter.