Is It Time To Move From FreeNAS 11 To TrueNAS 12?

[pab49162]

I have a small home NAS (used primarily for SMB shares) currently running FreeNAS 11.3-U5.

I would appreciate thoughts on the maturity of TrueNAS 12 and if people feel it is now sufficiently stable to upgrade to TrueNAS 12.0-U2.1.

Any comments or advice on this upgrade would also be appreciated.

Thanks in advance

 

[Spearfoot]

Does version 12.0-U2.1 have features you're anxious to use? If not, you may be just as happy staying with 11.3-U5, at least until a stable 12.1 release becomes available. After all, these are just service appliances. "If it ain't broke, why fix it?"

I'm still running 11.2-U8, both at home and work. It's stable. It fills my simple needs. (And I dislike the the new GUI.)

 

[Patrick M. Hausen]

On 11.2 and 11.3 alike you cannot reliably create new jails and install packages in them, because the underlying FreeBSD versions are long out of support. That's the main reason why I would not run anything but TN 12.

 

[pab49162]

Thank you Spearfoot and Patrick M. Hausen for the feedback.

Right now, there are no features in 12.0 that I am needing to use. My Home NAS setup is very simple and it is mainly used for SMB shares accessed by Windows PC. I don't really have a use for jails or other features in TrueNAS.

At this point, I think I am going to wait for a stable 12.1 release before upgrading.

 

[VladTepes]

I was going to ask the same question. I haven't actually used my NAS for ages (for.. reasons unrelated to TrueNAS)
so I am looking to upgrade. Are there any major issues (problems) I need to be aware of before upgrading from 11.3 and would someone be kind enough please to point me to the relevant upgrade instructions.

Thank you

 

[morganL]

Updating from FreeNAS 11.3 is described here: https://www.ixsystems.com/documentation/freenas/11.3-U4/system.html#update

TrueNAS 12.0-U2.1 is similar (not better) quality to FreeNAS 11.3-U5 but with new features. It is now the most popular/installed version of software and so is well tested/verified. Many production Enterprise customers have moved to this version.

TrueNAS 12.0-U3 will be available in early April. We expect it to be the highest quality version.