New NAS for Home/Lab use
Been running a small lab on a Xeon E3 machine for a while and ready for a significant upgrade. Plan is to split storage and compute with storage running FreeNAS. Storage Machine: Chassis: Rosewill...
View ArticleMini-ITX Build / General Hardware Questions
Hey all, Just wanted to start out with I've been lurking on here for a while and have built a few FreeNAS boxes over the years. Gained lots of info from many guides / posts and just general information...
View ArticleVolume creation issues in 11.1
Hello All, In FreeNAS 11.1 I am attempting to create zpools/volumes on two identical systems that are running in VMware. They both exhibit that same symptoms. Here's the setup. 1 - 100 GB SSD disk...
View ArticleIt appears FreeNAS deleted my system dataset in the migration page
Hey guys, I fear i'm on borrowed time as I have no system dataset currently. After reading 2 different forum posts about moving the system dataset I decided it was time. I used the Web GUI to select a...
View ArticleHow to view DDM information of SFP+ Transceiver
I need to view the DDM (Digital Diagnostic Monitoring) function of my SFP+ fiberoptic transceiver (at the request of the retailer I bought it from because it died on day 1) which displays temperature,...
View ArticleFreeNAS 11 install Plex
Hi, Have some problem to configure Plex in FreeNAS. Have a server that running with ESXi and installed FreeNAS-11.1-U1 as a virtual computer, have also installed the plugin Plex in FreeNAS but can't...
View ArticleFreeNAS 11, Jails, no IPv6
I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong here.... The host gets an autoconf address fine. I'm able to get to the GUI via the IP6 address. The jails don't get an autoconf address from the dhcp6 server. If I...
View ArticleUnable to access replicated data
Hi there, So, i am wanting to repurpose old server hardware for a offsite freenas backup solution.. In order for me to get the hang of the replication functions and limits i've installed FN11.1 in a VM...
View ArticleNon-Intel laptop?
In the next few months I had hoped to buy a new laptop. This recent sh** storm with Intel has made me re-think about using Intel procs. (Competition is GOOD!) I'd prefer x86/64, so ARM is out for the...
View ArticleUbuntu server's problem on VM FreeNAS 11.1: keymap and network not detected
Hi all, I'm desperate! I had the wonderful idea to virtualize an ubuntu server instance on my FreeNAS 11.1 machine. Now I've already created the zvol and installed the os in it and I can easily boot,...
View ArticleLOOK>>> BigDave, Dire Straights, please help
My Internet is FUBAR my friends, some websites load fast like normal, most others time out. I've checked Windows, my router, my cables. I released my WAN lease and shut off my router for three hours+...
View Articleneed help with Active Directory linking
Hey I have been building FreeNAS Server but I am trying to use Active Directory using this link https://forums.freenas.org/index.ph...directory-folder-file-user-permissions.20610/ When I go to set the...
View ArticleWindows Media Player says it doesn't have permission to add files. Need Help
I am trying to rip my cds to my music freenas box. I am using windows media player's built in cd ripping function. While i can copy, cut, move and edit files on the server my self, when i try to select...
View ArticleChanging FreeNAS hostname breaks SMB group mappings
I was able to reproduce this issue where the samba groups no longer are seen in Windows share permissions and only show up as an Unknown SID after altering the freenas hostname. I suspect the Samba...
View ArticleMultiple crashes/freezes
Hey people, I'm having some issues with my server lately. Last Friday it randomly froze up, giving me this mail: Code:System booted at Fri Jan 19 21:17:20 2018 was not shut down properly A day later, I...
View ArticleSickrage WEB UI Not Accessible Today
When trying to access the sickrage web ui this morning it will not pull up. Haven't had any issues for months. Any help is appreciated. Below is what the log states after restarting the jail. Jan 24...
View ArticleNFS client problem – how to get to FreeNAS NFS server settings?
I’m trying to debug a NFS client problem and my basic understanding of FreeNAS internals it that at system boot the configuration is in essence split between some static settings in /etc/rc.conf and...
View ArticleProperly creating iocage bridges for VNET
What would the correct way to create a bridge for iocage VNET/VIMAGE to use on igb1? I'm currently doing the following which works but I end up with three bridges. Code:Variable: ifconfig_bridge1...
View ArticleNew Disk - Alert for SMART failure, Manual SMART test passes
I have 4 new 8TB drives (shucked WD EasyStores). I tested all of them on a non-prod FreeNAS system using the burn-in/testing method described here and they all passed. The first disk I moved into my...
View ArticleScript to Identify Disk Drives - device name / Serial / GPTID
As part of the process of upgrading my FreeNAS box, I'm going through and sorting all my scripts. I put together this script to aid in drive identification so that when a drive fails it's easier to...
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