NAS @ HOME part 2 freenas.org install and benchmark
Status: in development
Developers: 5
| homepage | www.freenas.org |
| version | 0.66 |
| Based on | FreeBSD 6 |
| Support | CIFS (samba), FTP, NFS, RSYNC |
| Software Raid | 0,1,5 |
| Hardware Raid | yes if supported by FreeBSD 6 |
| Interface | Web interface, PHP scripts |
| Size | 16MB |
| Can be installed | Compact Flash, hard drive or USB key |
| Filesystem | UFS, FAT32, EXT2/EXT3, NTFS (limited read-only) |
| HardDrive | ATA/SATA, SCSI, USB and Firewire |
| Network | All supported cards by FreeBSD 6 (including wireless card!) |
Added value
Test it without breaking your NAS server with the VMWARE image:
- FreeNAS 0.65 VMWare
- VMWare Player (use it for running the VMware image)
FreeNAS is installed on the first hard drive (2 partitions), with a RAID 5 volume for the 3 others hard drive. The IP address configured is 192.168.1.1, with default login/password.
| Why choosing it | Why avoiding it |
| Small, do not need an additional disk for the OS | Future releases? |
| 16MB | |
| FreeBSD secure out the box: the least number of buffer vulnerabilities since years! | |
| Very nice GUI |
Performances Tests
in progress
