--- title: "In-Depth Look at TrueNAS Mini X | Cross-Site Disaster Recovery with TrueNAS - Issue #85" url: https://www.truenas.com/blog/in-depth-look-at-truenas-mini-x-cross-site-disaster-recovery-with-truenas-issue-85/ description: "iXsystems presents the September 2020 Newsletter." breadcrumb: ["Home", "In-Depth Look at TrueNAS Mini X | Cross-Site Disaster Recovery with TrueNAS – Issue #85"] date_published: 2020-09-17 date_modified: 2026-07-02 author: "TrueNAS Team" source: html generator: tn-md-extract/1 --- [Home](https://www.truenas.com) › **In-Depth Look at TrueNAS Mini X | Cross-Site Disaster Recovery with TrueNAS – Issue #85** **NOTE: This is historical content that may contain outdated information.** ![](https://www.truenas.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/iX-Newsletter-Core-B.png) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **iXsystems Unveils Industry’s Fastest OpenZFS Storage System with Launch of TrueNAS M60** ![](https://www.truenas.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TrueNAS-Mini-X.jpg) As part of our unification of FreeNAS and TrueNAS, the FreeNAS Minis have been reborn as the TrueNAS Minis, joining the lineup of the much-anticipated third generation of our TrueNAS Mini products, the Mini E and Mini XL+ models! After reviewing customer feedback and requests, we developed the TrueNAS Mini X and added higher capacity drive options (14 TB) to the entire TrueNAS Mini lineup! > **[Learn more here](http://www.ixsystems.com/blog/truenas-mini-x-and-mini-x-plus/)** > **[Order TrueNAS Mini X](https://www.truenas.com/truenas-mini/)** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Cross-Site Disaster Recovery with TrueNAS** ![](https://www.truenas.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Cross_Recovery_TrueNAS-1024x472.png) As part of our unification of FreeNAS and TrueNAS, the FreeNAS Minis have been reborn as the TrueNAS Minis, joining the lineup of the much-anticipated third generation of our TrueNAS Mini products, the Mini E and Mini XL+ models! After reviewing customer feedback and requests, we developed the TrueNAS Mini X and added higher capacity drive options (14 TB) to the entire TrueNAS Mini lineup! > **[Learn more here](https://www.ixsystems.com/blog/disaster-recovery-with-truenas/)** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Recession-proof System Specials on High Availability TrueNAS Systems (While Supplies Last)** We’ve put together two specials to help you keep your TCO low and your budget in check during these challenging times. Choose between a 154 TB TrueNAS X10-HA that offers a fully redundant infrastructure that can fit any budget and our All-Flash TrueNAS M40-HA, the powerhouse TrueNAS M-Series system that offers an incredible amount of storage to expand capacity combined with an incredibly economical TCO that beats virtually any cloud infrastructure. These systems are pre-built and ready to ship to help you keep things moving at your company. Order yours today to get highly redundant enterprise-class storage and performance at the lowest TCO in the industry. > ****[154 TB TRUENAS® X10-HA \$14.9K](https://www.ixsystems.com/truenas-x10-ha-prebuilt202003/)**** > > ****[40 TB ALL-FLASH TRUENAS® M40-HA \$29.9K](https://www.ixsystems.com/truenas-m40-ha-prebuilt202003/)**** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **TrueNAS CORE is Ready for Deployment — Dive In!** TrueNAS 12.0 RC1 features minor fixes from BETA and several performance improvements to ZFS, SMB, iSCSI, and NFS have been integrated. Snapshot your pool, backup your data, and try it out! > **[Learn more here](http://www.ixsystems.com/blog/truenas-12-rc-1/)** > **[Download TrueNAS CORE](https://www.truenas.com/download-truenas-core/)** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **TrueNAS SCALE Release Plan** While TrueNAS 12.0 (CORE and Enterprise editions) continues its release march, we’re also busy getting the first version of TrueNAS SCALE into the hands of many tech-savvy users. TrueNAS SCALE 20.10-ALPHA is planned for October and will be codenamed “Angelfish”. > **[**Learn more here**](https://www.ixsystems.com/blog/truenas-scale-release-plan/)** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ### Latest Releases | | |-----| | | | | | | |--------------|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | TrueNAS CORE | 12.0-RC1 | [Release Notes](https://www.truenas.com/docs/hub/intro/release-notes/tn-12_0-rc1/) | | FreeNAS | 11.3-U4.1 | [Release Notes](https://www.ixsystems.com/blog/library/freenas-11-3-u4-1/) | | TrueNAS | 11.3-U4.1 | [Release Notes](https://www.ixsystems.com/blog/library/truenas-11-3-U4-1/) | | TrueCommand | 1.3.1 | [Release Notes](https://www.ixsystems.com/blog/library/truecommand-1-3-1/) |   ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ![ESG Validation: TrueNAS Technical Report](https://www.truenas.