We're pleased to announce availability of Openfiler 2.3.
New in Openfiler 2.3
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- Revamped Graphical User Interface
- Configure global FTP settings
- Support for per share Rsync settings
- Configure global Rsync settings
- Finer grain control on SMB/CIFS shares
- Network ACL management for Homes shares
- Access to homes shares across file-level protocol range
- Advanced management of iSCSI exports
- LUN Mapping for iSCSI snapshots
- iSCSI dynamic volume resizing
- Quota user/group filters
- Homes path assignment for LDAP users
- Homes share is now top-level share type
- Support for multiple network bonding interfaces
- Improved hardware support with the latest controllers from 3ware, Areca,
Adaptec and LSI
Downloads
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Main download page: http://www.openfiler.com/community/download
[x86]
- Xen - http://www.rpath.org/rbuilder/downloadImage?fileId=26670
- XenServer - http://www.rpath.org/rbuilder/downloadImage?fileId=26666
- VMWare ESX - http://www.rpath.org/rbuilder/downloadImage?fileId=26665
- VMware - http://www.rpath.org/rbuilder/downloadImage?fileId=26663
- ISO Image - http://www.rpath.org/rbuilder/downloadImage?fileId=26707
[x86_64]
- Xen - http://www.rpath.org/rbuilder/downloadImage?fileId=26671
- XenServer - http://www.rpath.org/rbuilder/downloadImage?fileId=26667
- VMWare ESX - http://www.rpath.org/rbuilder/downloadImage?fileId=26664
- VMware - http://www.rpath.org/rbuilder/downloadImage?fileId=26662
- ISO Image - http://www.rpath.org/rbuilder/downloadImage?fileId=26710
Bug Fixes
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https://project.openfiler.com/tracker/query?status=closed&milestone=2.3&order=priority
Hardware Requirements
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x86: i686-class processor (i586 and earlier are not supported)
x86_64: all AMD64 and EM64T processors are supported
Hardware platform supported by the Linux kernel 2.6.22
Installation from CD/DVD images requires 256 MB RAM on the
x86 architecture, and 512 MB RAM on the x86_64 architecture.
The graphical installation process will run faster with 512 MB.
Run-time memory requirements depend entirely on the software
being run.
A full installation requires about 800MB of storage space.
Major Contents
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- Linux kernel 2.6.24
- Glibc 2.3.6
- LVM2
- Samba 3.2.0
- NFS v3/v4 (nfs-utils 1.0.10)
- Apache 2.2.6
- iSCSI Enterprise Target 0.4.16
Installation
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Text install: http://www.openfiler.com/learn/how-to/text-based-installation
Graphical install:
http://www.openfiler.com/learn/how-to/graphical-installation
Upgrading
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* PLEASE ENSURE YOU HAVE UP-TO-DATE BACKUPS BEFORE UPGRADING *
To upgrade from Openfiler 2.3 Beta or 2.3RC run the following command:
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conary migrate [EMAIL PROTECTED]:2 --interactive
To upgrade from Openfiler 2.2:
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There is currently no official automated way to upgrade from Openfiler
2.2 to Openfiler 2.3.
Running the migrate operation is known to work for basic configurations
but will likely cause problems for complex configurations.
Updates
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The "conary updateall" command will update all the software
on your system managed by Conary. The "conary update group-dist"
command will update all the software on your system that was
(or could have been) installed from the distribution media.
Community Support
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Please visit https://project.openfiler.com/tracker/newticket
to report bugs and request feature enhancements.
To speak with Openfiler developers, please visit #openfiler channel
on the freenode IRC network (http://www.freenode.net/)
Visit https://lists.openfiler.com/mailman/listinfo for mailing lists.
Commercial Support
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Openfiler users benefit from a number of community support options.
In addition, for commercial integration, we provide a set of support
packages with varying service levels and support delivery methods.
Each of these packages is carefully tailored to meet the requirements of a
specific class of client which ensures that, whatever your budget or
implementation scenario, we are well positioned to accommodate your support
needs. Support may be purchased as an annual subscription or on ad-hoc
(per incident) basis.
To view available support options:
http://www.openfiler.com/products/support-comparison
Source Code
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As per the terms of the GPL all source code and patches for the
software included in Openfiler is available to download
from the Openfiler Project website at https://project.openfiler.com
Copyright 2001-2008 Openfiler.
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Openfiler is a trademark of the Openfiler Project.
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