I am looking for a free ZFS storage solution for my servers. I prefer a simple and easy to use AIO solution rather than OS addon. Must work with or be available to Windows. At the moment, I am leaning towards ZFSguru but need more info from someone who uses it.
I know that Rockstor uses BTRFS and I know that Storage Spaces uses ReFS but I may decide to go with either of those if they can suit my needs better than a ZFS option.
I left out Napp-It because I am not a fan of it's web interface and limited free user feature set. I left out Amahi because it isn't free.
If there are others I left out that you think would be good, let me know. I made this thread to get as much info as possible.
My experience with all this is limited and I am still learning so forgive me if I sound stupid.
The only one I have used so far is Napp-It. I used SMB? to make it available to Window as a network drive.
I will have 4 storage servers. I want to have one server configured to mirror another server including any changes made to the files, mirror snapshots, everything. Besides the mirrored server, I just want to make the other 3 available to my PC's as a network drive.
I am looking for something that is feature rich and possibly allows plug-ins.
I also have 2 Compaq ProLiant DL360 that I could repurpose although I don't know how old or useful they will be and I don't know there specs. If they are too old I can always pickup another 1U server cheap. I was wondering if it would be better to install an OS on each server or just install on one of the 1U servers and have it manage all servers. Can ZFS Guru do that?
I know that Rockstor uses BTRFS and I know that Storage Spaces uses ReFS but I may decide to go with either of those if they can suit my needs better than a ZFS option.
I left out Napp-It because I am not a fan of it's web interface and limited free user feature set. I left out Amahi because it isn't free.
If there are others I left out that you think would be good, let me know. I made this thread to get as much info as possible.
My experience with all this is limited and I am still learning so forgive me if I sound stupid.
The only one I have used so far is Napp-It. I used SMB? to make it available to Window as a network drive.
I will have 4 storage servers. I want to have one server configured to mirror another server including any changes made to the files, mirror snapshots, everything. Besides the mirrored server, I just want to make the other 3 available to my PC's as a network drive.
I am looking for something that is feature rich and possibly allows plug-ins.
I also have 2 Compaq ProLiant DL360 that I could repurpose although I don't know how old or useful they will be and I don't know there specs. If they are too old I can always pickup another 1U server cheap. I was wondering if it would be better to install an OS on each server or just install on one of the 1U servers and have it manage all servers. Can ZFS Guru do that?