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ZFS is not just a filesystem but also a volume manager

ZFS is well known for being extremely resilient

ZFS utilizes Copy-On-Write and checksumming to ensure data integrity

In brings additional features such as snapshots, deduplication and compression

ZFS Use Cases

File storage

support NFS and SMB sharing

Backup storage

perfect fit to meet the 3-2-1 backup rule

Media storage

brings data integrity to your media workload

Archival storage

secure atchival copy for your data that remains consistent over time

How ZFS is delivered in traditional solutions on the market

ZFS in TrueNAS:

  1. Fully based on ZFS

  2. designed to be delivered as a baremetal installation

  3. Can be deployed as a VM 


ZFS in openmediavault

  1. No native ZFS integration

  2. Available as a plugin

  3. Designed to be deployed as a baremetal but can be run as a VM

What is StarWind SAN&NAS

  • StarWind SAN & NAS is an SDS solution designed to bring the benefits of ZFS into the existing virtualized infrastructure

  • Designed to be deployed as a Linux-based VM on VMware ESXi or Microsoft Hyper-V to share storage over iSCSI/NFS/SMB

  • Exceptionally simple deployment with "First Run Wizard"

  • Minimalistic system requirements allowing it to repurpose your aging hardware: minimum 4 VCPUs and 4GB of RAM (8 vCPUs and 16Gb of RAM if ZFS is used)

  • Not only ZFS but also Linux Software RAID and hardware RAID support

 Upcoming Features

  • Baremetal deployment. ETA: August 2022

  • KVM (Proxmox VM) deployment. ETA: August 2022

  • High Availability. ETA: September 2022

  • SMB and NFS management in Web UI. ETA: September 2022

  • ZFS-based snapshots. ETA: Q4 2022

  • NVME-oF support. ETA: Q4 2022