Understanding perf data & advice...re CIFS
So Im running out of knowledge horsepower on this one and wanted to get some advice from the experts. I've recently been optimising my system and am already blown away by the results but I suspect...
View Article[Upgrade] ~ ZFS version upgrade possible....?
First of all: I'm a home user and my life doesnt depend on the 100% reliability of my NAS. Peace of mind. Ok, I've taken my time to read all the FreeNAS 9.2.1 powerpoint so I feel just a bit ashamed to...
View ArticleHow to get SABnzbd to save downloads outside of jail
I have FreeNAS build FreeNAS-9.2.1.7-RELEASE-x64 (fdbe9a0). I use it to store my media (TV shows, movies and music). I use the Plex Media Server Plugin to stream the media to WD TV Live and Roku 3...
View ArticleReduce power consumption
Right now I have 3, 7200rpm drives in my rig. AMD Athlon 64 X2 7750 Kuma cpu. 4 gigs (2x2 sticks). No gpu card and no onboard gpu. Antec 500 watt psu. Bought it about 10 years ago, (probably not 80...
View ArticleCould hard drives get to big for a ZFS type filesystem
A topic for consideration/discussion...for the home/small businesses user.... I am in the middle of a server rebuild at the moment, sourcing new hardware, cases, rack mount cabinet, more hard drives...
View ArticleFreeNAS to CentOS rsync
Hi, Been using freenas for a few years as an iSCSI target at work to store backups and run VMs etc. Now I need a NAS at home for family photos mainly. So i have a small 4x2TB on a raidz volume on an...
View ArticlePlex buffering issue & potentially excessive RAM usage.
Hi guys, Firstly, system specs: Two 4-core Xeons (E5450's) CPUs 32GB of DDR2 667MHz ECC Fully Buffered RAM One 4TB Seagate HDD One 40GB SSD & One 60GB SSD CAT 6A ethernet between me and the server...
View ArticleCan't view previous SMART test logs &is it in sequence?
I've got a disk I suspect with an issue, my server is making a ticking noise, it sounds like one of the actuators is rocking back and forth as if it's seeking sector 1000, 2000, 1000, 2000, 1000, 2000....
View ArticleFreeNAS freezes…
Hello all, I'm using plex media server (PMS) in a freenas jail, and I have some problems, which I believe more related to freenas than to plex. The problem is that the plex web GUI may be unresponsive,...
View ArticleIdeal vdev configuration for 4-6 disks, mirrors vs RAIDZ2
Hi folks, I've recently built my first FreeNAS machine in a used Supermicro 6025B-T server I picked up for a good price. The thing has six drive bays, and I currently have four 3TB Seagate Barracuda...
View ArticleDeploying ECC on an AM1 Platform for ZFS
Hi everyone! I'm considering a FreeNAS build, and Error Correction Code (ECC) RAM is a must to prevent any potential errors in RAIDZ parity calculations. Unfortunately, only certain hardware supports...
View ArticleAdding multiple cache drives
I have two ZFS arrays in my system, we shall call them Array1 and Array2. I added two Intel 120gb SSDs to my box and the intent was to add each SSD as a cache drive to each array.. so each array would...
View ArticleUpdate einer Uralt-Version
Hallo zusammen, ich habe vor einigen Jahren Freenas 0.69 auf einen Stick installiert und seitdem schnurrt das Ding wie ein Uhrwerk. Soweit super. Jetzt überlege ich, ob es nicht sinnvoll wäre,...
View ArticleUPS will connect and disconnect.
My UPS is PowerCom VGuard-1000 with usb port. When I connect to freenas 9.2.1.7 is will show connect. But it's will show disconnect after 2 second. What is this problem? My motherboard is H97M-D3H.
View ArticleTransmission/ownCloud issues
Hi everyone! New to FreeNAS! I had been using for the past few another similar OS, but I decided it was time to try FreeNAS. On my previous NAS4Free setup, I had been using Plex, Transmission and...
View ArticleUploader sur NAS via protocole HTTP
Bonjour à tous, J'ai découvert FREENAS il y a quelques semaines et je suis déjà accros ^^ J'ai monté mon serveur fait maison pour 0 euros, juste avec des vieux pc qui trainaient dans mes placards. Je...
View ArticleFreeNAS not able to Access outside network
Hi, I have a new install of FreeNAS. The problem I'm facing is that I'm unable to get the system to access the outside network. Namely, the "Send Test Email" is not working. I receive the following...
View ArticleUpload via HTTP Protocol
Hello everyone, First, i'm sorry for my english i will try to do my best (i'm french). Second, i've found out FREENAS a few weeks ago and it's perfect. I made my own server for 0 euros ^^ just with old...
View ArticleC2750D4I FreeNas 9.2 Supported or Not Supported?
Hello, I am relatively new to FreeNas and I really want to build a NAS that is as small as possible, as quiet as possible and hopefully doesn't eat power. I currently own a retired from production Dell...
View ArticleAnother Avoton build critique
Hello folks. Apparently, I'm joining what appears to be a wave of folks building FreeNAS boxen with the new server-oriented Atom CPUs. Since I haven't seen a whole lot of negativity surrounding these,...
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