Identify HBA model
I inherited a responsibility for a few FreeNAS boxes at work. I am trying to Identify the manufacturer/model of the HBAs. Is there a way to do this through the CLI? Code: root@dsstor01:~ # sas2ircu...
View ArticleiSCSI MPIO without a switch - /30 links
Hello guys, I'm doing some experiment with iSCSI MPIO between FreeNAS 9.3 and two XenServer 6.5 hosts. I would like to use iSCSI MPIO to serve as VM storage. Pretty common environment, but without a...
View ArticleQuestion: New update testing - boot into it once.
Is there a way to boot into a new update once and fall back to your previous environment after a reboot? I am currently away from my server and the person living in my apartment atm is afraid of even...
View ArticleBackup Exec Job Failing with Access Denied
We have a FreeNAS server which I occasionally like to backup to tape using BackupExec. The backup has worked in the past but now fails with "Access Denied." The job backs up data and I can restore that...
View ArticleCold storage backup/disk rotation
I currently have a FreeNAS box used for storing backups, and would like to add an additional redundancy with cold storage backups. I have a few open hot-swap bays in the machine, so I was envisioning...
View ArticleWant to make this while loop look cleaner
Hello all! I am currently upgrading my drives (yay) and I was trying to write a simple while loop to just output the status of the resilvering. What I have is: while true; do zpool status | grep...
View ArticlePlex setup error (New Guy Help!)
Hello, I am newer to using FreeNAS and am trying to setup a plex server on my FreeNAS machine using a static IP address. I am receiving the following error and attached is a picture of the basic jail...
View ArticlePlex buffers when playing some MKVs
I'm pretty much a newb when it comes to *.nix systems and plex, so please pardon my ignorance. There's a certain set of MKV files the client starts playing, then freezes after a 10-30 seconds, then...
View ArticleBackup FreeNAS
Hello, I am using FreeNAS 9.10 Stable operating system. I want to transfer files from the operating system that I use to the QNAP device. How can I do it? I tried to try it with rsync. I tried to try...
View Articlersync.net now supports ZFS send and receive on their cloud storage platform
rsync.net has contacted us again regarding their support for ZFS send and receive. Here is the announcement: rsync.net now supports ZFS send and receive on their cloud storage platform. It works just...
View ArticleInstalling FreeNAS-9.10.1 on Dell servers with PERC H730 controller
After some newbie pain installing FreeNAS on a Dell server with PERC H730 controller https://forums.freenas.org/index.ph...-freenas-9-10-1-running-on-dell-r730xd.46594/ please find herewith some tips....
View ArticleSystem Upgrade/Ryzen Advice Needed
First post. I am very much a FreeNAS noob still so be as harsh as possible. All specs at the bottom. So I just graduated from high school and will be moving into a college dorm at the end of August....
View ArticleX9SCM-F and 11.2-U5 Fresh Install
I just purchased some components to do my first NAS setup. I am having a really hard time with the install. Supermicro X9SCM-F Xeon 3.1ghz 24gb ram 2x Intel 80gb SSD FreeNAS 11.2 I am able to install...
View Articleupgrade challenges on 11.2 release trying to upgrade to 11.2-U5
I will start out by saying this is most likely a user error. I have read through the update guide [0] a couple times and I must be missing something. I have tried to set the boot environment manually...
View ArticleAdvice on Mobo, CPU and memory for HW upgrade
I am upgrading my Mobo since I have AMD cpu and no ECC (please don't judge - that's what I'm fixing!) though it has been running well for about 5 years. I am looking for reasonable choices to avoid...
View ArticleBest Boot Drive Size for FreeNAS
Is there a consensus for the best size of a FreeNAS boot drive? I know it can be small. Like, very small. I will need to purchase a drive for my build. Going to use an old 160Gb hard drive first, as I...
View Article11.2 u4.1 samba won't start + several folder like: /var/db/samba4.20190519.....
Im still testing / trying FN (for the past 6 or 7 mo), and i have a 2nd test system (not my main test sys in sig) where im trying to debug some 10g performance issues. (so this system is just a fresh...
View ArticleMineOS Plugin updating...
I have had many issues getting the MineOS plugin to work. After a few weeks and lots of almost complete help, this is what worked for me. I am not sure how to get it rolled into the plugin, that is for...
View ArticleWebDAV issues
I'm having trouble with my webdav service. I can go to my browser or apple connect to server and navigate to my webdav share. For some reason I have to point directly to my share. For example...
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IPMI Console is cut off
When I connect to my server using IPMI and view the console, it looks like it is cut off at the bottom. Is this typical?
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