Download FreeNAS 0.7.2.7529

FreeNAS is now released by IXsystems, but there are still some developers working on the ‘old’ 7.2 version and they have released one last update. With FreeNAS, a networked computer can be used as a network attached storage machine, so purely for storing data. The whole is based on FreeBSD version 7.3 and provided with a clear web interface. The system requirements are low. For example, 128MB of space is needed for an installation and 256MB of memory is enough to run it. FreeNAS has support for many network protocols and can optionally be used as a UPnP, web and iTunes server, or to download BitTorrent files. The changelog of this release shows the following changes:

New Features

• Samba 3.5.6.
• AIO setting from WebGUI.
• AMD CPU on-die digital thermal sensor.
• Advanced Format 4KB sector (UFS/GPT data partition). (data partition in the boot disk is always aligned to 32KB)
• ZFS cache/log device and 4KB device in the pool.
• Logical Block Length or iSCSI disk.
• Virtual machine guest support (VMware and VirtualBox).
• iSCSI boot/install (experimental).

Upgrade Notes

• Before upgrade you must always backup your configuration file, your system disk and all your data (if possible).
• DO NOT use firmware upgrade if your installed FreeNAS revision is lower than 0.7.2(5175).
• If your version is after 0.7.2(5175), you can upgrade it by any ways.
• If your version is lower than 0.7.2(5175), and you install by option #1 (no data in the boot disk), and there is space of at least 128MB in the boot disk, you can upgrade it from LiveCD. Otherwise, a new installation is necessary. (This procedure formats the boot disk.) And, you must remove the mount point of the boot disk, and add it again.

Other Notes

• The system requirements have changed.
• The minimum space to install:
  • OS disk: 128MB (120MiB), Mem: 384MB for embedded.
  • OS disk: 400MB (380MiB), Mem: 256MB for full.