Openfiler A powerful, intuitive browser-based network storage software distribution.
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A powerful, intuitive browser-based network storage software distribution. Openfiler is a intuitive, powerful browser-based network storage software distribution. Openfiler delivers file-based Network Attached Storage and block-based Storage Area Networking in a single framework.Openfiler sits atop of CentOS Linux (which is derived from sources freely provided to the public by a prominent North American Enterprise Linux vendor). It is distributed as a stand-alone Linux distribution. The entire software stack interfaces with third-party software that is all open source.File-based networking protocols supported by Openfiler include: NFS, SMB/CIFS, HTTP/WebDAV and FTP. Network directories supported by Openfiler include NIS, LDAP (with support for SMB/CIFS encrypted passwords), Active Directory (in native and mixed modes) and Hesiod. Authentication protocols include Kerberos 5.Openfiler includes support for volume-based partitioning, iSCSI (target and initiator), scheduled snapshots, resource quota, and a single unified interface for share management which makes allocating shares for various network file-system protocols a breeze. Here are some key features of "Openfiler": Powerful block storage virtualization: · Full iSCSI target support, with support for virtual iSCSI targets for optimal division of storage · Extensive volume and physical storage management support · Support for large block devices · Full software RAID management support · Support for multiple volume groups for optimal storage allocation · Online volume size and overlying filesystem expansion · Point-in-time snapshots support with scheduling · Volume usage reporting · Synchronous / asynchronous volume migration & replication (manual setup necessary currently) · iSCSI initiator (manual setup necessary currently) · Extensive share management features Support for multiple shares per volume: · Multi-level share directory tree · Multi-group based access control on a per-share basis · Multi-host/network based access control on a per-share basis · Per-share service activation (NFS, SMB/CIFS, HTTP/WebDAV, FTP with read/write controls) · Support for auto-created SMB home directories · Support for SMB/CIFS "shadow copy" feature for snapshot volumes · Support for public/guest shares · Accounts management Authentication using Pluggable Authentication Modules, configured from the web-interface: · NIS, LDAP, Hesiod, Active Directory (native and mixed modes), NT4 domain controller · Guest/public account support · Quota / resource allocation Per-volume group-quota management for space and files: · Per-volume user-quota management for space and files · Per-volume guest-quota management for space and files · User and group templates support for quota allocation · Other features UPS management support: · Built-in SSH client Java applet · Full industry-standard protocol suite CIFS/SMB support for Microsoft Windows-based clients: · NFSv3 support for all UNIX clients with support for ACL protocol extensions · NFSv4 support (testing) · FTP support · WebDAV and HTTP 1.1 support · Linux distribution back-end for any other customizations · Open source provides you the power to modify and deploy software if you want to do so What's New in This Release: · Updated features and functionality.

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