FreeNAS 9.1.0 released

iXsystems has announced the availability of FreeNAS 9.1:

“The FreeNAS development team is delighted to announce the general release of FreeNAS 9.1.0. This release offers massive improvements to the usability, extensibility, stability, and performance of FreeNAS. Everything from the web user interface, plugin management system, base operating system, ZFS file system, and even the source control used to manage the project have been substantially improved. “

There are many new features and upgrades in this new release which is based on FreeBSD 9-STABLE, some of which are:

User interface overhaul

(ZFS) Volume creation wizard

New encryption interface

Revamped plugin system

Multiple jails and jail types

Support of PC-BSD PBI packages

ZFS feature flags

LZ4 compression

TRIM support

Enhanced failed drive notifications

Improved memory use

Performance and stability enhancements from the yet unreleased FreeBSD 10

Code available on Github

You can download FreeNAS 9.1 from the FreeNAS download page. Make use you select the correct tab as FreeNAS 8.3 is selected by default.