ReadyNAS® Introduces the Next Generation of Storage White Paper
Table of Contents ReadyNAS Introduces the Next Generation of Storage....................................................................... 3 ReadyNAS Commitment to Leadership.............................................................................................................
ReadyNAS® Introduces the Next Generation of Storage One of the most significant fundamental changes in ReadyNAS® OS 6 is the file system adoption of BTRFS (pronounced “Butter FS”). BTRFS was first developed by Oracle in 2007 to overcome scalability issues that existed with other files systems such as EXT. Similar to many other file systems, BTRFS is a GPL-licensed file system with a community of active developers maintaining and enhancing the core code.
Notes: BTRFS Features (Benefits) www.oracle.com/us/technologies/linux/btrfs-features-1405320.pdf Oracle Linux (Versions 5 and 6) both support BTRFS in their production distribution (March 2012) www.oracle.com/us/technologies/linux/product/features/index.html oss.oracle.com/ol6/docs/RELEASE-NOTES-UEK2-en.html Part of Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 2 This is a key feature in Oracle’s “Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel” SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 also introduced support for BTRFS in Service Pack 2.
