FreeNAS® Features

• 4 tool-less drive bays - up to 12TB of data storage capacity
• Software RAID
• One Dual-Core Low-Power Intel® processor (Encryption Capable in the Mini Plus)
• 8GB of DDR3 memory in a 2 x 4GB layout (16GB in the Mini Plus)
• 1 x 1GbE Network interface (Onboard) - Optional second 1GbE port available
• Single 200W High-Efficiency power supply
• 4TB, 8TB, 12TB and driveless models available
• Dimensions: 8.5"W x 12.5 "D x 8.0 "H

The FreeNAS® software used by all FreeNAS® products is under continuous development by a community of passionate and dedicated experts. This means that when it's time to upgrade software, the upgrade is free, and the authors are users themselves. There is open dialog at all times on the FreeNAS® website and forums about where the project is headed, and what features are important to users. This is a stark contrast to commercial alternatives, which not only cost money, but often consider very little user feedback in their development.

Web User Interface

FreeNAS® 8 features a complete web user interface. No mess, no fuss – your server is easily controlled from any web-enabled device. Configuration is straightforward and simple, and you can make your changes on the fly.

Command Line Interface

FreeNAS® 8 is based on FreeBSD 8.x, and will update and keep current with the FreeBSD project. So if you're a savvy user, and prefer to use the command line, no problem! ssh in, and control your FreeNAS® device from the custom CLI.

ZFS - Zettabyte File System

One of FreeNAS® 8's most important features is full support for the ZFS filesystem. ZFS includes data integrity protection, practically unlimited size caps, cloneable snapshots, automatic repair, RAID-Z, and more. ZFS is fully open-source, and is a great way to store and manage your important files.

ZFS Disk Encryption

FreeNAS offers the only open-source ZFS disk encryption solution. With FreeNAS disk encryption, encrypted volumes can only be read by FreeNAS systems in possession of the master key for that volume. For additional security, administrators may add a passphrase and initialize a volume with random data. On typical hardware, disk encryption can incur a 35% performance penalty, but the Encryption Capable processor in the FreeNAS® Mini Plus makes encrypted volumes perform just as well as normal ones.

Snapshots

Snapshots protect your system from life's little accidents. If your data is somehow lost, FreeNAS® can restore from a snapshot. With the periodic snapshots feature, you can worry less about data loss, and use your system stress free.

Backup and Restore

Remote Replication allows you to copy a snapshot to an off-site server. The snapshots may then be sent back to restore an appliance after data loss, or activated in place on the remote server to recover older versions of individual files.

For a concise summary of the FreeNAS® Mini and FreeNAS® Mini Plus, download the FreeNAS® Mini Datasheet.

For more information about the FreeNAS® Project visit FreeNAS.org.