OviOS is a highly performant storage OS which can be used to provide storage to different clients via iSCSI, NFS, SMB and FTP.
OviOS Linux is best suited for small and medium sized companies that need a free, high-performance, secure and stable storage system. It provides an easy to use CLI called the ovios shell that simplifies storage management.
OviOS is not suitable for desktops, laptops, media servers. It doesn’t provide online repositories, however packages can be upgraded manually non-disruptively.
A storage OS is an operating system for servers that is designed and built around data availability, high-performance and stability. Depending on its features, it will include storage protocols such as NFS, SMB, iSCSI and FC. OviOS Linux uses iSCSI, NFS and SMB by default. FC and FCoE can be manually configured, by adding the necessary drivers and modules. Usually storage OSs aren’t concerned with graphics and audio drivers or others not needed for it’s purpose. OviOS does not include any of those.
| Working state: | Active |
| Desktop: | - |
| Init Software: | SysV |
| Package Management: | Pacman |
| Release Model: | Fixed |
| Platforms: | x86_64 |
| Home Page: | www.ovios.org |
| Developer: | OviOS |
| This article is part of our Big List of Active Linux Distributions. |
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