FreeNAS

Infobox Software
name = FreeNAS



caption = Screenshot of FreeNAS webGUI
developer = Olivier Cochard-Labbe
Volker Theile
frequently_updated = yes
operating_system = BSD
platform = i386/IA-32
genre = Computer storage
license = BSD license
language = English
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website = [http://www.freenas.org/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=22 www.freenas.org]

FreeNAS is a free network-attached storage server, supporting: CIFS (Samba), FTP, NFS, rsync, AFP protocols, iSCSI, S.M.A.R.T., local user authentication, and software RAID (0,1,5), with a web-based configuration interface. FreeNAS takes less than 32 MB once installed on CompactFlash, hard drive or USB flash drive. [cite web|title=FreeNAS, the Free Server - About|publisher=FreeNAS|date=2006-11-29|url=http://www.freenas.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=37|accessdate=2008-02-28] FreeNAS is currently distributed as an ISO image and in source form. It is possible to run FreeNAS from a Live CD, with the configuration files stored on an MS-DOS-formatted floppy disk or MS-DOS-formatted USB disk. There is also a VMware disk image available.

The minimal FreeBSD 6.2 distribution, web interface, PHP scripts, and documentation are based on m0n0wall. FreeNAS is released under the BSD license.

Features

* Protocols: CIFS (via Samba), FTP, NFS, SSH, rsync, AFP and UPnP and iTunes.
* Extensions (plug-ins) for: SlimServer via [http://www.herger.net/SlimNAS SlimNas] , XBMSP via [http://www.freenaskb.info/kb/?View=entry&EntryID=271 CcXstream] .
* rsync server, client and local sync.
* Unison support.
* iSCSI targets feature to create virtual disks.
* iSCSI initiator.
* Dynamic DNS client for: DynDNS, [http://www.zoneedit.com ZoneEdit] , [http://www.no-ip.com No-Ip] , and [http://freedns.afraid.org freedns.afraid.org] .
* File systems: UFS and ext2/ext3 are fully supported, NTFS read-only supported, and FAT32 read/write supported.
* Hard drive: P-ATA/S-ATA, SCSI, iSCSI, USB and Firewire.
* GPT/EFI partitioning for hard drives larger than 2 Terabytes.
* Networks cards: All wired and wireless cards supported by FreeBSD 6.
* Boot from HDD, CompactFlash, CD-ROM + floppy disk, or USB flash drive.
* Hardware RAID cards: All those supported by FreeBSD 6.2.
* Software RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, JBOD, 5+0, 5+1, 0+1, 1+0, etc. (using GEOM).
* Disk encryption with geli.
* Management of groups and users (Local User authentication or Microsoft Domains).
* S.M.A.R.T. support.
* Remote syslogd forwarding.
* SNMP monitoring (Netgraph and MibII).
* Email log and reporting notification.
* ATA over Ethernet (AoE)

Awards

*VMware - "Ultimate Virtual Appliance Challenge, Consumer" [cite web
title = FreeNAS is a Network-Attached Storage (NAS) server
publisher = VMware, Inc.
url = http://www.vmware.com/appliances/directory/168
accessdate = 2008-02-28]
*sourceforge.net - Project of the Month January 2007 [cite web
title = Project of the Month January 2007
publisher = SourceForge, Inc.
url = http://sourceforge.net/potm/potm-2007-01.php
accessdate = 2008-02-28]
*InfoWorld - Best of open source in storage [cite web
title = Best of open source in storage - 2007
publisher = InfoWorld
url = http://www.infoworld.com/slideshow/2007/09/117-best_of_open_so-3.html
accessdate = 2008-02-28]

ee also

* [http://cryptonas.org/ CryptoNAS] - NAS especially for encrypted partitions (Debian-based Live-CD, GPL)
*NanoNAS
*NASLite
*NexentaStor - Advanced enterprise-level NAS software solution (Debian/OpenSolaris-based)
*Openfiler
*Sun Open Storage

External links

* [http://www.freenas.org/ FreeNAS Homepage]
*FreeNAS was featured on the September 5, 2006 2x02 episode of Hak5. [cite web|title = Network Attached Storage Server with FreeNAS|publisher = Hak5|date = 2006-09-05|url = http://wiki.hak5.org/wiki/Episode_2x02#Network_Attached_Storage_Server_with_FreeNAS|accessdate = 2008-02-28]
*FreeNAS was featured on the March 1, 2007 episode 144 of DL.TV. [cite web|title = Episode 144: Robert's latest HDTV roundup! Motorstorm... so shiny. DIY NAS Part 2: FreeNAS (and more). National Do Not Call Registry. CompUSA Shrinks, Using Proxies to Access Foreign Websites... more! - DL.TV|publisher =Ziff Davis Media Inc.|date = 2007-03-01|url = http://dl.tv/2007/03/episode_144_roberts_latest_hdt.php|accessdate = 2008-02-28]
*FreeNAS was featured on the July 14, 2008 episode 60 of Systm.
* [http://www.dailycupoftech.com/freenas-system-and-skill-requirements/?tourId=FreeNASTour&skinId=DCoT FreeNAS Tour] - a series of good tutorials about using FreeNAS

References