| Target Use Case |
Non-Critical Storage Applications |
Mission-Critical Storage for Enterprise, Campus, Business |
Development Labs, Data Centers, Large Scale Applications |
| Scalability |
Scale-up |
Scale-up |
Scale-out |
| Base OS |
FreeBSD |
FreeBSD |
Debian Linux |
| Third Party Hardware |
Yes (HW Requirements) |
iXsystems® Appliances Only |
Yes (HW Requirements) |
| Supported iXsystems Hardware |
Mini Family, R-Series |
R-Series, X-Series, M-Series |
Mini X+/XL+, R-Series, M-Series (single controller initially) |
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FEATURES |
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| Target Use Case |
Non-Critical Storage Applications |
Mission-Critical Storage for Enterprise, Campus, Business |
Development Labs, Data Centers, Large Scale Applications |
| Unlimited Snapshots and Clones |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Bit-Rot Detection and Correction |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Replication |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Encryption & SSH |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Alerts & Graphical Reporting |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Remote Management |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Data Reduction |
Compression, Deduplication, Thin/Thick Provisioning |
Compression, Deduplication, Thin/Thick Provisioning |
Compression, Deduplication, Thin/Thick Provisioning |
| High Availability |
No |
Yes |
Later |
| Enclosure Management |
iXsystems-supported appliances only |
Yes |
iXsystems-supported appliances only |
| Applications |
Plugins |
Plugins |
Linux Containers (Docker), Pods (K8's) |
| Virtualization |
OpenStack Cinder, VAAI, bhyve |
Citrix, VMware, Veeam, OpenStack, VAAI, ESXI snapshot integration, vCenter Plugin, bhyve |
Built-in KVM, Kubernetes |
| File Protocols |
SMB v1/v2/v3, NFS v3/v4, AFP, FTP, WebDAV |
SMB v1/v2/v3, NFS v3/v4, AFP, FTP, WebDAV |
SMB v2/v3, NFS v3/v4, AFP, FTP, WebDAV, rsync, GlusterFS |
| Block Protocols |
iSCSI, OpenStack Cinder |
iSCSI, Fibre Channel, VAAI, OpenStack Cinder |
iSCSI |
| Object Protocols |
S3-Compliant Object API, Minio Management, Cloudsync |
S3-Compliant Object API, Minio Management, Cloudsync |
S3-Compliant Object API, Minio Management,Multitenancy, Cloudsync |
| Supported Cloud Providers |
Amazon S3, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, BackBlaze B2 Cloud |
Amazon S3, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, BackBlaze B2 Cloud |
Amazon S3, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, BackBlaze B2 Cloud |
| Directory Services |
Active Directory, Kerberos, LDAP, NIS, Local users and groups |
Active Directory, Kerberos, LDAP, NIS, Local users and groups |
Active Directory, Google 2FA, Local users and groups, Kerberos, LDAP |
| Deployment Services |
Self-deployment |
Included Deployment & Performance Tuning + Proactive Monitoring option |
Self-deployment until RELEASE |
| Support |
Community Supported Only |
Enterprise Support up to 24x7x365 |
"Community Supported &
Professional Support Available on R-Series, M-Series Appliances (up to 24x7x365)" |
| Manage Multiple Systems |
With TrueCommand* |
With TrueCommand* |
With TrueCommand* |
| Team-based Administration |
Role Based Access Control (RBAC) and Configuration Auditing via TrueCommand* |
Role Based Access Control (RBAC) and Configuration Auditing via TrueCommand* |
Role Based Access Control (RBAC) and Configuration Auditing via TrueCommand* |
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