I'm looking to put together a SAN box - 6 2TB Raid Edition SATA drives, 24GB RAM, i7 quad processor. I've done this with simple rsync-and-samba servers on FreeBSD and ZFS quite a bit, but I've never ...

Is there anyone here using ZFS on top of a GELI-encrypted provider on hardware which could be considered "slow" by today's standards? What are the performance implications of doing this? The reason I ...

FreeNAS Mini provides administrators the ultimate in control over their NAS, thanks to the extensibility of its open-source software, despite some exasperation with the Unix/Free BSD software in ...

Among the legions of Linux users and admins, there seems to be a sort of passive curiosity about FreeBSD and other *BSDs. Like commuters on a packed train, they gaze out at a less crowded, vaguely ...

FreeBSD 15 is here: The BSD, primarily suited for servers and appliances, has made great strides – for its standards. This is likely due to the significant industry support, which clearly sees FreeBSD ...