Linux OpenFiler is a 'storage management operating system' or Operating System data storage manager. Besides the kernel, use OpenFiler packages Open Source applications such as Apache, Samba, Linux Volume Management, ext3, Linux NFS and iSCSI are all targeted to enterprise users.
Openfiler combines open source technologies into a compact solution with a web-based GUI frontend and an easy set up. Openfiler can be used as a basis to build a Network Attached Storage (NAS) and the aplian Storage Area Network (SAN), using industry-standard hardware (PC) in the installation time of less than 10 minutes.
Openfiler is built on the Linux CentOS operating system and network protocol support including NFS, SMB / CIFS, HTTP / WebDAV and FTP. Supported network directory Openfiler include NIS, LDAP (with support for SMB / CIFS encrypted passwords), Active Directory and Hesiod. Protocols including Kerberos 5 authentication.
Features of "Openfiler" include:
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 currently Necessary)
iSCSI initiator (manual setup currently Necessary)
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 suite of industry-standard protocol
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
Openfiler is built on the Linux CentOS operating system and network protocol support including NFS, SMB / CIFS, HTTP / WebDAV and FTP. Supported network directory Openfiler include NIS, LDAP (with support for SMB / CIFS encrypted passwords), Active Directory and Hesiod. Protocols including Kerberos 5 authentication.
Features of "Openfiler" include:
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 currently Necessary)
iSCSI initiator (manual setup currently Necessary)
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 suite of industry-standard protocol
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
