Hallo zusammen, wir nutzen schon seit einiger Zeit das wunderbare FreeNAS (nachdem eine Mallware unsere Laufwerke verschlüsselt hatte, durfte ich auch die geniale Möglichkeit nutzen, auf einen Snapshot wieder zurückzuspielen, so das nach 20 Minuten der ganze Hokuspokus vergessen war! :-) Jetzt...

Hi, I set installed a new Nextcloud 13 into an Iocage jail. I wanto to migrate all data from the Nextcloud plugin (version 11). I set the old nextcloud to maintenace mode. first I had to install sudo inside the jail: # pkg install sudo then set maintenance mode: # sudo -u www...

Roughly one year ago I build a new FreeNas machine because I would like to have a remote backup of my data. I managed to replicate my data from the old FreeNas server to the new FreeNas server. Then the old FreeNas server moved to a friend. Unfortunately I never got remote replication to work as...

One of my boot usb's (2 Samsung 32gb usb drives, mirrored) has failed. I want to double-check that I understand the right procedure to repair this. First, I understand the easy way to do this would be to just unplug the bad one (presuming I guess correctly which one that is), plug in a new usb...

I have been backing up via replication to a FreeNAS-11.1-U2 server ("Backup"). Now I need to rebuild my original server ("Prod") and switch over to Backup as my production server. I assume at cutover I stop all replication on Prod and run zfs set readonly=off <volume> on Backup? Anything else...

I'm going to be implementing rsync to push data offsite. I have a FreeNAS Mini XL 32TB onsite and an identical FreeNAS Mini XL offsite. Besides the hostname, IP, network settings, etc., do the two NAS units need to be identical? Should I just have a clean slate for the pull NAS? Do I need to...

Hello everyone, I have a question about Backblaze b2, but maybe a newb question about rclone in general. I have set up my B2 cloud provider, and everything is setup correctly (to my knowledge) and is backing up. My question is, the job doesn't seem to stop after it exceeds the time I allowed...

Soon I will have my first FreeNAS server running as the central point of file share. At this time I'm thinking about the best ways for a reliable and easy backup of the FreeNAS server. My future plan is to build a second FreeNAS server for backing up the main FreeNAS server. I don't exactly know...

Hi all, I am currently investigating all kinds of options to back up my FreeNAS to some cloud cold storage. I ended up testing OVH Cloud Archive since it seems pretty straight forward in terms of pricing. However, they currently do not offer rsync via ssh at the moment. Thus a password needs...

I have a need to backup the FreeNAS server I setup. I have a Synology NAS that I intend to use as a backup destination, however I am having trouble getting rsync to work. I am open to alternatives on how to back it up, or assistance with the rsync setup. I tried walking through the guide I...

Hi all, I have been reading for a while to make sure that I am not asking something that has already been discussed. I have not found anything as of yet. I am using Datto as a backup solution and want to use FreeNAS with offsite replication in conjunction or any alternative. I am mainly...

Hello community, I'm a little new with servers, FreeNAS, and networking so please bear with me. I have some questions on raid options, and backup along with the speed that goes with it. I'm hoping I'm posting this is the right location. I've tried to do some searching, and haven't come up with...

I am attempting to create a removable backup system that will replicate my datasets to removable pool in a hot swap cartridge. After spending hours with the man pages and online research, I still need a bit of help. I've tried to answer my own question below to the best of my ability, and I'm...

I'm hoping that someone with experience can help me validate my concept for removable local backups before I dig deeply into the research on the exact commands and how to script it. TLDR; Can I selectively update a backup created with zfs send -r \ zfs receive. If necessary I am OK with...

Hello guys, As the title says, what is the easiest way to backup FreeNAS core (jails, configs) skipping media folders (which in my case are /mnt/disk1/(movies|series))? My FreeNAS is installed on a USB-drive inside a mini-server (HP microserver gen8), while jail data is stored on...

Dear Team, I want to implement a fast backup solution of our organization where we can take backup of my Storage. Our Storage is built on Windows Server 2012R2 using the “Storage spaces” Hard Disk Samsung SSD 850 Pro-10 Nos. Layout: Mirror, Provisioning-Thin, Allocated space-4.5TB LAN...

