Category Archives: OpenMediaVault

7 FreeNAS Alternatives

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FreeNAS is a great NAS (Network Attached Server) operating system, but it’s not the only one.

“There are multiple reasons behind looking for FreeNAS alternatives. Despite the software being a popular choice and also intuitive to use for sharing content across multiple platform like Linux, Apple and Windows, there are always a few drawbacks that could make it a tedious solution. Also, with the launch of the latest iteration, version 8, a lot seems to have been changed. The developers have rewritten it from the ground up and in the bargain, even increased the hardware requirements. So if you’re looking for a substitute OS to get your Network-attached storage up and running, we’ve lineup up several viable choices below.”

Techshout lists OpenMediaVault, Openfiler, Amahi, Windows Home Server 2011, FlexRaid, unRaid and NAS4Free.

They all have their pros and cons, and it’s up to you to decide which one fulfils your needs.

Read more at http://www.techshout.com/alternatives/2013/18/freenas-alternatives/#p3iTmaP6cFmQ547x.99

OpenMediaVault NAS walk through (video)

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This is a review of OpenMediaVault by quidsup

OMV is a Linux system that comes complete with all the tools for creating your own Network Attached Storage (NAS) System. Open Media Vault can be run as a headless server (computer with no keyboard / screen connected). All configuration can be done via a WebGUI interface. It’s easy to setup RAID Arrays, and to enable and configure Samba / SMB to allow access from Windows and other Linux systems.


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 OpenMediaVault NAS Linux Distro Review

 

If you’re interested in testing the latest available version, have a look at OpenMediaVault 0.3 Beta.

 

Openmediavault 0.2.4.6 available

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Since the alpha launch of OpenMediaVault (OMV) 0.2 , Volker Theile has released three new versions and additional updates, with 0.2.4.6 being the latest version.

Since OMV was written from the ground up, issues and problems are to be expected, but it’s good to see that Volker takes community feedback serious, fixing bugs found and implementing proposed changes.

The OpenMediaVault blog has been put into a new coat. Personally I prefer the new version over the previous dark and gloomy one.

OpenMediaVault is a free network-attached storage server, supporting CIFS (Samba), FTP, NFS, rsync and AFP protocols. Also supported are: iSCSI, S.M.A.R.T., local user authentication and software RAID (0,1,5), with a web-based configuration interface. OMV is a Debian Linux based port of the FreeBSD based FreeNAS. For more OMV news, visit the OpenMediaVault category.

Debian-based FreeNAS development release: OpenMediaVault 0.2

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After two years of hard work, or should we say, after two years of teasing the community with videos, project founder Volker Theile has now made the first development release available to the community: OpenMediaVault 0.2 (lx).

Volker used to be one of the main contributors to FreeNAS, but decided that instead of FreeBSD, Debian would be a better base for the NAS operating system that he had in mind, and OpenMediaVault was born. The development of FreeNAS was then taken over by iXsystems.

The new NAS operating system is mainly aimed at home users and small businesses, but its use is not limited to these. When the code and the development have matured OMV can be used in enterprises as well.

OMV 0.2 is based on Debian 6.0 “Squeeze” and features a modular plug-in system for additional, community developed extensions. Three optional plug-ins are currently available for the Apple Filing Protocol (AFP), BitTorrent and an iTunes/DAAP server; iSCSI-Target, UPS and LVM plugins later.

More information about the release can be found on the OpenMediaVault Features page, on the OMV wiki and in the release announcement.

You can download the ISO image from SF.

Great job, Volker!

OpenMediaVault 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. OpenMediaVault is currently distributed as an ISO image and in source form. OpenMediaVault needs to be installed on a Compact Flash, USB, or dedicated hard drive. (wikipedia)