FreeNAS 9.1.0 BETA images available
The FreeNAS development team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of FreeNAS 9.1.0-BETA images. Images can be downloaded from www.freenas.org/downloads. The plugin jail is now included in the install image and does not need to be downloaded separately. Plugins should be available soon. FreeNAS 9.1.0-BETA has many major improvements: 1) Version 9.1.0-STABLE of FreeBSD […]
TrueNAS is Verified as Citrix Ready
The TrueNAS Unified Storage Appliance is Trusted to Enhance Citrix Virtualization Solutions iXsystemsÂź is proud to announce that the TrueNASâą Unified Storage Appliance has been verified as Citrix ReadyÂź. The Citrix Ready program helps customers identify third party...
Which FreeNAS?
Lessons from a year in the trenches with BSD’s killer app. I will confess that the TCP/IP stack is truly BSD’s killer app, giving us the Internet as we know it but that’s pretty old news and it’s no longer the de facto standard. Other contenders for this status are OpenBSD’s OpenSSH and Packet […]
What’s New in FreeNAS 8.x
This article highlights some of the new features which have been added to FreeNAS 8.x since July, 2012. These include the Plugins Jail, ZFSv28, and GELI encryption. Since its initial release in May, 2011, the newly designed FreeNAS 8.x series has added many features that make this open source storage operating system an attractive option […]
The Interview with Alfred Perlstein, VP of Software Engineering at iXsystems
 Alfred has been working on the FreeBSD kernel for the past 13 years. His areas of interest have been file systems, multi-processor support, performance, and stability of FreeBSD. He has alternated between CTO/VP roles at companies like OkCupid to kernel developer positions at Apple and Juniper Networks. His current role is FreeNAS project manager […]
Handmade NAS
What you will learn… FreeBSD setup with ZFS as root filesystem Basic file sharing with smb, afp and ftp server Use these as building blocks for a full fledge NAS What you should know… FreeBSD installation Network configuration Port installation & configuration Introduction In the past, the term NAS (Network Attached Storage) was used […]
From Reading to Real Life
When Iâve heard that the next issue of BSD Magazine will be dedicated to FreeNAS, the idea came to my mind. I thought that we need a demo! NetOpenServices (www.netopenservices.com) gave me the opportunity to do it. Opportunity not only in terms of hosting but also in terms of security. I’m aware that giving out […]
FreeNAS: a Migration Story
In 2010 I was employed as system administrator, and one of my aims was to administer the file sharing service. After having tried a few different solutions, all based on Linux and well known protocols (CIFS and Netatalk), I decided to switch to FreeNAS. And while it was an old version, and therefore without […]
FreeNAS â Detachable Storage has Come of Age
While regular readers of this column will appreciate that I am long in tooth (the corollary being that I am short in memory) – I still remember 8 inch 1.2MB floppy disks that would only hold less than 1MB under CPM. My first I.T. task before I jumped ship form electronics to computing was […]
Creative Integrations: Workflow Improvements with FreeNAS and TrueNAS
âWeâve deployed FreeNAS and TrueNAS at several client locations and the visual effects people are loving the TrueNAS system and how easy it is to manage.â -Tim Nagle, Owner of Creative Integrations Creative Integrations Creative Integrations is a full service engineering/integration firm that specializes in post-production, recording, animation, and broadcast facilities. With over a […]