Hello all. I've been playing around with my commandlinefu to keep it strong. There are definitely some great scripts out here to keep an eye on one's FreeNAS box. I just wanted to share this one in hopes someone might like it or a scripting/security guru could tell me how dumb of an idea it is...

Hi, my NAS system is currently running 9.10 stable and I realized there is now an 11. I want to update but my NAS box is coming back with this: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/www/freenasUI/../freenasUI/system/views.py", line 1460, in update_check train=updateobj.get_train()...

Hello, I've got my FreeNAS box up and running (with help from this forum) and I'm learning as I go but I've been unable to find any tutorials to meet my backup needs. Please can some one point me in the right direction, or if nothing currently exists if some one would be willing to write...

Guten Abend, ich habe mir neulich einen PC gekauft, den ich als Homeserver einsetzten will. Geplant sind vorerst 2x8tb, welche gespiegelt werden sollen, später soll mehr folgen. Daher nun meine Frage: Kann ich später einfach noch andere Festplatten hinzufügen und wie sieht es mit externen...

Hello. I'm brand new to FreeNAS and building out servers, so please pardon my innocence. I'm looking to build out a FreeNAS server that would act as a passive backup server for our primary storage(4-node Isilon cluster). By no means do I expect to run regular HPC load on this FreeNAS server...

I am hoping if I tell you what I am looking for in a local backup solution, someone will be able to recommend one to me. FREE I would like to be able to - back up my windows 10 system install so if it crashes or SSD fails I can copy it backl onto a new drive. (a full image of the approx 200GB...

Hi, I've been using FreeNAS v8.02 for a few years (2011) in a school where my wife is the Principal. Other than the original set up I've had little or nothing to do with it since so wouldn't be very savvy. It has been running fine and there's no real issues. However, the kit is fairly basic...

I am rebuilding my system, and I forgot to take a fresh backup of my config (I don't think it has changed since the last backup, but I'm not 100$ sure)-was under time pressure, and it slipped through the cracks. I'm using the same motherboard, but I upgraded to an i7 CPU and added another 16GB...

As we now know, "CrashPlan for Home" ($60/month) is now being discontinued. So what are our options moving forward? As I need to look into my options, I have done some quick research, and thought I share it here. Please Note: I have no ties to any of the companies! Migrate to a CrashPlan for...

I just received this email today from Crashplan. Since many FreeNAS users happen to use CP, I thought this would be an interesting topic to discuss. Will you begin looking elsewhere for your backups? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CrashPlan® for...

Hallo Zusammen, leider habe ich keinen Passenden Thread gefunden. Ich hab 2 identische Platten mit Daten drauf welche momentan noch in NTFS Formatiert sind. Wenn ich eine HHD in FreeNAS in ZFS formatiere und über eine Freigabe alle Daten der NTFS Festplatte drauf kopiere, ist es dann möglich...

Hi; I have not used FreeNAS before but have installed and configured it as best I can. The issue I'm trying to figure out is how do I backup a Windows VM hosted on a separate VMWare ESXi 6.5 server to the FreeNAS? This is a non-production environment, just a test lab I use to play ... Here's...

I would like to back up my phone when I plug it in to charge. I charge my phone every day, first thing when I get to work, and I was looking at my NAS box, it could charge my phone, but could it backup my phone? I do not really care about apps, but it would be nice to back up pictures and...

I' planning to do backups to a remote FreeNAS system. So I read probably the best option is to create a replication task. But, at first, i created a snapshot and it only takes a small amount of Mb and in refer column some GBs but my volume has about 5TB space used. So, this is great to rollback...

I have been playing with the idea of re-purposing an old laptop that will automatically create a backup of my primary system. Is this possible? If so could someone please provide me with guidance on how to accomplish this?

Hi folks, this post is more like "I am thinking out loud" and wanting to hear your professional opinion and looking for some guidance. This is what I am having and doing: FreeNAS-9.10.2-U4, with one vdev of 8x4TB in RAID-Z2 (my "tank"). In addition, I have 2x4TB in mirror, called backup. I...

I've upgraded to FreeNAS-11.0-RC3 (1d8ee7925) and have successfully created a Linux VM using bhyve through the web interface. It's all running swimmingly, and I'd like to back it up to an external disk now, but I've got one small problem -- I can't find its location. In the device manager I see...

