Category: TrueNAS

The world’s number one open-source operating system, TrueNAS brings the performance and features of the legendary OpenZFS file system in an easy to use package. Available in two free and open-source software versions, TrueNAS also comes as a professionally-supported Enterprise solution when coupled with iXsystems branded hardware.

The Myth of Effective Storage Capacity

The Myth of Effective Storage Capacity

If you ask a vendor for a quote for 30TB of storage, do you get 30TB of usable storage? You will from iXsystems, but from the others you will not get it as often as you might expect. This blog post details what you get with iXsystems and how some vendors entice you with their myth of storage capacity.

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vCenter Web Client Plug-in for TrueNAS Now Available

Last week iXsystems released a vCenter Server plug-in to provide ease of management from a single-user interface for the virtual infrastructure. The plug-in is available at no additional cost, and is available for TrueNAS software version 9.3.1 and later. Installing...

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10 Things Your CIO Should Know About TrueNAS

We could write volumes about all the benefits of TrueNAS and why it should be in your workplace.  For the sake of brevity, however, we’ve narrowed it down to ten things your CIO should know about TrueNAS before deciding on a storage solution. 1. It’s Both a SAN and a...

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Solving Storage Challenges with Root on ZFS

NOTE: This is historical content that may contain outdated information. The ZFS file system provides data integrity features for storage drives using its Copy On Write (CoW) technology and improved RAID, but these features have been limited to storage drives...

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Cutting Edge Features with OpenZFS on TrueNAS

OpenZFS: A Brief Background When ZFS, the “Zettabyte File System”, was first developed by Sun Microsystems for the OpenSolaris project, a standard development path of creating a new version number with each new on-disk format change was the optimal way to go. After...

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Get Maxed Out Storage Performance with ZFS Caching

Get Maxed Out Storage Performance with ZFS Caching

One of the more beneficial features of the ZFS filesystem is the way it allows for tiered caching of data through the use of memory, read and write caches.  ­By optimizing memory in conjunction with high speed SSD drives, significant performance gains can be achieved...

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How TrueSync Beats Traditional Backup Methods

The TrueNAS Unified Storage appliance provides a centralized storage repository for all your data, allowing for great savings in the total disk space required and making management simple.  Having all your information in one place offers many advantages, but you are...

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