OpenNAS

OpenNAS is an open source and completely free computer operating system based on the popular and powerful FreeBSD project and designed to allow users to easily and quickly share files over the network using various protocols.

Supports a wide range of file transfer protocols

The project supports a wide range of file transfer protocols, including NFS (Network File System), CIFS (Samba), FTP (File Transfer Protocol), AFP (Apple Filing Protocol), rsync, and iSCSI (Internet Small Computer System Interface).

In addition, OpenNAS uses HAST (Highly Available Storage) for high availability, and supports S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) for hard disk drives (HDD). It also supports ZFS (Z File System) snapshots, target and initiator iSCSI, as well as the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).

Can be configured by an easy-to-use web-based interface

Users will be able to configure the OpenNAS operating system via its easy-to-use Web-based user interface. For your convenience, the project is currently distributed as a Live CD ISO image that allows you to try the distribution without installing it.

An IMG file is also available for download for users who want to use the OpenNAS operating system from a LiveUSB device. Please note that the OS is supported only on 64-bit CPU architectures.

Getting started with OpenNAS

Whether you’re booting OpenNAS from a USB thumb drive or a CD disc, the live system will be automatically started and users will be dropped to a boot prompt from where they can choose to start the OS in normal mode, with ACPI enabled, in safe mode, with verbose logging, drop to a shell prompt or reboot the machine.

After the live system loads into memory, you will be able to access the web-based interface using the LAN IP address and network interface provided on the screen, as well as to do various administration tasks. The login credentials are also displayed on the shell interface.

What is new in this release:

• Kernel updated to 9.3-RELEASE-p8
• Update perl 5.16 to 5.18
• Update curl 7.38 to 7.39
• Update pkg 1.3.8 to 1.4.3
• Update pciutils 3.2.1 to 3.3.0
• Update python 2.7.8 to 2.7.9
• Upgrade e2fsprogs to 1.42.12.
• Upgrade isboot to 0.2.8.
• Upgrade istgt to 20141125.
• Upgrade smartmontools 6.3
• Upgrade xmlstarlet to 1.6.1.
• Upgrade zoneinfo to 2014j.
• Change iperf2.x for iperf3.
• Upgrade php to 5.6.4.
• Upgrade mDNSResponder to 561.1.1.
• Upgrade xmd to 0.4.2.
• Upgrade bash 4.3 to patch 33.
• Upgrade unison to 2.48.3.
• Upgrade netatalk to 3.1.7.
• Upgrade samba to 4.1.16.
• Add auxiliaire parameters in bacula sd and fd
• Upgrade to Samba4.1 and add SMB3 in WebGUI.
• Ability to backup and restore encrypted configuration.
• Improved WebGUI under PHP 5.6.
• Improved WebGUI with Chrome.
• Improved config restore verbose output.
• Improved ZFS pool usage/tool and import ZFS disks.
• Improved ZFS pool import on embedded.
• Improved HAST switch with net.inet.carp.preempt.
• Improved PHP session handle.
• Replaced /dev/md0 with xmd using LZ4 compression.
• Replaced the server certificate with 2048bits key and sha256 signature.
• Changed samba reload when changing the shares. (it takes few secs.)
• Changed rootfs layout. (2GB USB/CF is required. Full is 4GB or more.)
• Changed image files to use XZ.
• Drop SSLv3 support. (HTTPS must use TLS)
• Add NFS support in HAST service.
• Adjust number of Status|Processes.
• Add log/mirrored log support in Disks|ZFS|Pools|Tools.
• Add expires HTTP header. (some js must be force reloaded.)
• Increase http upload size to 512MB.
• Remove last slash of the path added by filechooser.
• Add wait_on and spindown.

What is new in version 1.0 Build 341:

• Kernel updated to 9.2-RELEASE-p15
• Better integration of perl5 and python27
• Multi network NFS share
• Disable beep by default
• Add advbase parameter in carp
• Autorehash in shells
• lighthttp listen on 0.0.0.0
• Downgrade Bacula 5.0.5 to 5.2.12
• Add pkg 1.3.8
• Add sudo 1.8.11p1
• Add nload 0.7.4
• Add rsnapshot 1.3.1
• Add openLdap client 2.4.40
• Update wget from 1.15 to 1.16
• Update zsh 5.0.2 to 5.0.7
• Update tmux 1.8 to 1.9
• Add tcpdump