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Open ZFS vs. Btrfs | and other file systems

Jun 21, 2019

Michael Dexter returns to update his blog post on the different file systems and details some key developments that are unfolding. He covers what’s being added to these respective file systems: OpenZFS, Btrfs, and bcachefs. Michael Dexter has invested his volunteer time and career in Open Source hypervisors and file systems and is saddened to hear that a fledgling alternative to OpenZFS, suffered a setback this week with Red Hat’s announcement that it is deprecating Btrfs as a “Preview” file system.

ZFS vs. OpenZFS

Jun 18, 2019

You’ve probably heard us say a mix of “ZFS” and “OpenZFS” and an explanation is long overdue. Our Senior Analyst clears up what ZFS and OpenZFS refer to and how they differ.

Run S3 Object Storage on FreeNAS and TrueNAS

Apr 9, 2019

The iXsystems Team discusses how to set up the S3 service on FreeNAS, as well as how to connect several S3 tools to the storage. With Plugins, Jails, Docker, VMs, S3 object storage, and cost savings of up to 80% compared to renting cloud storage, FreeNAS and TrueNAS are the perfect storage platforms for developers and web service providers.

Sync Files to Dropbox with TrueNAS or FreeNAS

Feb 21, 2019

Syncing FreeNAS or TrueNAS with Dropbox has many advantages. Here, we share a tutorial on how to sync files to Dropbox with FreeNAS and/or TrueNAS.

TrueNAS M-Series Turns Tech Buzz into Music

Jan 4, 2019

The TrueNAS M50 integrates multiple buzz-worthy technologies to deliver large amounts of low-latency storage. The M-Series accelerates a broad range of workloads–safely and economically. Speaking of economics, according to the iXsystems website, TrueNAS storage can be expanded for less than $100/TB. That should be music to the ears of business people everywhere.

Important Security Update for TrueNAS & FreeNAS

Dec 26, 2018

A new version of Netatalk (3.1.12) has been released that addresses a security vulnerability (CVE-2018-1160) for users of the Apple Filing Protocol (AFP).

Introducing the Asigra TrueNAS Backup Appliance

Oct 23, 2018

The recent release of TrueNAS®11.1-U6 introduces a new built-in service that seamlessly integrates with Asigra Backup software. With this integration, an existing TrueNAS® system can be configured as backing storage for Asigra backup clients while simultaneously performing all the responsibilities of a traditional network attached storage system.

Ohio LinuxFest 2018 Recap

Oct 22, 2018

Ohio Linux Fest 2018 was held in Columbus at the Hyatt Regency. Warren Block, Dru Lavigne, and JT Pennington attended from iXsystems and staffed the FreeBSD booth in the expo area.

SNIA SDC 2018 Recap

Oct 5, 2018

The iXsystems team descended upon the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA)’s Storage Developer Conference last week in full force. SDC is an unrelenting technical conference, packed full of technical sessions, keynotes, Birds of a Feather events, at least one plugfest running throughout, and a very active hallway track. This year, we presented two technical sessions, led two Birds of a Feather sessions, and participated in the SMB plugfest.

Six Metrics for Measuring ZFS Pool Performance Part 2

Oct 2, 2018

In the first post, we discussed the importance of planning the ZFS pool layout which has a huge impact on how the system performs. To quantify this performance, we are looking at six key metrics: read I/O operations per second (IOPS), write IOPS, streaming read speed, streaming write speed, storage space efficiency (usable space after parity/total raw space), and fault tolerance (maximum number of drives that can fail before data loss).

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