From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu May 17 21:21:31 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A21211065672 for ; Thu, 17 May 2012 21:21:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dweimer@dweimer.net) Received: from webmail.dweimer.net (24-240-198-187.static.stls.mo.charter.com [24.240.198.187]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6AC908FC14 for ; Thu, 17 May 2012 21:21:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from www.dweimer.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by webmail.dweimer.net (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q4HLAgAJ094996 for ; Thu, 17 May 2012 16:10:42 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from dweimer@dweimer.net) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 16:10:42 -0500 From: "Dean E. Weimer" To: Mail-Reply-To: In-Reply-To: References: <4FB533E3.9010805@centurytel.net> Message-ID: <91ec22100b4f963dad9988b7779a742a@www.dweimer.net> X-Sender: dweimer@dweimer.net User-Agent: RoundCube Webmail/0.6 Subject: Re: FreeBSD Server X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: dweimer@dweimer.net List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 21:21:31 -0000 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/