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SnapScale/RAINcloudOS 4.1 Administrator’s Guide
1 - Overview
With the release of the latest version of RAINcloudOS, the following features and
functionality are now available:
RAINcloudOS 4.0 Features
NOTE: For details and descriptions of all the new features of the operating system, see the Product
Release Notes on the Overland SnapScale website.
With the release of RAINcloudOS 4.0, the following features and functionality are now
available:
Feature
New Functionality
NFSv4 Support
In addition to NFSv3 default support, the option now exists
to enable NFSv4.
Online/Rolling Updates
Added a new OS update process that allows the cluster to
still be online and available during the entire update
process. However, performance will be reduced and some
administrative features will not be available.
Snapshots Performance
Optimization
File write performance is significantly improved when one
or more snapshots exist for a volume.
LDAP Integration
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) can be used
to look up user/group names and UIDs/GIDs for quota
assignment, ID mapping, and home directories.
BitTorrent Sync
BitTorrent Sync can be used to replicate data between the
SnapScale cluster and other servers or workstations.
Windows Security Model
Volumes can be configured with a security model that
permits only Windows personality file system permissions
(ACLs).
Performance Monitor
Completely redesigned with a new interface and
functionality including the ability to keep more than just
one hour of data enabling the user to review network
performance information going back several weeks or
months.
Feature
New Functionality
iSCSI Support
SnapScale can now create and host iSCSI disk targets on
the cluster file system. These iSCSI disks can register with
an iSNS server, and can also be managed by Windows
VSS/VDS.
SMB2, FTP/FTPS, and SNMP
Support Added
SMB2, FTP/FTPS, and SNMP are all now supported in
RAINcloudOS.
Improved Network Monitoring
The Network Monitor page provides additional information
including high-water marks, network activity for the whole
cluster, and clearer labels.
Added User/Group Quotas per
Volume
Storage consumption and file count quotas can now be
configured for users and NIS groups per volume.
SMB 2.0/2.1
The server supports Server Message Block (SMB) version
2.0/2.1 for improved compatibility and performance for
later Windows OS versions.