Re: OpenFiler (and back on-topic) -- WAS: Filers, filesystems, etc.

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Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> Leonard Isham <leonard.isham@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>>Anyone considered or used OpenFiler?  It's based on CentOS.
>>http://www.openfiler.com/
> 
> 
> Damn that looks sweet!  I didn't even know about it!
> CentOS 3-based.
> 
> I'm sure they haven't addressed failover and many other
> concerns, and it's not an "all-in-one" like old SME Server
> (fka E-Smith), but it's definitely a nice, entry-level
> "Filer".
> 
> Screenshots to note ...
> 
> Network/host definitions and access control:  
> http://www.openfiler.com/screenshots/shots/general_local_networks_1.png
> http://www.openfiler.com/screenshots/shots/shares_edit_share_3.png
> 
> Select directory service(s):  
> http://www.openfiler.com/screenshots/shots/accounts_authentication_2.png
> 
> Group and host access control:  
> http://www.openfiler.com/screenshots/shots/shares_edit_share_5.png
> 
> Quotas:  
> http://www.openfiler.com/screenshots/shots/quota_group_quota_2.png
> 
> I saw snapshots mentioned as well, which work quite well
> under kernel 2.4 and LVM (i.e., CentOS 3).
> 
> All screen shots:  
> http://www.openfiler.com/screenshots/
> 
> FAQs -- General and Administration:  
> http://www.openfiler.com/docs/faq/openfiler-general-faq.html 
> 
> http://www.openfiler.com/docs/faq/openfiler-administration-faq.html
> 

OpenFiler2 based on CentOS4/lvm2 is due out before the end of this month.

We are going to still support the CentOS3/Openfiler 1 series for a 
while, SnapShots being an important factor.

- K

PS: OpenFiler is my day job
-- 
Karanbir Singh : http://www.karan.org/ : 2522219@icq

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