Web site: omnios.org
Origin: Switzerland
Category: Server
Desktop environment: CLI
Architecture: x86_64
Based on: illumos
Wikipedia:
Media: Install CD
The last version | Released: active
Zobacz po polsku: OmniOS
OmniOS Community Edition – an Illumos-based server operating system. OmniOS adopts a minimalist approach suitable for server use. Every fourth stable release is a Long-Term Support (LTS) release. LTS releases are supported for three years.
On April 21, 2017, Robert Treat announced that OmniTI would suspend active development of OmniOS and that support contracts would not be renewed. After five years of twice-yearly releases, OmniOS had become very popular, but the goal of making OmniOS a community-driven experience was not realized. While the announcement of this “radical” approach surprised many, Treat explained that the move was made in part in the hope that it might galvanize the community.
Fourteen weeks later, OmniOS Community Edition is becoming a reality. Andy Fiddaman, Tobias Oetiker, and Dominik Hassler dedicated their time to creating systems and procedures to support, maintain, and develop OmniOS.
The OmniOS Community Edition Association (OmniOSce) is a Swiss association dedicated to the continued support and availability of OmniOS for the benefit of all stakeholders. The OmniOSce Board controls access to the OmniOS CA. Current board members are: Tobias Oetiker (President), Andy Fiddaman (Development), and Dominik Hassler (Treasurer).
Features:
– Storage Platform – ZFS, OmniOS’s native file system, combines a volume manager and file system with strong data integrity protection. Easily share volumes via iSCSI, CIFS, and NFS.
– Lightweight Virtualization – Run lightweight OmniOS or Linux virtual machines in containers without the overhead of a traditional hypervisor, with complete resource control.
– Hardware Virtualization – OmniOS also provides full hardware virtualization via bhyve and KVM for guests running Microsoft Windows, FreeBSD, and many others.
– Software-Defined Networking – Virtualize your network infrastructure with virtual interfaces and Crossbow switches, and even allocate dedicated resources for specific services.
– Deep Tracing – DTrace provides a comprehensive dynamic tracing framework that helps troubleshoot issues across the entire software stack.
– Open Source – OmniOS is open source, self-hosted, and hosted on GitHub. All development is open source via pull requests, and anyone can download the source and build OmniOS themselves.
– Seamless Updates – Easily manage your installed packages with digitally signed updates. LTS versions are updated for three years, so you can schedule updates at your convenience.