Hi, I found this script: https://github.com/laurent22/rsync-time-backup It claims to make time machine style backups using rsync, which is exactly what I'm looking for. However, I'm not quote sure if I can install it in the base FreeNAS OS drive using GIT: git clone...

I have a backup server with 24 3TB 7200RPM disks. Its only job is to store ZFS snapshots from the main Freenas server, so I'd like to configure it as 2 12-drive Z2 vdevs to maximize space. Since it will only have one client, IOPS don't seem to be an issue (correct me if I'm wrong). I know the...

I'm considering backup strategies: - Rsync to external drive - Snapshot to external drive I understand rsync will recreate files in the destination drive. I also read others are using scheduled snapshots to make a backup of their pool. However, I'm not sure if one could recover from a...

My name is Rob Shaver and I'm a retired electronics engineer who also likes to shoot and edit video. I have many hard disks from many past computers, but my working storage is two 4GB and one 5GB USB 3 external drives. I install all my apps on the 5GB boot drive but try not to put any important...

Hi Everyone As mentioned in my introduction thread, I would like to stop being a cheapskate regarding hardware (which if I buy it to cheap end up dying on me), but also on backup systems. This is not entirely true. I would like to start backing up, but I am still working hard to make the lowest...

Hi! So I ran into a little problem a couple a weeks ago: https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/running-hardware-raid-big-mistake.51885/ And now I'm about to back-up all data, and in the making also upgrade to FreeNAS Corral. I have manage to get hold of 4 SATA II disk 2tb. Im planning...

Would you help me? I have a freenas in Raidz2, with 4 HD's of 2TB. One of them gave a problem, I changed the defective hard drive and did a "replace", it worked fine, except that I had to change this HD again because the defective was for the warranty and it came back, in that second exchange I...

Good night! Would you help me? I have a FreeNAS in Raidz2, with 4 HD's of 2TB. One of them gave a problem, I changed the defective hard drive and did a "replace", it worked fine, except that I had to change this HD again because the defective was for the warranty and it came back, in that...

I have set up a FreeNAS (9.10.2) box using only one 500 gb HDD for data storage and another small size HDD for FreeNAS OS (Due to budget constraint). Since I have only one disk, redundancy is not there. So the data stored in the FreeNAS system becomes vulnerable. Now I want to have a periodic...

Hello... first of all I would like to inform you that im a FreeNAS (and also a backup) noob. My problem is that I am currently trying to turn my FreeNAS to a backup server that would allow me to backup windows and linux hosts but the problem is I somehow couldnt get Crashplan running. I really...

Hello everyone, I'm planning on expanding my current storage (4x4TB raidz2 to 6x4TB raidz2) very soon. I fully understand that I will have to destroy my pool and start from scratch and am ok with that since I have a backup solution to store all my data during the transition. However, I'd like...

Hey guys, Looking for some help with this one. I am looking at adding a second FreeNAS server at a remote location for off site backup (replication). I am ok with the hardware setup but was wondering about the drive config. I am going to have the following drives when i start the project...

Hello, We have a NAS running FreeNAS with 8 disk and about 20TB storage. Its been running for about a year without problem, really fast, I build it from recommendations posted here in this forum. Now, we started to store critical data on NAS and we need to make backups of all information...

Hey folks, endlich habe ich meinen Server grundeingerichtet, und ich kann auf meine Platten zugreifen. Nun würde ich gerne wissen ob es sich empfiehlt von meiner FreeNAS OS SSD ein Backup zu machen. Ich hab mir das so vorgestellt: Ich mache ein Backup auf einen USB-Stick von dem auch gebootet...

So I want to know if this is possible and whether or not it's a good idea. So let's say I have a two drive mirrored array. Can I attach a third drive to the array, sync all the data so it becomes a three drive mirror, then detach the third drive so I store it separately as backup? Would this...

We recently implemented a backup of our FreeNAS Mini Boxes onsite, to a larger singular FreeNAS Mini that would be taken offsite. This was done through rsync and ran perfectly. However, since then we have moved it offsite. I tried implementing essentially the same rsync technique with the...

Peace. My new RAM (the old one was faulty) is in the testing-stage (memtest86+ with at least 5 passes (ETA 44hrs)) and I am currently working out how I will store, backup and access ~45TB of mostly media files in a smart manner (given my limited resources) in FreeNAS. My family consists of...