OpenMediaVault

OpenMediaVault

Developer Volker Theile
OS family GNU/Linux
↳ Debian GNU/Linux
↳ OpenMediaVault
Latest release 2.1.14 / 11 September 2015 (2015-09-11)[1]
Platforms IA-32
AMD64
ARM
License GNU GPL v3 (Free Software)
Official website www.openmediavault.org

OpenMediaVault (OMV) is a free open-source software (FOSS) network-attached storage (NAS)[2] developed since 2009.[3] It is based on the Debian Linux distribution. It is licensed through the GNU General Public License v3[4] as published by the Free Software Foundation. The founding developer Volker Theile was previously involved with the FreeBSD project FreeNAS.[5][6] Volker implemented a new version of FreeNAS based on Debian Linux because of the overall hardware and software support compared to FreeBSD. The original developer of FreeNAS, Olivier Cochard-Labbé, later announced that FreeNAS will remain with FreeBSD as the base operating system.[7] Later the two developers agreed on CoreNAS as the new name for the Debian-based version. Shortly after, Volker renamed the project to its current name of OpenMediaVault.[8] Since then, both projects continue to be actively developed in parallel.[9]

Technical

OpenMediaVault comes with little changes made to the operating system by utilizing Debian packages. It is designed to use a web based interface for management and customization. OpenMediaVault uses file based services such as CIFS (Samba) and NFS as part of its core. In addition, SAN support is available by using iSCSI block level data access. Through an application programming interface (API), OpenMediaVault can be extended to support additional applications as plugins. It is written in Ext JS. A core set of plugins is provided by the developer. The plugins can be installed in the web interface. Additional plugins are also available from independent developers.

Features

Plug-ins

Additional plug-ins are available via additional package repositories. The majority of those Plug-ins are developed by a group called OpenMediaVault Plugin Developers.[10] The status of all Plug-ins can be viewed online.[11] In October 2014 there were around 30 plugins available. In June 2015 there are already more than 70 stable plug-ins available. Here is an excerpt of the plugins from independent developers:

Minimum System requirements

OpenMediaVault requires at least one dedicated hard disk to install. The hard disk will be used entirely for OMV. Any additional hard disks should be configured after the installation. At least two hard disks are needed to make OMV functional. Below is a list of minimum requirements:

Hardware support

Refer to the Debian Hardware Database to see a complete list of compatible hardware.[12]

Release history

Legend: Old version Older version, still supported Current version Latest preview version Future release
Version Name Release Date Base Notes
Old version, no longer supported: 0.2 Ix EoL 2011-10-17[13] Debian 6 initial public release
Old version, no longer supported: 0.3 Omnius EoL 2012-04-18[14] Debian 6 introduced multi-language web interface and graphical user prompt for rights administration via ACL
Old version, no longer supported: 0.4 Fedaykin EoL 2012-09-21[15][16] Debian 6 general improvements and customizing
Old version, no longer supported: 0.5 Sardaukar EoL 2013-08-25[17] Debian 6 changes in the API, 0.4 plugins are not compatible[18]
Older version, yet still supported: 1.0 Kralizec oldstable version 2014-09-15[19] Debian 7 Better support for weaker systems, Dashboard with support for widgets, Improved infrastructure for plug-ins.
Current stable version: 2.0 Stone Burner stable version 2015-06-29[20][21] Debian 7 New Sencha ExtJS 5.1.1 Framework for the WebGUI, reworked Network Interface configuration with support for WiFi and VLAN and more

Trivia

In addition to the version number, each version has a codename which is from the novel Dune from Frank Herbert.

See also

References

External links

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