Openfiler is a intuitive, powerful browser-based network storage software distribution. Openfiler delivers file-based Network Attached Storage and block-based Storage Area Networking in a single framework.
Openfiler sits atop of CentOS Linux (which is derived from sources freely provided to the public by a prominent North American Enterprise Linux vendor). It is distributed as a stand-alone Linux distribution. The entire software stack interfaces with third-party software that is all open source.
File-based networking protocols supported by Openfiler include: NFS, SMB/CIFS, HTTP/WebDAV and FTP. Network directories supported by Openfiler include NIS, LDAP (with support for SMB/CIFS encrypted passwords), Active Directory (in native and mixed modes) and Hesiod. Authentication protocols include Kerberos 5.
Openfiler includes support for volume-based partitioning, iSCSI (target and initiator), scheduled snapshots, resource quota, and a single unified interface for share management which makes allocating shares for various network file-system protocols a breeze.
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Here are some key features of "Openfiler":
Powerful block storage virtualization:
· Full iSCSI target support, with support for virtual iSCSI targets for optimal division of storage
· Extensive volume and physical storage management support
· Support for large block devices
· Full software RAID management support
· Support for multiple volume groups for optimal storage allocation
· Online volume size and overlying filesystem expansion
· Point-in-time snapshots support with scheduling
· Volume usage reporting
· Synchronous / asynchronous volume migration & replication (manual setup necessary currently)
· iSCSI initiator (manual setup necessary currently)
· Extensive share management features
Support for multiple shares per volume:
· Multi-level share directory tree
· Multi-group based access control on a per-share basis
· Multi-host/network based access control on a per-share basis
· Per-share service activation (NFS, SMB/CIFS, HTTP/WebDAV, FTP with read/write controls)
· Support for auto-created SMB home directories
· Support for SMB/CIFS "shadow copy" feature for snapshot volumes
· Support for public/guest shares
· Accounts management
Authentication using Pluggable Authentication Modules, configured from the web-interface:
· NIS, LDAP, Hesiod, Active Directory (native and mixed modes), NT4 domain controller
· Guest/public account support
· Quota / resource allocation
Per-volume group-quota management for space and files:
· Per-volume user-quota management for space and files
· Per-volume guest-quota management for space and files
· User and group templates support for quota allocation
· Other features
UPS management support:
· Built-in SSH client Java applet
· Full industry-standard protocol suite
CIFS/SMB support for Microsoft Windows-based clients:
· NFSv3 support for all UNIX clients with support for ACL protocol extensions
· NFSv4 support (testing)
· FTP support
· WebDAV and HTTP 1.1 support
· Linux distribution back-end for any other customizations
· Open source provides you the power to modify and deploy software if you want to do so
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· Updated features and functionality.
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