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Network Security Toolkit
Network Security Toolkit (NST) is a bootable live disc based on the Fedora distribution. The toolkit was designed to provide easy access to best-of-breed open source network security applications and should run on most x86 platforms. The main intent of developing this toolkit was to provide the network security administrator with a comprehensive set of open source network security tools. What we find rather fascinating with NST is that we can transform most x86_64 systems into a system designed for network traffic analysis, intrusion detection, network packet generation, wireless network monitoring, a virtual system service server, or a sophisticated network/host scanner.
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2012-07-21 |
NEW • BSD Release: FreeNAS 8.2.0 |
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After four beta versions and one release candidate, FreeNAS 8.2.0 is available for download, which is a free, open-source, Network-Attached Storage (NAS) operating system based on FreeBSD. From the release announcement: "The FreeNAS development team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of FreeNAS 8.2.0-RELEASE. FreeNAS 8.2.0-RELEASE is the first release on new branch of code that incorporates tighter integration between the ZFS command line and the FreeNAS GUI. This release also features the ability to run arbitrary services and interact with them through the FreeNAS GUI in a FreeBSD jail. This jail allows a wide range of third party software to be run on top of FreeNAS, using the PBI format from PC-BSD or FreeBSD packages or ports, as well as official FreeNAS plugins. Additional features include: support for iSCSI target reload; GUI support for SAS and FC multipath hardware; WebShell accessible from the FreeNAS web interface; ZFS scrubs are configurable from the GUI...." Read the press release, the release notes, and an important update to 8.2.0-RELEASE-p1. Download: FreeNAS-8.2.0-RELEASE-p1-x86.iso (96MB, SHA256), FreeNAS-8.2.0-RELEASE-p1-x64.iso (104MB, SHA256).
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TrueNAS CORE (previously known as FreeNAS) is a free and Open Source Network-Attached Storage (NAS) operating system that supports file, block and object storage. TrueNAS CORE is FreeBSD based and is a community-supported branch of the TrueNAS project, sponsored by iXsystems. It also has a commercial branch called TrueNAS Enterprise and a free and HyperConverged storage solution called TrueNAS SCALE. The TrueNAS SCALE branch is based on the Debian Linux distribution.
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2024-07-09 |
Distribution Release: TrueNAS 24.04.1.1 "SCALE" |
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TrueNAS is a project which develops network attached storage operating systems. SCALE is the Debian-based branch of the project. TrueNAS SCALE recently received an update which significantly improves input/output performance. "After a successful release and the fastest adoption of software in TrueNAS history, TrueNAS SCALE 24.04 'Dragonfish' has its first update today. The performance being achieved is significantly beyond TrueNAS 13.0 and Cobia. Dragonfish benefits from OpenZFS, Linux, SAMBA improvements, and some TrueNAS optimizations. The performance changes may not be obvious for smaller systems, but larger systems need software performance that scales with core and drive count. Dragonfish has significant improvements in IOPS (virtualization and databases), bandwidth (video and backup), and File Metadata (directory listings). 50% more IOPS: IOPS (Input/Outputs Per Second) is a classic storage metric for transactional workloads like virtual desktops and databases. On the same platform and pool configuration (a TrueNAS M50 with 20 SSDs in 4x 5wZ1) we see 50% higher IOPS with Dragonfish when compared to TrueNAS 13.0." Further details can be found in the project's release announcement and in the release notes. Download: TrueNAS-SCALE-24.04.1.1.iso (1,553MB, SHA256, signature). |
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2024-04-24 |
Distribution Release: TrueNAS 24.04.0 "SCALE" |
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Pee Jay Latombo has announced the availability of TrueNAS SCALE 24.04, a major new update of iXsystems's specialist, Debian-based distribution designed for NAS (network-attached storage) computers. This release adds new SMB and NFS status pages for active session monitoring and administration: "After a successful beta release and the fastest adoption of release candidate software in TrueNAS history, TrueNAS SCALE 24.04 'Dragonfish' roars onto the scene in its official release today. As the fourth major version of TrueNAS SCALE, 24.04 brings forward major performance improvements, new features and expanded hardware support. SMB Client Auditing has been added to the TrueNAS web UI. This audit trail provides TrueNAS administrators the ability to monitor client activity graphically through Web-Driven queries, as well as exporting of reports for offline auditing compliance. Live client sessions for both the SMB and NFS file-sharing protocols can also be viewed and managed from the TrueNAS web UI, allowing you to identify which files are open and in use by connected users. Use the new Sessions icon on the Sharing screen to explore this new functionality." See the release announcement and the release notes for further details. Download: TrueNAS-SCALE-24.04.0.iso (1,551MB, SHA256, signature). |
