CTL is now the iSCSI target in FreeNAS
As of a few minutes ago CTL is now the default iSCSI target in FreeNAS. I've axed things from the GUI that are no longer needed. I'm thinking the GUI needs a refresh, but for the moment it's usable....
View ArticleDisks do not sleep
Dear community, I want to minimize the power consumption of my FreeNAS box. The box runs 24x7 but is not in use 2/3 of the day. I set the HDD standby to 10 minutes which works quite well for me. I...
View ArticleConfiguring storage / root for Crashplan?
Hi all, I've managed to successfully configure several plugins / jails but I'm having an odd issue specifically with Crashplan. I'm getting this error. The path could not be mounted /mnt/ARRAY: Mount...
View ArticleDirectory Services Service keeps shutting off
Hello, I am running Freenas V. 9.2.1.3 with directory services enabled so that my Plex Server can read the data and stream videos off of it. For some unknown reason for the past few days, the directory...
View ArticlePlugins show No entry has been found
So I tried searching and found a lot of reports of this problem and solutions to it but I can't seem to find a solution that will work for me. I just set up a new install of FreeNas 9.2.1.6 x64. I've...
View ArticleCan't get public-key authentication to work
I've been using public-key authentication routinely for a LONG time, from Windows and Solaris and Linux boxes to Solaris, Linux, and some FreeBSD boxes. Usually it's a snap to set up; the one difficult...
View ArticleCan't install plugin!
Hello everyone! I installed yesterday the latest version of FreeNas but for some problem with CIFS, and after reading some post here that said that older versions were better, I installed the 9.2.0. I...
View ArticleScrub and SMART testing schedules
So you're asking what schedule to set for scrubs and SMART testing. Well, here's a few tidbits of info: 1. Scrubs are your "regular" maintenance for zpools. They can take a few minutes to a few days...
View ArticleWhat are my options for connecting two machines for remote replication?
I've tried googling and searching these forums to find a guide or something covering the basic necessities to get something like this to work, but due to my lack of experience in this subject, I'm a...
View ArticleTo add L2ARC or not to add
System: FreeNAS 9.2.1.3 Supermicro MBD-X9SCI-LN4F-O motherboard Xeon E3-1220V2 CPU LSI 9211-8i HBA zpool = 6disk RAIDZ2 vdev 32GB ECC RAM Symptom: Uncached browsing of directories on CIFS shares...
View ArticleDownload page - unable to download upgrade option
I am trying to download the "Upgrade" for FreeNAS 9.2.1.6 but when clicking on the big blue Download button the screen refreshes to the 'Thank You" page, and no file is downloaded. I have tried it on 2...
View ArticleUsing old PCs as server?
Hey everyone out there, I just acquired 32 Dell Dimension 4100 PCs and want to turn them into a working Server. I plan on using 8-10 of them with a capacity of 120GB each (IDE Drives). My main Problem...
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How much RAM for ZFS?
Hi, is it that we need minimum 8 GB RAM no matter what is our SSD or HDD capacity or it depend upon our disk capacity (1GB per TB), I am confused I am getting a server or two from Vultr and would have...
View ArticleHello all
Just signed up. I'm sure I'll be on the boards for a bit.. I first heard about FreeNAS on an overclocking forum a few years ago. I currently have an unlicensed unraid box running but the time to expand...
View ArticleReplication problems on 9.2.1.6
At some point, replication stopped between my two FreeNAS devices. I decided that to begin with, I would try to delete the existing replication task and then create a new one with matching parameters....
View Article/ usr / local / bin / rsync: Undefined symbol "locale_charset"
Hi forum Months ago I installed a computer with freenas 9.1.1 x86 release i configured rsync and cron jobs work fine. but a few days ago presents problems when rsync try to do a task from terminal type...
View ArticleSeting up Freenas 9.2.0 with Transmission and Couchpotato as a DLNA-Server
I created a post on my personal blog that describes how to set up Freenas 9.2.0 with Transmission and Couchpotato as a DLNA-Server and I figured, I might post a link here to it. Feel free to give some...
View ArticleCouchpotato title search, very slow, intermittant?
Anyone else seeing odd performance from Couchpotato? It's really, really slow for me and seems to vary wildly. Doesn't even seem to be based on the usage of the system (if I'm writing a lot, or not) It...
View ArticleBusiness computer purchase
I want to purchase a computer for use in a business with about 15 Windows PCs running in a A/D domain. Much of its use will be as a file server, but also it will be used to stream video to about 4...
View ArticleMiniDLNA Automatic Scan - Fix
This fix has been tested on FreeNAS 8.3.0-RELEASE through 9.1.1-RELEASE however due to a change in the way the jails are operating in 9.1.1, it does have issues. See this posting for an update to these...
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