Effectively manage and monitor your data with LopoNAS's amazing features.

ZFS is designed for data integrity from top to bottom. RAID-Z, the software RAID that is part of ZFS, offers single parity protection like RAID 5, but without the “write hole” vulnerability thanks to the copy-on-write architecture of ZFS. The additional levels RAID-Z2 and RAID-Z3 offer double and triple parity protection, respectively. A software mirror option is also available. The LopoNAS Volumes screen lists each possible parity arrangement based on the number of disks you select when creating a new volume.

Every ZFS filesystem is also verified with checksums from top to bottom to ensure data integrity. If inconsistencies are found, parity blocks can be used to repair corrupt data. A regular scrub is turned on by default and can be rescheduled or configured from the web interface.

• Windows Backup
• Apple Time Machine
• rsync
• PC-BSD Life Preserver

LopoNAS is now able to offer encryption on ZFS volumes! A simple encryption option is available during volume creation. For additional security, users have the options of adding a passphrase or initializing a volume with random data. The only restriction is that only LopoNAS and FreeBSD can import encrypted volumes.

Encrypted volumes can only be read by LopoNAS/FreeNAS systems in possession of the master key for that volume. Encryption allows for confidence when retiring and recycling hard drives because the drives no longer need to be wiped provided the keys are obliterated. ^top

Thanks to ZFS, snapshots of the entire filesystem can be made and saved at any time. As long as a snapshot exists, administrators can access files as they were when the snapshot was made.

Snapshots can be made on a one-off basis or scheduled as a cron job from the web interface. At any time, the entire filesystem can be rolled back to the most recent snapshot. Older snapshots can be cloned and accessed to recover data from that version of the filesystem. From the web interface, users can see how much space a particular snapshot is occupying on the volume and delete, clone, or roll back to individual snapshots as needed. ^top

File sharing is what LopoNAS does best. Every major operating system is supported with SMB/CIFS (Windows file shares), NFS (Unix file shares) and AFP (Apple File Shares) as well as FTP, iSCSI (block sharing), WebDAV and other methods of sharing data over the network are available. iSCSI also supports VMware VAAI, Microsoft ODX and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and 2012 R2 Clustering.

Most operating systems, including Windows, Mac OS X, many Linux distributions, and PC-BSD® can connect using SMB shares with little or no additional configuration needed on the client side. Most Unix-like operating systems support connecting with NFS out of the box, and free clients are widely available. AFP is primarily used by Mac OSX and is well suited for a network environment that only connects with Macintosh clients. LopoNAS also supports Time Machine backups with a few minor tweaks on the system being backed up. ^top

If LopoNAS has one goal, it’s simplifying complex administrative tasks for as wide a user base as possible. Every aspect of a LopoNAS system can be managed from a Web User Interface. A setup Wizard further simplifies configuration at installation time or later in the setup process. Volume creation, or the setting of permissions on individual shares or performing software updates, can be done without missing a critical step or encountering a silent failure.

Many services have advanced configuration options available from the Web User Interface that is available in advanced menus. The full power of the FreeBSD shell environment is also available just a click away or through SSH. Ultimately, LopoNAS makes NAS deployment easier than ever but doesn’t get between you and the solution you need.^top

LopoNAS supports the core features of a NAS appliance out of the box. However, many users like to enhance their NAS appliance with third party software for backup handling, media streaming, alternative protocols, or web applications.

To make sure your NAS can do everything you want, LopoNAS offers a third-party plugin system based on the FreeBSD jails system and the PBI system from PC-BSD. The plugin system isolates third-party software from the core operating system but allows plugins access to user-specified directories and configuration from the main Web User Interface.