14 DAY TRIAL // Rockstor, the Linux- and Btrfs-based open-source storage operating system that supports features like CIFS/SMB, snapshots, and Copy-on-Write, has been updated recently to version 3.9.1.
Rockstor 3.9.1 is the latest and most advanced version of the operating system, shipping with many improvements, under-the-hood optimizations, and some exciting new features like the ability to encrypt disk installations using LUKS and support for scheduling power management, and support for jumbo frames.
"Disk encryption with LUKS is the biggest feature we’ve added and something the community has been wanting for a while. We’ve also added support for scheduling power management and jumbo frames just to name a few," says Suman Chakravartula in the release announcement.
Now powered by Linux kernel 4.10
Another interesting feature implemented in the Rockstor 3.9.1 release is a kernel from the Linux 4.10 series, which was added from the ELRepo repository. However, users should be aware of the fact that the Linux 4.10 branch reached end of life in May 2017 and it no longer receives security patches from upstream.
Among other noteworthy changes, there's a fix for a systemd issue, the OS will now gracefully shut down with cron job, importing an unlabeled Btrfs RAID5 pool works again, NBD (Network Block Device) devices now support S.M.A.R.T., Yum capabilities were added to system updates, and many bugs squashed.
We've attached the entire changelog below if you're curious to know what exactly was changed in the Rockstor 3.9.1 release, which you can download right now from our website if you want to install it on your machines. Also check out our in-depth review or visit the project's homepage to get started with using Rockstor.