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FreeNAS 9.3 Released

Posted by samzenpus on from the check-it-out dept.

An anonymous reader writes This FreeNAS update is a significant evolutionary step from previous FreeNAS releases featuring: a simplified and reorganized Web User Interface, support for Microsoft ODX and Windows 2012 clustering, better VMWare integration, including VAAI support, a new and more secure update system with roll-back functionality, and hundreds of other technology enhancements. You can get it here and the list of changes are here. Existing 9.2.x users and 9.3 beta testers are encouraged to upgrade.

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  1. Re: Advertisement? by ericloewe · · Score: 3, Insightful

    NAS OS is restricted to doing NAS duty plus run arbitrary software via Jails. News at 11.

  2. Re: Advertisement? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    The jailing system makes it very restrictive, dare I say too restrictive for home users. [...] I switched to Ubuntu with ZFS support and have been much happier. I kind of miss the web interface but losing it isn't that big of a deal.

    Perhaps FreeBSD could emulate Linux containers which are much easier to break out of instead of the secure jails (where even root-within-the-jail can't get out of the system).

    Damn that overly-effective security! :)