Ok, so i'm getting ready to build a workstation and a NAS/vm/rendering assisting machine. I'm currently capturing 1080p60 and lower video for youtube content, and hope to upgrade to 4k over the next year or 2 ( i am going for 4K capture cards, along with having a backup for older analog sources)...

I have the opportunity to purchase a Fujitsu RX300 s7 server from a computer recycling center for cheap, here are the specs this particular one is outfitted with 8 2.5" drive bays 2 xenon E5 2620 - 6 core processors (12 cores 24 threads total) doesn't come with any memory but supports up to...

I have a HP Microserver Gen8 and I am about to install FreeNAS 11.2 on it. I know it's not customary, but I have an old square monitor attached to the server, and I am wondering if I can put some kind of output to the screen? Perhaps temperature, CPU and/or hard drive statuses? It doesn't have...

Hi There, I have a server on Freenas with 2 shares one for guests or a account just for this share but I have another share as well thats for users thats only for it now when you just have access to one share it all the other ones show up how do I make it so that only one share shows up when...

Hey there, just setup my NAS and have two pools on it, Basic (just one disc, more of storage not for backup) and secure (mirrored and encrypted) Set up two SMB shares as all devices will be Windows or SMB compatible. But currently I can't connect to Secure share. Network tab in windows explorer...

Hi, So first, let's get the technical specs out of the way. Case: Fractal Define R6 MOBO: Asus p6x58d-e CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz with stock Intel cooler RAM: ValueRam 4x8GB PSU: Corsair HX750 NIC: 2 x Intel Pro 1000 VT (Quad Port) HDD: 6 x WD RED 3TB SSD: Crucial M4 120GB...

Hello, I have a Supermicro 826-9 with a X9DRD board. It has the backplane BPN-SAS2-826EL1. I also have an AOC-S2308L-L8i raid card in IT mode. I was wondering if we have 4x240GB SSDs and 6x2TB HDDs if we can get setup for ESXI + FreeNAS.

Hello, I wanted to make that transmission and plex used a same folder .. then I created the shell and gave the command chmod -R 777 /../ but entering the shell of the plugin it is not visible .. why? can you help me? freenas 11.2

how do I set up a static IP for the jail that is also visible to the router?

I am building an AD environment for a small-to-mid sized company (around 20-30 users) and chose FreeNAS as the main storage, where all users will have their home directories and where all departments' directories will be saved. My question is: should I create just one dataset for the whole...

Hi all, I would like to automate the process of creating a new share for each individual user in Active Directory. When a new user is created in Active Directory I would like that the new user automatically got a share created in FreeNAS as seen in the picture. FreeNAS is connected to Active...

Sehr geehrte Community, ich bin schon ein paar Tage glücklich mit meinem FreeNAS und bin jetzt doch auf eine Kleinigkeit gestoßen, die ich gern ändern würde und wo die "ergoogelten" Lösungen nicht helfen. Ist es möglich (insbesondere unter MacOS) SMB Freigaben wo der User keine Lese- oder...

so everything works on the networking end, at least it should. I can access the web UI and the server accepts and replies to ICMP messages but the server continually fails to sometimes connect when trying to access it in minecraft and when it does appear it always fails and times out when it...

Hello all! I installed FreeNAS-11.2-RELEASE-U1 yesterday with Transmission plugin, but im not getting it to work. I get some permission access denied warnings while trying to download. Going to "Plugins" Im not able to manage the Transmission plugin somehow, and on top of the page it says...

For a bit of context I just built a Freenas system and just installed the latest version of Freenas (I think it's the December 5th release, so not technically latest I guess). The specs are as follows in case they are needed: CPU: Intel Xeon 2650 V2 Motherboard: Supermicro X9 SRL-F RAM: 64 gb...

Salve, ho un sistema freenas 9.10.2-U1 con il sistema operativo in mirrorin composto da tre chiavette usb (allego foto). Mi sono accorto che togliendo una pennetta usb in particolare il sistema non mi parte e mi compare questa dicitura: "this is a nas datadisk and can not boot system. system...

Hi FreeNAS community :) Would like to share my storage experience: hardware RAID SSDs vs FreeNAS old rust spinning SATA HDDs.... Hardware and soft used: 1) 4 years old, everyday in use HP ML350p Gen8 server, 2xXeon 2630v2, 64GB RAM, with 420i raid 1GB cache raid controller, configured...

Hello Everybody, Currently I run a FreeNAS Server with one zpool and shares for macOS (AFP) and Windows (SMB) but I often read about iSCSI and its advantages over SMB. The first question is, what does iSCSI does better than SMB. I tried to look it up for myself on the internet but I don’t...

Hello Everyone, I'm currently planning out my first FreeNAS build. I've built several general purpose and gaming computers in the past and am enjoying learning more about what hardware makes a great NAS. I'm attempting to build something as silent as possible and am hoping to get some advice on...

Below is the screenshot of the error with my drive list in the back. Please tell me what is causing this error & how can I solve this?

Hey, I have been looking for a good NAS solution for some time now. And I think I finally found the best thing for me. I got this mini lenovo desktop PC with an i5 and 8gb ram, that should be more than enough power for a plex server. But.. The thing is the size of a HDD, so there won't be any...

