Nexenta Core Platform version 1.0.1 is now available. Here you can download Nexenta CD images and burn them yourself using your CD/DVD writer. Please visit Getting Started for a quick tour, screenshots, and installation instructions.

NexentaCore 1.0.1 Release (stable) Highlights

  • OpenSolaris b85+ based (x86 32-bit and 64-bit, non-debug), with critical patches from b87,b88 and b90

  • ZFS write-throttle fixes
  • Ubuntu/Dapper based
  • Now ZFS-root is the only default method for installation
  • Significantly improved speed of boot_archive creation - up to 5 times faster!
  • Support for new SAS/SATA controllers: Areca, LSI Mega, IBM ServeRAID
  • Many small improvements and bug fixes for APT repository

NexentaCore 2.0 Alpha1 Release (unstable) Highlights

  • 3392 packages ported over just two weeks of Hardy Hackathon Fest! This includes latest dpkg/apt, gcc, binutils, coreutils, perl, python, ruby, Qt libs, GTK libs, etc you name it..
  • Based on Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron)
  • 100% native Debian environment, easy to upgrade, easy to use
  • OpenSolaris b85+ based (x86 32-bit and 64-bit, non-debug), with critical patches from b87,b88 and b90


Release Packaging

Please note:

  • Nexenta Core Platform is distributed in a form of a zipped ISO image

Changelog

OpenSolaris changes can be tracked through http://dlc.sun.com/osol/on/downloads.

Easy Steps

Try Nexenta Core now with two easy steps:

  1. Download /!\ , optionally check MD5(s) for the zipped images, and then unzip.

  2. Read Getting Started - these pages will guide you through the installation process.


(from Mirror 1 - including Desktop versions)

(from Mirror 2)

For commercial usage, please consider NexentaStor product.


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