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/iXsystems_Com_ESG_Labs_EBook_TN_Technical_Report_v2_399-compressor.png)**Here’s what the experts at Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) had to say about TrueNAS in their recent validation report:** “*The combination of ZFS, open source, and a lean sales force provides efficiencies that enable iXsystems to offer high performance, feature-rich solutions at high value price points. We calculated a significant delta. Based on our testing and analysis, we found that iXsystems can typically offer up to double the performance at half the cost of their major competitors.*” ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **iXsystems Appoints Chin-Fah Heoh as TrueNAS APAC General Manager to Address Regional Demand for Open Storage** iXsystems announced the appointment of Chin-Fah Heoh as General Manager for the APAC region. In his new position, Mr. Heoh will be tasked with expanding the company’s partner ecosystem and presence as demand for Enterprise-class Open Storage accelerates among Asia Pacific businesses and governmental organizations. > ****[Read more here](https://www.ixsystems.com/blog/chin-fah-heoh-as-truenas-apac-gm/)** ** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **TrueNAS 12.0 & TrueNAS M60 Announced by StorageReview** Adam Armstrong of StorageReview gives us a preview of the new hardware features in the latest addition to the TrueNAS M-Series. > ****[Learn more here](https://www.storagereview.com/news/truenas-12-0-truenas-m60-announced)**** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **FreeBSD Based FreeNAS Becomes TrueNAS Interview with TFiR** Swapnil Bhartiya, host of TFiR, recently sat down with iXsystems Executive Vice President Brett Davis to discuss what’s in store for the future of FreeNAS and TrueNAS, and other enterprise products in the works. > ****[Watch here now](https://youtu.be/MgUjDTSvmvg)**** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > **[More webinars](https://www.ixsystems.com/webinars/)** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **The TrueNAS Stickers & T-Shirt Giveaway** Enter our very first TrueNAS giveaway for a chance to win TrueNAS Stickers and a T-shirt of your size! The more entries you have increases your chances of becoming a winner! > ****[Enter the TrueNAS Stickers Giveaway](https://www.truenas.com/stickers-giveaway/)**** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **How to Install TrueNAS CORE** Check out our first entry in the new TrueNAS how-to tutorial series. This video will show you the basic requirements on getting started and installing TrueNAS CORE on a new system. > ****[Watch here now](https://youtu.be/GjalxUIu4MA)**** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **TrueNAS Mini X Plus Review by Lawrence Systems** Thomas Lawrence of Lawrence Systems reviews the latest TrueNAS Mini X+ and demonstrates its hardware features, drive enclosures, network ports, and iKVM/HTML5 IPMI, as well as performing some benchmark tests. > ****[Watch here now](https://youtu.be/sYl83jcTU4o)**** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **eBook on Open Source Storage** ![](https://www.truenas.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/unnamed-3.png) This free eBook explains how proprietary and cloud storage falls short and why Open Source is a better development model for storage systems. Learn about the advantages of NVMe/NVDIMM storage for the modern enterprise and why businesses need a unified data platform. > **[Download it here](https://www.ixsystems.com/enterprise-open-source-storage-guide)** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ![](https://www.truenas.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ixuniversity.png) **On-Demand FreeNAS Training** Online training modules from iXsystems are designed to quickly get you up to speed for getting the most out of your FreeNAS system. Each training module is 30 minutes long and cuts to the core information you need to become an expert in FreeNAS and OpenZFS. > **[Sign up here](https://www.ixsystems.com/ix-university/)** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ****We’re Hiring!**** We’re looking for people that are as passionate as we are about Open Source technology. Check out the link below to see what open positions we have and to send us your resume! We’d love to chat with you more about the opportunities here at iXsystems. [View open positions here](https://www.ixsystems.com/careers/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ****Tech-Tip \#82**** [SSH keys](https://www.ixsystems.com/documentation/freenas/11.3-U4/system.html) are not stored in the configuration database and must be backed up separately. System host keys are files with names beginning with ssh_host\_ in /usr/local/etc/ssh/. The root user keys are stored in /root/.ssh. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Links of the Month** - [iXsystems TrueNAS Mini X and Mini X+ Launched](https://www.storagereview.com/news/ixsystems-truenas-mini-x-and-mini-x-launched) via StorageReview - [(Video) How to install TrueNAS CORE on VMWare ESXi 7.0](https://youtu.be/yLG-Dth6VHY) via Nhan Nguyen - [(Video) Customize TrueNAS dashboard with Grafana and influxDB](https://youtu.be/xN47J-Tp2oU) via Di-Ai-Why ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Quote of the Month** “TrueNAS reduced our downtime dramatically. 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