SAS HBA advice
Hi guys, I've been reading a lot in this Forum. Thanks for all the information!! I am building my first FreeNAS / TrueNAS (Core) soon and not sure yet about my SAS HBA controllers. I've got these...
View ArticleGetting metaslab_load messages for all pools I created
Hello, I noticed I am getting a set of metaslab_load message + other related to it. I found a couple of things related to these messages, but they are always associated with failures or error messages....
View ArticleAhrens: ZFS performance is fine above 80%
Quoth they: I've seen warnings that you should always stay below 50% and definitely below 80% usage Click to expand... I don't agree with those warnings. Lots of people successfully use ZFS all the way...
View ArticleRecommendation for 4-bay drive setup.
I'm working on a new build right now. I already have motherboardboard/CPU/RAM and am reusing my existing chassis. This is a 4 bay hot-swap case. I also can add two SSDs inside, but I'm really writing...
View ArticleActivating Plex hardware acceleration
I updated the Plex pkg and noticed this note: Code:@@@ INTEL GPU OFFLOAD NOTES @@@ If you have a supported Intel GPU, you can leverage hardware accellerated encoding/decoding in Plex Media Server on...
View ArticleExternal HDD Bay
I have a 6x4TB nas (raidz2) that I currently backup to a USB connected 16TB disk (local replication) and then some critical datasets replicate to two separate 8TB disks. However, I'd like to move away...
View ArticlePool suspended
Hi everyone, I'm relatively new to TrueNAS (built my system earlier this month) so please bare with me if I'm too much of a noob. I learned the hard way that SMR disks are not compatible with TrueNAS...
View ArticleMoving iocage jails to new pool
After looking in multiple location to find all the information I needed on how to move a my jails to a new pool, I succeeded, and decided to write this guide in case anyone else is struggling with how...
View ArticleExternal HDD Chasis
I have a 6x4TB nas (raidz2) that I currently backup to a USB connected 16TB disk (local replication) and then some critical datasets replicate to two separate 8TB disks. However, I'd like to move away...
View ArticleTrueNAS 12.1 SMB and NFS accesibility problem (after upgrade from 11.1)
Hi all. Today I finally updated my Freenas 11.1 to Truenas 12.1 (via transit 11.2-12.0 versions) and faced with a strange problem. Both SMB and NFS shares become accessible only after editing them. nas...
View ArticlePartialy crash after "heavy" load
Hi i have some trouble with my freenas . When i have and " heavy " and particulary continous load on server , within 3-4 hours of writing, folder becomes slow for accesse and it's impossible to write...
View ArticleHaving trouble with lagg after upgrading to TN
Hey folks: Got a problem with a perfectly working lagg setup in v11 that just will not work in v12 and looking for some clues here. When I upgraded to TN the upgrade was successful - but no network. So...
View ArticleAll files missing meta data
So I was working on cleaning up my files when I noticed that all my metadata is completely wrong. They are all showing the same date. Photos, documents, etc. I don't know when this occurred but I...
View ArticlePossible for Dell T320?
Hey everyone, I have a t320 and I'm planning to use a 128gb ssd but in order to do that i'd have to move the power cable from the cd-dvd bay to the ssd and then plug the sata cable directly to the...
View ArticleMonica Plugin fails to install
Hi all, so i have trouble installing the Monica plugin for about 3-4 months now every so often i try installing again with no succes (dont ask why i think it would work eventually) but now i have...
View ArticleSMB and FTP
Hello, I'm really new to truenas and the whole freenas community and architecture. I was wondering if and how I am able to set up a SMB share and an FTP server that manages the same directory. For...
View ArticleTime Machine Backups - Mac Catalina
Hi using Time Machine for a long time with prior MacOS versions, I'm having issues with creating TM backups with Catalina. FreeNas 11.2U6 with MacOS Catalina 10.15.1 One thing I've changed with...
View ArticleUpdate from TrueNAS-12.0-U1 to U1.1: Netbios name access with SMB not working...
Dear all, I upgraded beginning of January from FreeNAS 11.3 to TrueNAS-12.0-U1 with no noticeable issue except the fact I destroyed the GELI encrypted pool to be compatible with the new encryption...
View Article10 Gig Networking Primer
This document is now available in the Resources section! Use the tabs above to navigate to the document itself. The current version also follows inside the spoiler tag: Show : Current version This is a...
View ArticleExternal HDD Chasis
I have a 6x4TB nas (raidz2) that I currently backup to a USB connected 16TB disk (local replication) and then some critical datasets replicate to two separate 8TB disks. However, I'd like to move away...
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