I am in the process of replacing a failed SATA DOM (SSD) device (after about 1.5 years of use). This did not leave a real positive impression of that technology so I decided to just replace it with a more conventional SSD drive. After following the instructions on...

We're currently running a Centos Samba file server that's hosting around 3TB of data. I'm considering moving our data to a FreeNAS Mini XL. We have around 35 staff that connect to this data. Would the FreeNAS Mini XL be able to handy that many SMB connections with a 10gb. NIC & 32gb. RAM? Yes, I...

I've been asked to setup a NAS for a small office / lab. Currently 3 users, expected to expand to no more than 8-10 users in the next 3 years, max. They generate video files 1-5GB each, up to 100 / year. This will be the primary data stored on the NAS, along with documents and fairly small...

Does FreeNAS Mini - Network Attached Storage (Diskless) support virtualization (VMs)? I would like to run one VM using FreeNAS and need to make sure FreeNAS Mini - Network Attached Storage (Diskless) meets the bhyve hardware requirements. I have previously tried to run VMs unsuccessfully...

I have freenas mini and I want to connect to DB9 port of it from my mac laptop. In Mac laptop I only have RJ45 and USB port. Is there a way I can connect both? which cable should I buy? I just want to learn and play using serial communication. Any help is appreciated

The motherboard in my Mini failed a little over a year ago, potentially from the watchdog issue, after working for a year straight before that. iXsystems cross-shipped a replacement for me, were very helpful, and I had the Mini working again quickly and haven't had any problems since. I saw...

Hi, I'm considering purchasing the FreeNAS Mini and one of the uses will be a Plex server. Will the FreeNAS Mini be powerful enough to transcode MKV files for 2 different clients at the same time?

iXsystems is proud to provide our customers the best enterprise storage systems and support. As part of our ongoing support, we have verified an issue with the firmware on the ASRock Rack C2750D4I mainboard in the FreeNAS Mini which affects the Board Management Controller, or BMC. The BMC...

iXsystems is committed to offering its customers the best storage solutions available on the market today. We have recently become aware of an issue with a component on the motherboard of the FreeNAS Mini and Mini XL that may lead to system failure. In most cases, the FreeNAS Mini will perform...

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...

Hi I would like to buy FreeNAS MINI XL ( 8x HDD bay ) Is it possible to store in FreeNAS MINI XL more than 48 TB? I would like to add 8x 8TB HDD Thanks for an answer