IxsyStems published distribution truenas scale 22.12 , which uses the linux nucleus and the DEBIAN package base (previously manufactured products of this company, including Trueos, PC-BSD, Truenas and Freenas were based on FreeBSD). Like Truenas Core (Freenas), Truenas Scale can be loaded and used for free. Size ISO-image 1.6 GB. The initial texts of specific assembly for Truenas Scale scenarios , Web-interface and layer published on github.
Truenas Core products based on FreeBSD and Truenas Scale based on Linux develop in parallel and complement each other using the general code base of tools and a typical Web interface. The provision of an additional edition based on the Linux nucleus is explained by the desire to implement some ideas that are unattainable when using FreeBSD. It is noteworthy that this is not the first such initiative – in 2009, Freenas has already separated the OpenMediavault distribution, which was transferred to the Linux nucleus and the DEBIAN package base.
One of the key improvements in Truenas Scale was the ability to create storage facilities placed on several nodes, while Truenas Core (Freenas) is positioned as a solution based on one server. In addition to increasing the mass of mass, Truenas Scale also differs in the use of isolated containers, simplifying infrastructure and suitability for creating programmarly determined infrastructure . As a file system in Truenas Scale, ZFS (