Changes in SMB for 11.1U5 to 11.1U6?
I have two old machines here running on Windows XP. These are dumb data loggers that basically just save CSV files to a SMB share on a Freenas server from time to time. This has worked flawlessly up to...
View ArticleFreeNAS is very sluggish with lots of warnings
I have tried to google the errors below and the only thing I can find is that it might be related to the boot disk. I am running 2 mirrored SSDs. I haven't made any changes to the system recently and...
View ArticlePlex Errors with FreeNAS-11.1-U4
Hello, I have been using FreeNAS for quite some time (with Plex), but am still relatively unfamiliar with the intricacies of managing it. I recently upgraded to FreeNAS-11.1-U4 and also just upgraded...
View ArticleUpgrading drives now ALL degraded
I've been upgrading my 10x 4TB drives to 10x 10TB drives one at a time (raid-z2). The last 4 drives I did two replace drives at a time, while leaving all drives connected (12 drives at once), then...
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SMB disk size upto 6 times larger than file size
I have Freenas 11.2 U6 running with :- 1] 12GB Ram 2] 4 cores 3] LSI HBA 4] 6 x 2TB red label WDdrives - Raidz2 5] SSDx2 Cache for Slog and Cache Note : - There is already data hope I don't need to...
View ArticleCurrent system will need expansion
Hello, I built a "whitebox" that houses our freenas system a few years ago. Like many others we use it for media storage and backups of our computers. It has served us really well but I'm starting to...
View ArticlePlex Won't Play My MKV Movies
Just reinstalled my FreeNAS server and everything seemed fine. Then I logged into Plex from a browser on my desktop computer and I could play MP4 files but it won't play my MKV fillies. Some info that...
View ArticleNew FreeNAS install and no "Create Volume" option
Hey all, I just installed FreeNAS. The installation went fine and I can log in to my FreeNAS box using the web UI. Now I'm trying to configure it and I've hit a snag -- I don't have a Create Volume...
View ArticleLooking for recommendations on my first FreeNAS build.
Hello, I am looking to build a home server for mass media/plex with about 8+ tb of video files. I'm thinking of going with 5 4tb wd reds in Raidz2 and a 120gb ssd for the OS. WD Red 4TB NAS Hard Disk...
View ArticleChoosing UPS
Hi everyone, as I'm waiting for the components of my new and first FreeNAS machine to arrive, I thought to myself "It'd be wonderful if the ups could send a shutdown signal to the server when the...
View ArticleRack for Supermicro - Will it fit?
Hello, I am new to this community, just getting started with server equipment. I bought a Supermicro SC846E16-R1200B on ebay, replaced the fans with Noctuas to quiet it down, and installed FreeNAS. The...
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Solaris: Notice Cannot find the pool label for freenas-boot after update
Hi, After updating I am getting this, any one else had this? Dell R710 server spec's in my tag
View ArticleScripted installation of Nextcloud 17 in iocage jail
It seems like there are lot of guides here on installing Nextcloud, and a number of people reporting problems with many of them. So, I figured, why not write another one? This is inspired by the work...
View Article11.2-u6 updated to 11.2-u7 and some menus don't work
I used FreeNAS 11.2-u6 until now. Today I updated it (with system updater through web interface) to 11.2-u7 It is working, but some menu don't work. I can't open any of Tasks submenus nor Sharing...
View ArticleFreeNAS 11.2-U6 issues updating Plex
Have issues with FreeNAS FreeNAS-11.2-U6 that I upgraded from 11.2-U4 a week or two ago. Noticed that my plex installation was out of date, so decided to upgrade to most recent going to 1.18.1.2019...
View ArticleRunning Linux Virtual Machines
After wasting almost 2 days trying to get a Linux Virtual Machine to run, I set out to document the process so that hopefully others will be spared from the frustrations of this task. From what I can...
View ArticleCannot find exact location of any and all SSH host key files.
Hello. I am trying to verify my sever's SSH fingerprint so i don't get MITM'd. Every guide i find on google tells me that the host keys are stored in /etc/ssh/ , however, my /etc/ssh folder only...
View Article3-way boot mirror is not supported in 11.1-U7?
To my surprise I discovered today that 3-way boot mirrors are not supported in 11.1-U7 Exception Type: MiddlewareError at /system/bootenv/pool/attach/ Exception Value: [MiddlewareError: [EFAULT] 3-way...
View ArticleNothing to Lose But I Lost All
I was willing to test FreeNas and bought a NAS Hardware with 1 ssd for OS 2 x2tb Western with Raid Card installed on it. I also installed FreeNas v10 and started to use a year ago. I used it for...
View ArticleInstallation von FreeNas auf eine M2 USB-SSD
Hallo, ich habe mir einen NAS Server zusammen gebaut und versuche ein Free Nas 11.2 zu installieren. Als Systemplatte ist eine M2 SSD in einem USB Gehäuse gedacht. FreeNas heruntergeladen und mit Win...
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