Cannot access Web GUI
Last night, out of nowhere, my FreeNAS box decided to stop sharing files, and also to stop allowing access to the web gui. I tried restarting it, but it gave me the mountpoint error. I eventually...
View ArticleRAM Selection Dilemna
So for my build I was originally looking at one of the modules on the SuperMicro tested memory list. However I went to go order today and SuperBiiz is now out of stock on them. The motherboard I...
View ArticleReorder Reporting Partition Graphs
For some reason when I updated to 9.2.1.6 the ordering of my graphs for partitions was changed around seemingly randomly in a way that seems rather nonsensical to say the least. What I am wondering is...
View ArticleRemote Access for users
Not sure if this possible with FreeNas...but is there a way to set up user account (i know this is possible) and allow them remote access to the content on the server via a web login...similar to...
View ArticleHow to monitor system (CPU, HDD, mobo, GPU) temperatures on FreeNAS 8?
Everything is in the topic. I would like to make a script to report all of this monitoring. I've found the command Code (text): sysctl -a |egrep -E "cpu\.[0-9]+\.temp" for CPU temp, but sysctl seems...
View ArticlePentium G3258 enough grunt for running ZFS?
Hello: I'll be building a new FreeNAS server. I want to make sure it performs well so I'm trying to cover all the gotyas: - 2 X 8 GB ECC RAM - Supermicro X10SLL-F motherboard - 2 X 1 TB Western Digital...
View ArticlePlease do not run FreeNAS in production as a Virtual Machine!
FreeNAS is awesome. FreeNAS can and will run as a VM. That does not make it a good idea. FreeNAS is designed to run on bare metal, without any clever storage systems (UNIX/VMFS filesystem layers, RAID...
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Newbie Build, Looking for Advice/Suggestions
Hello! I've searched through the forums and I'm pretty sure the stuff I'm planning on buying will build a pretty good system and most of the parts are being used by other people. My only concern is if...
View ArticleNew Build
Here is what I will be purchasing over the next week. Excited about the build. It will be replacing a QNAP-459pro. I will use the QNAP at a secondary location for backups. Any input would be...
View ArticlePlywood case for C2550d4i 6-HDD build
From the beginning of 2014 I got a FreeNAS sickness. I wanted to build a small home server where I can store my files securely. Finally I decided on configuration: - ASRock C2550D4I - 2 x 8GB Kingston...
View ArticleMoving Hard Drives In the FreeNas
Hello, I have had a freenas box up and running for a while and have a question - if i move a hard drive that is connected through one port in the motherboard to a port on my RAID card (in IT mode) will...
View ArticleSuperMicro X10SL7-F
Any of you guys looked at this MB yet? I'm planning a couple builds for this fall/winter and this guy has a very nice compliment of on-board ports. NewEgg currently has a promo where you can save $50...
View ArticleLooking for some advice on upcoming build/upgrade
Hello all, I am new to using FreeNAS. I have been messing around with it a little the past week. So far I really like it. I am planning on replacing and redoing my current setup. My current setup works...
View ArticleSSD to SSD performance issue
Hi there, I have installed 2 SSD drives on my Freenas sytem with the following specs: Supermicro X10SL7-F (SAS in IT mode) Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3 Crucial 32GB Unbuffered ECC 1.5v 2 x CT2KIT102472BA160B...
View ArticleReplication performance help
I have setup FreeNas replication between two remote sites utilizing a PFSense router OpenVPN site to site connection. The connection seems to be good and I am pulling about 50 KBps when doing a...
View ArticleUsing FreeNAS as network switch?
Not sure if this is in developement. I wonder once you build a decently powered FreeNAS box is it possible to use it has a network switch since we can invest on 10gbE NIC with multiple ports? Send from...
View Article10GbE Ethernet Not Found
Hello, I have two FreeNAS machines running very similar Supermicro hardware. Box 1: FreeNAS-9.2.1.6-RELEASE-x64 (ddd1e39) System Information Manufacturer: Supermicro Product Name: X9SCL/X9SCM 10GbE...
View ArticleHow many of you have experienced catastrphic pool failure and why?
ZFS seems to have two modes: "everything's fine" (within the limits of redundancy) and "your pool's gone" (PS: "there are no recovery tools"). All is well until suddenly it's not and all your data's...
View ArticleNew Plugin Available: Plex Media Server!
Hello everybody ;-) I'd like to announce the availability of the latest plugin for FreeNAS: The Plex Media Server! Much demand has been made for this plugin and it is finally here! Please feel free to...
View ArticleConfused about that LSI card? Join the crowd ...
A recent post prompted me to think, there's a lot of confusion regarding LSI HBA/RAID cards. If you're confused, it is probably understandable... it can be a bit complicated! ZFS users on FreeNAS...
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