NexentaStor is a OpenSolaris (not yet) illumos-based storage appliance that I use at work. Nexenta Systems builds a ZFS storage appliance OS that can be installed on whiteboxes that may also have been validated previously to run it. They sell their appliance software as ‘Open Storage appliance’. So is OpenStorage = OSS? Actually I prefer … more
While you can also do quite some LUN mapping on the level of an FC switch I’d like to write here about what there are for possibilities on the level of the OpenSolaris / illumos STMF: Last time I simply added a view to a LUN for everybody which isn’t a good idea if you … more
The first article was a bit specific on NexentaOS 3.x bust most of the things I’ll write here can be used (currently) 1:1 on OpenIndiana and SmartOS Live (once you get it installed on Disk). I’d not recommend using the UNIX shell within NexentaStor, the Appliance OS that comes with a Storage Management System (NMS) … more
I have been lucky to get some elderly 4 GBit FC hardware step by step from used-hardware resellers for a reasonably low price – this originated in the interest after deploying a iSCSI SAN at work using the OpenSolaris (soon to be illumos) based NexentaStor appliance OS. Thankfully my employer allowed my to install and … more