Openfiler Explained
| Openfiler |
| Author: | Mukund Sivaraman |
| Version Of: | CentOS |
| Developer: | Openfiler Ltd. |
| Family: | Unix-like |
| Working State: | Inactive |
| Source Model: | Open-source |
| Latest Release Version: | 2.99.1 |
| Supported Platforms: | IA-32, x86-64 |
| License: | GNU GPLv2 |
Openfiler is an operating system that provides file-based network-attached storage and block-based storage area network. It was created by Xinit Systems, and is based on the CentOS Linux distribution. It is free software licensed under the GNU GPLv2
History
The Openfiler codebase was started at Xinit Systems in 2001. The company created a project and donated the codebase to it in October 2003.
The first public release of Openfiler was made in May 2004. The latest release was published in 2011.
Although there has been no formal announcement, there is no evidence that Openfiler is being actively developed since 2015. DistroWatch has listed Openfiler as discontinued. The official website states that paid support is still available.
Criticism
Though some users have run Openfiler for years with few problems, in a 2013 article on SpiceWorks website, the author recommended against using Openfiler, citing lack of features, lack of support and risk of data loss.
See also
Further reading
- Web site: Turn Your Machine Into Enterprise Storage With Openfiler . Buford . Cory . 2008-09-10 . linux.com . The Linux Foundation . 2019-09-20 . dmy-all.
- Web site: OpenFiler: an Open-Source Network Storage Appliance . Childers . Bill . 2009-05-01 . linuxjournal.com . Linux Journal, LLC . 2019-09-20 . The OpenFiler distribution is an easy-to-install, easy-to-use, nearly turnkey solution. . dmy-all.
- Web site: 10 free storage utilities. Some software is truly offered without strings . Conner . Deni . 2007-02-23 . computerworld.com . IDG Communications, Inc. . 2019-09-20 . There's nothing like free software to save some drain on your storage management or data protection budget -- if that free software works, of course. Here are 10 storage utilities you can download and start using to manage your storage-area network (SAN), deploy network-attached storage (NAS), or monitor and assess the privacy of your network. . dmy-all.
- Web site: Low-Cost Storage Tools: Open-Source Projects Provide Increasing Choices . https://web.archive.org/web/20071030044427/http://www.processor.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles%2Fp2942%2F23p42%2F23p42.asp&guid=&searchtype=&WordList=&bJumpTo=True . dead . 2007-10-30 . Dunn . Darrel . 2007-10-18 . processor.com . Sandhills Publishing Company . 2019-09-20 . dmy-all.
- Web site: More specialty Linuxes to the rescue . Grehen . Rick . 2009-02-24 . computerworld.com . IDG Communications, Inc. . 2019-09-20 . dmy-all.
- Web site: Open Source NAS with SAN possibly coming . Meller . Chris . 2003-11-04 . techworld.com . IDG UK . 2019-09-20 . NAS and SAN software has been proprietary, up until now. It meets storage standard interfaces of course, but the code itself is private. A UK Linux house is proposing to change this. . dmy-all.
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