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2023-10-25 |
Distribution Release: TrueNAS 23.10.0 "SCALE" |
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Pee Jay Latombo has announced the availability of TrueNAS SCALE 23.10, a major new update of iXsystems's specialist, Debian-based distribution providing NAS (network-attached storage) solutions. This release delivers Linux kernel 6.1 and the brand-new OpenZFS 2.2 file system, among many other improvements: "TrueNAS SCALE 23.10 'Cobia' is here. Now available for download, it is the third major release of TrueNAS SCALE. Each major release of TrueNAS SCALE has delivered improvements in quality, functionality, security, and performance. Along the way, TrueNAS SCALE has grown from 4,000 to more than 80,000 Linux-based systems in less than two years, an astronomical 400% annual growth rate. The TrueNAS SCALE 23.10.0 release version includes another 200 bug fixes and is feature-complete. The highlights of 23.10 include: Linux kernel 6.1 and improved hardware support; NVIDIA 535.54.03 driver updates; Netdata backend stats collection; scale up to 1,200 drives and 25 PB+ on a single system; improved apps UI; improved storage pool UI; simplified feedback and bug reporting; ZFS and performance improvements; OpenZFS 2.2 with many iXsystems contributions...." See the release announcement and the release notes for further details. Download: TrueNAS-SCALE-23.10.0.iso (1,511MB, SHA256, signature). |
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2023-08-17 |
Development Release: TrueNAS 23.10 Beta 1 |
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The TrueNAS team has published a development snapshot of the project's network-attached storage SCALE branch. The new beta upgrades the Linux kernel, NVIDIA drivers, and OpenZFS: "What's New In TrueNAS SCALE Cobia? A heck of a lot! Rather than go through every enhancement in detail, we'll provide a quick overview and share the specifics of key Cobia features in future blogs. Some of the highlights include:OpenZFS 2.2 with many iXsystems contributions. Linux Kernel 6.1 and improved hardware support. NVIDIA 535.54.03 driver updates. Improved Apps UI. Improved Storage Pool UI. ZFS Block Cloning (Deduplication) for SMB and NFS file copies. ZFS dRAID Pool Layouts (coming soon). Netdata backend stats collection. Samba update and speed improvements. Simplified SMB cluster expansion via TrueCommand (coming soon). Importing of SMB shares from other systems (soming soon to Apps). Scale up to 1200 drives and 25PB+ on a single system. iSCSI improvements including ALUA support. Simplified feedback and bug reporting. Pause/Unpause ZFS Scrub Controls." Additional details can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (SHA256): TrueNAS-SCALE-23.10-BETA.1.iso (1,503MB, signature). |
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2023-06-01 |
BSD Release: TrueNAS 13.0-U5 "CORE" |
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Pee Jay Latombo has announced the release of TrueNAS CORE 13.0-U5, an updated build of the project's specialist, FreeBSD-based software designed for NAS (Network-Attached Storage) computers. The new release brings improvements in ransomware protection: "Building on the Enterprise quality of prior versions, the third update of TrueNAS 13 was released today. In addition to greater maturity and test coverage, Globally Distributed Storage provided by iX-Storj is also now included in this release. Compared to TrueNAS 12, TrueNAS 13 includes significant new components and has improved performance, scalability, and reliability in subsequent releases. In the two months since TrueNAS 13.0-U2 was released, it has already become the 2nd most deployed version of TrueNAS. TrueNAS 13.0-U5 builds on the maturity of the prior version with 30 bug fixes and security updates. It also includes enclosure management updates for the TrueNAS R50 Gen3, which was announced two weeks ago." See the release announcement and the release notes for detailed information about the product. Download: TrueNAS-13.0-U5.iso (999MB, SHA256, signature). |
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2023-04-12 |
Distribution Release: TrueNAS 22.12.2 "SCALE" |
