Download FreeNAS 9.1.0

The final release of FreeNAS version 9.0 has been released. With this package, a computer included in the network can be used as ‘network attached storage’, so purely for storing data. Additional functionality can be added using plugins. The whole is based on FreeBSD and provided with a clear web interface. More information about the possibilities of FreeNAS can be found at this page are being found. FreeNAS 9.0 is based on FreeBSD 9.1 and includes the following changes and improvements:

The following features were added in 9.1.0:

• Based on FreeBSD 9.1-STABLE which adds many drivers and features from FreeBSD 9.1- RELEASE and the upcoming FreeBSD 9.2-RELEASE.
• New ZFS feature flags have been added. This includes LZ4 which is now the recommended compression algorithm.
• The GUI interface has been redesigned to make it easier to view multiple entries. Click on an entry to activate the buttons associated with that entry.
• The graphical administrative interface is now available over IPv6 and the WebGUI IPv6 Address and WebGUI Port can be specified in System > Settings > General.
• The ability to boot into a debug version of the kernel has been added to System > Settings > Advanced.
• Init/Shutdown Scripts has been added to the GUI so that commands and scripts can be configured to run at system startup and shutdown.
• The ability to enable netwait and specify a Netwait IP list has been added to Network > Global Configuration.
• You can now specify the replication user in Replication Tasks.
• Individual Periodic Snapshot Tasks and Replication Tasks can be selectively disabled or enabled.
• Volume Manager has been divided into UFS Volume Manager and ZFS Volume Manager. The GUI term for creating a zvol has been renamed to “Create zvol”.
• ZFS Volume Manager has been re-designed to make it easier to configure multiple disks and to be more intuitive when extending a volume or adding a log or cache device.
• You can now set the record size when creating a ZFS dataset.
• Services > Directory Services > NIS has been added to the GUI.
• Services > Directory Services > NT4 has been added to the GUI.
• Several more providers have been added to Dynamic DNS.
• File extents and device extents have been combined into Services > iSCSI > Extents.
• Asynchronous mode has been removed from NFS.
• You can now specify the NFS bind ports.
• Fields have been added to SSH to specify the SFTP logging level and facility.
• The “UPS Mode” and “Monitor User” fields have been added to UPS.
• Plugins no longer require the user to configure a jail first as the installation of the first plugin will automatically create and configure a default jail.
• A browser has been added to the Plugins system, allowing a user to easily search for and install existing FreeNAS® PBIs.
• For advanced users who prefer to have more control over software installation, a Jails icon has been added to the GUI.
• A manual migration script has been added to support Migrating an 8.x Jail.
• The jails system has been redesigned to support the creation of multiple jails, multiple types of jails, and IPv6 connections to jails.
• Before installing any jails, one is forced to select the volume/dataset to use as the Jail Root and to select the network address range where the jails will reside.
• The only required option for creating a jail is to set its name.
• Mount points have been renamed to Add Storage.
• Jails support the installation of software using FreeNAS® PBIs, PC-BSD 9.x PBIs, FreeBSD pkgng packages, and FreeBSD ports.
• Shell now supports resizing of the shell window and paste operations.
• Alerts now contain a checkbox, allowing the administrator to hide unneeded alerts from the display.
• The zilstat utility has been added to make it easier to determine if the system would benefit from a dedicated ZIL device.
• Easy-RSA has been added to the base, making it easier to configure OpenVPN.