I don't know if this is the right forum, this may be a FreeNAS question, or an ESXi question, or both. Or even a networking question. But I think it's a FreeNAS question. Feel free to move. I recently ...

So you’ve taken my earlier advice and used the free and open-source FreeNAS operating system to convert an old desktop PC into a server, instead of consigning it to the e-waste heap. (If you haven’t, ...

I am attempting to setup a home server using the iSCSI capabilities of OpenFiler or FreeNAS within a VM on an ESXi 4 server. My questions concern performance, reliability and feature set of the two ...

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PC lovers tend to collect a lot of hardware as the years roll by. Instead of leaving it to collect dust, why not repurpose it as a file-slinging server? Several free and open-source operating systems ...

If you’ve ever considered purchasing a NAS (short for network-attached storage) device to add storage to your home or small office network, you may have balked due to the relatively high prices they ...

Software-based Network Attached Storage (NAS) is perfect for the do-it-yourselfer who doesn’t want to buy a pre-packaged appliance. With software-based NAS, you load the software onto the device of ...