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Why not use SmartOS (if you're fine with having your NAS in seperate VMs) or OmniOS (for a traditional server approach), both Solaris derivates, with native ZFS
by zmix 9y ago
Why not use SmartOS (if you're fine with having your NAS in seperate VMs) or OmniOS (for a traditional server approach), both Solaris derivates, with native ZFS and Solaris Zones, both have the Linux KVM ported, so you can run a Linux machine as a Solaris zone, etc.? What you get is not a NAS, but a Home-/Fileserver.
- mybeardisgray 9y agoOpenSolaris derivatives have incredibly restrictive hardware compatibility. Therefore, the likelihood of existing hardware being supported is poor and the list of potentially purchased hardware is short.