Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 16:10:42 -0500 From: "Dean E. Weimer" <dweimer@dweimer.net> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD Server Message-ID: <91ec22100b4f963dad9988b7779a742a@www.dweimer.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.64.1205171624580.1808@nber6> References: <4FB533E3.9010805@centurytel.net> <Pine.GSO.4.64.1205171624580.1808@nber6>
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On 05/17/2012 15:29, Daniel Feenberg wrote: > On Thu, 17 May 2012, lpeth wrote: > >> FreeBSD >> Dear Sirs; >> I have a 8core, 32 GB ram server I built myself. AMD cpu, with >> Supermicro motherboard. I want to use FreeNAS as a database system, >> and I'm wondering what it will cost to use FreeBSD with FreeNAS. I see >> the Version I would like is $40 for a four CD set, but that does not >> mean I get to use the server version of it. What is the server version >> going to cost? >> Sincerely, >> Mark T. Evans > > > FreeNAS is effectively a FreeBSD distribution emphasizing storage. It > is open source and free of cost: > > http://www.freenas.org/ > > The CDs are nice, but you can download an ISO also. iXSystems have > TrueNAS, which is costly. My understanding is that FreeNAS is a > subset > of TrueNAS. See: > > http://www.ixsystems.com/storage/ix/truenas/ > > for more information. > > Daniel Feenberg > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" They also sell a FreeNAS for home / Small office installs that is vary reasonably priced, I have been hoping to have enough spare cash on hand this winter to buy one as an upgrade my existing FreeNAS box that was built form spare PC parts with a few new hard drives thrown in ever since I have noticed the new product on their website. http://www.ixsystems.com/storage/ix/home-office-storage/freenas-mini.html -- Thanks, Dean E. Weimer http://www.dweimer.net/
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