iXsystems, which develops a distribution kit for the rapid deployment of FreeNAS network storages and commercial TrueNAS products based on it, about the start of work on a new open project TrueNAS SCALE. A feature of TrueNAS SCALE was the use of the Linux kernel and the Debian 11 (Testing) package base, while all previously released products of the company, including TrueOS (former PC-BSD), were based on FreeBSD.
Among the goals of creating a new distribution is the expansion of scaling, simplification of infrastructure management, the use of Linux containers and a focus on creating . As in FreeNAS, TrueNAS SCALE relies on the ZFS file system in the implementation from the project (as a reference implementation of ZFS, it is proposed ). TrueNAS SCALE will also use tools developed by iXsystems for FreeNAS and TrueNAS 12.
FreeBSD-based development and support for FreeNAS, TrueNAS CORE, and TrueNAS Enterprise will continue without change. The key message of the initiative is that OpenZFS 2.0 will be support for both Linux and FreeBSD, which opens the door to experimentation in creating a universal toolkit for NAS that is not tied to a specific operating system, and allows you to start experimenting with Linux. Using Linux will allow you to implement some ideas that are unattainable using FreeBSD. As a result, FreeBSD and Linux based solutions will coexist and complement each other using a common toolkit codebase.
Development of TrueNAS SCALE-specific build scripts . During the next quarter, we plan to publish more detailed information about the architecture and offer periodically updated test builds to familiarize yourself with the development progress. The first release of TrueNAS SCALE is scheduled for 2021.
Recall that two months ago iXsystems merging the free FreeNAS distribution with the commercial TrueNAS project, which extends the FreeNAS experience for enterprises, and about the termination of the development of the TrueOS project (former PC-BSD). Interestingly, in 2009 FreeNAS already distribution kit , which has been ported to the Linux kernel and Debian package base.
Source: opennet.ru