Key Features in OpenZFS 2.3.0:

  • RAIDZ Expansion (#15022): Add new devices to an existing RAIDZ pool, increasing storage capacity without downtime.
  • Fast Dedup (#15896): A major performance upgrade to the original OpenZFS deduplication functionality.
  • Direct IO (#10018): Allows bypassing the ARC for reads/writes, improving performance in scenarios like NVMe devices where caching may hinder efficiency.
  • JSON (#16217): Optional JSON output for the most used commands.
  • Long names (#15921): Support for file and directory names up to 1023 characters.
  • Bug Fixes: A series of critical bug fixes addressing issues reported in previous versions.
  • Numerous performance improvements throughout the code base.
  • Supported Platforms:
    • Linux kernels 4.18 - 6.12,
    • FreeBSD releases 13.3, 14.0 - 14.2.
  • tabular@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    edit-2
    24 hours ago

    That’s good to hear. I assume people saying “ZFS” are usually referring to this OpenZFS (and usually not Oracle ZFS)?

    • Atemu@lemmy.ml
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      21 hours ago

      Oracle ZFS is so obscure by now that it’s irrelevant.

      As usual with Oracle products, it’s just a means to squeeze poorly led companies.