NFS client access was fine-tuned on a per-network
basis by setting options such as wdelay, sync, and
origin port. The CIFS options were enhanced to
enable enhanced application compatibility.
Multiple bonded NIC configurations can be created
to improve performance. Multiple iSCSI targets can
be created and LUNs and snapshots can be mapped.
Updated to kernel 2.6.17. iSCSI CHAP authentication has been added. OpenLDAP, Bacula, rsnapshot, and open-iscsi tools have been added. Hardware support has been added. ATA-Over-Ethernet support (initiator) has been added. SUpport for JFS, XFS, and Reiserfs has been added.
New features include iSCSI target support, full
software RAID management support, support for
multiple volume groups, online volume resizing,
and a built-in SSH client Java applet.