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TrueNAS SCALE is a Debian-based operating system developed by iXsystems for providing network attached storage solutions. The company's latest update to TrueNAS SCALE is version 22.12.2 which includes some enhancements to administration and authentication. The release notes state: "22.12.2 includes many new features and improved functionality that span SCALE Enterprise High Availability (HA), applications, rootless login administrative user, enclosure management, and replication: Adding sudo options to user and replication configuration screens. SSH service option for the administration user. Application advanced settings changes that add a force flag option. Replication task improvements that add reasons why tasks are waiting to run. (Enterprise only) Applications new Kubernetes passthrough functionality. (Enterprise only) New enclosure management for the R30 and Mini R platforms. It also implements fixes to pool status reporting, application options, reporting functions, cloud sync and replication tasks, iSCSI shares, SMB service in HA systems, various UI issues, UI behavior related to isolated GPU and USB passthrough in VMs, and changes to setting options and failover on HA systems." Download (SHA256): TrueNAS-SCALE-22.12.2.iso (1,659MB, signature). |
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2023-02-22 |
Distribution Release: TrueNAS 22.12.1 "SCALE" |
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iXsystems has announced the release of an update to the company's TrueNAS "SCALE" product, a network attached storage solution based on Debian. "TrueNAS SCALE 22.12.1 is the first maintenance update to 22.12.0, with over 300 improvements and bug fixes. Users still on the previous version (Angelfish) also have a simple update when using the same features and following the release notes. After a couple of weeks of community testing, we expect to recommend users to update their Angelfish and Bluefin systems to this latest release. TrueNAS SCALE Bluefin inherits all the functional capabilities of Angelfish and adds many new features. This first update (22.12.1) includes many significant improvements and bug fixes that are listed in the release notes. Highlights include: Performance improvements to further optimize various storage protocol workloads. SMB Share Proxy provides a redirect mechanism for making many TrueNAS SMB shares available in a common namespace presented by one TrueNAS system. This reduces the configuration needed for each SMB client. Sudo fields are added to replication tasks to provide the correct privileges on remote targets." The release announcement and release notes offer additional information. Download (SHA256): TrueNAS-SCALE-22.12.1.iso (1,657MB, signature). |
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2022-12-15 |
Distribution Release: TrueNAS 22.12.0 "SCALE" |
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TrueNAS SCALE is a Deban-based network attached storage (NAS) operating system. The project's latest release, TrueNAS 22.12.0 "SCALE" introduces a bulk upgrade feature and improves upon rootless logins. "TrueNAS SCALE 22.12.0 has been released and includes many new features and improved functionality. SCALE 22.12.0 features include: Improvements to rootless login authentication methods that allow you to specify the username to connect to the remote NAS while automatically setting up keychain SSH connections. It makes /home/admin always exist and stores the SSH authorized keys in this directory. It adds API authentication when using Directory Services. This feature is a first step toward improving the local accounts feature and additional improvements are being planned for future SCALE updates. Adds a bulk Upgrade operation that updates installed applications that have available updates, adds new apps to the Available Applications catalog, and implements the overlayfs driver for Docker which improves performance over the Linux Kubernetes driver." Further details are available in the release notes. Download (SHA256): TrueNAS-SCALE-22.12.0.iso (1,652MB, signature). |
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2022-11-01 |
BSD Release: TrueNAS 13.0-U5 "CORE" |
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Pee Jay Latombo has announced the release of TrueNAS CORE 13.0-U5, an updated build of the project's specialist, FreeBSD-based operating system designed for NAS (Network-Attached Storage) computers. The new release brings a number of bug fixes and a variety of feature improvements: "Building on the Enterprise maturity of prior versions, TrueNAS 13.0-U5 is released. The previous version, TrueNAS 13.0-U4, proved to be the highest quality release in TrueNAS history and has become the most widely-deployed version of TrueNAS. This new release includes roughly 60 new bug fixes including improvements to NFS, SMB and replication. For Enterprise users, a specific fix corrects an incorrect alert in earlier generation NVDIMMs. TrueNAS 13.0 includes significant new components and delivers improved performance, scalability and reliability when compared to the previous major version, TrueNAS 12.0. To date, over 75% of TrueNAS 12.0 users have updated to TrueNAS 13.0, including many of our larger enterprise customers." See the release announcement and the release notes for further information. Download: TrueNAS-13.0-U5.iso (999MB, SHA256, signature). |
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