6.0 Feature list?

[candre23]

Maybe I'm blind, but I can't find a list of new/upgraded features for 6.0 anywhere in the wiki or forums.

 

I've been on 5.0 final since it came out, and while I probably won't upgrade to 6.0 until it's stable, I'd like to know what's new and improved.  I see some mentions about a new plugin handling scheme and a new file system, but I don't know what they are or how they're different from what I have now.  I can't even find a definitive answer to whether or not 6.0 supports multiple parity disks.

 

Can anybody point me to a feature list, preferably with some explanation of what those features actually do? 

 

Thanks.

[JonathanM]

6.0 is still in beta, features and documentation are changing with each beta release, so nothing is final or official yet. Dual parity is NOT going to be in 6.0, and probably not in 6.1 either. Once 6.0 is released, there will be documentation and feature lists available shortly after.

[itimpi]

Looking in the Roadmap sub-section of the v6 area is the best way to see what is planned and implemented.

[RobJ]

Technical changes are listed in the Release Notes, but that does not really summarize what's different.  A short summary would be:

* 64 bit support - V6 is strictly 64 bit, all previous versions were 32 bit

* considerable virtualization support, including support for KVM, Xen, and Dockers

* multiple file system support - previous versions were ReiserFS only, v6 adds XFS and BTRFS

* Cache pools - previous versions were one Cache disk only, v6 supports multiple disks in a Cache pool

* new plugin system

* a new and more helpful GUI - many more settings and more info available, including SMART info

* expanded notifications are being added

* numerous other small additions and upgrades - current motherboards, RAM, CPU's, drives, and controllers are better supported

 

I've probably forgotten many other items.