Hello, I am currently having some trouble when trying to execute a .sh in my VM which is located in my freenas dataset mounted with NFS. My dataset has UNIX permission type with 777 permissions with the root user set, and the sharing NFS has the maproot also with the root user. This is the...

Hallo alle zusammen. Seit Tagen probiere ich FreeNAS 11.2 in meine AD einzubunden. Leider ohne Erfolg. Windows Systeme und auch Ubuntu und Mint lassen sich ohne Probleme einbinden. Ich habe schon sämtliche Seiten zu dem Thema im Netz durchgelesen, jedoch ohne Erfolg. In FreeNAS bekomme ich die...

Hi all!! So i'll try to make this specific as possible. I'm a videographer & editor. I also run a small organisation where we create content. I've reached the point where storage is becoming an issue so one of the solutions i've been looking at is building a NAS running FreeNas. In terms...

Was recently having DNS issues where nothing could be resolved from the freenas shell. Took a look at the /etc/resolve.conf and this is what shows: root@freenas:~ # cat /etc/resolv.conf # Generated by resolvconf nameserver 192.168.86.2 This seemed odd to me seeing that in the UI it shows: So...

Snapshot replication support. Hi, I colleague of mine depoyed ( not fully ) and then left me a FreeNAS solution. If I can explain maybe you can help. Every night a server backs up to on premise FreeNAS box creating a large file. ( 825GiB ). So I have looked though the forums and cannot find a...

Hi, I am new in FreeNas. I added new Extent but it didn't shown in list. when I tried to add it again, my disk not seen in Device list. but it exists in Storage>Disks. How can I see my disk in the Device list of iSCSI Extent devices?

Hi everyone! I'm fairly new to FreeNAS, and I was curious to know how to upgrade from FreeNAS 11.1 to 11.2?

Today I wrote a code to do some benchmarks to test the memory operations mainly such as memcpy(). To check the FreeNAS hardware (cpu, memory, and overall software optimization). vs my Linux PC hardware (which is Linux). Of course, I haven't done Linux Kernel <> FreeNAS (i.e FreeBSD) Kernel...

Hello forum, A friend's setup has just thrown this error and i'm going to attempt to repair it. Could you guys look at this page and tell me where to start? I'm not at the location at the moment but will head there when I have an idea as to the next step. Is this system trying to boot from a...

Hello, I just moved over to 11.2 to test out encryption with the cloud sync feature for B2. I am trying to backup almost the entire data set and receive the below error message. Where do I go about increasing the chunk-size? Failed to sync: "XXXXX.bin" too big (4399120252960 bytes) makes too...

Hi Everyone, I need some advise here, i am currently building a system some of it i have already other parts I have recently purchased. The system will be used solely for media & file storage and to run Plex. Current System System: SUPERMICRO MBD-X10SDV-TLN4F-O Mini ITX Server (8 core 16...

I am working on freeNAS UI Modification. I modify some of pages by found files like system --> advance (freenasUI/templates/system/advanced_edit.html) But I need all files path of all menu and submenu. Is that any way to find pages..?

Hello Everyone. I have a problem regarding low transfer speed but it doesn’t look like it’s something that have already been posted. And since it’s my first FreeNAS install, I have found about it, of course, only after testing transfer speeds using SMB share. But when I dug deeper more peculiar...

Hey I’m new to FreeNAS and was wondering if I boot off of a new ssd can it run while I’m gaming or on my Windows boot disk? Again I’m new so this might seem stupid but all the help I can get is appreciated. Thanks!

A short while back, I had the itch to build a FreeNAS server (thanks to this site!). I never put the machine into use and it's been collecting dust on my desk ever since. It's compact, quiet, extremely fast, with huge storage capacity for its size and virtually brand new! (Please forgive me as...

I am currently working on setting up a freenas server for the files of everyone in my household, which mostly consists of my video files, family photos and videos, and documents. In the future I intend to build a freenas system with newer hardware but for now I intend to use an existing system...

I have a storage partition created by FreeNAS. In server 2012 machine, I map this storage to use for Oracle database 11g Express Edition. But when I create new database in Oracle Database 11g Express Edition, I don't know how to specify location for it to store new database file in FreeNAS's...

I found this server at a recycle store for about $175 I cant seem to identify the case but here is a picture It had a Supermicro Motherboard in it https://www.amazon.com/Supermicro-X9SRL-F-Motherboard-Graphics-X9SRL-F-B/dp/B00DTINJ12 CPU is Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2609 0 @ 2.40GHz...

Hey there! About one month ago I had to plan and carry on the splitting of two companies - the one I am in needed an own infrastructure with Firewall, AD, Storage- & Backup-System and so on. So with FreeNAS I found exactly what I was looking for my backup & storage-strategy and I bought a...

We are pleased to announce the general availability of FreeNAS 11.2-BETA2. This second BETA of the 11.2 series is considered to be feature-complete and ready for testing. Users, especially those who use Plugins, Jails, or VMs, are encouraged to update to this release in order to take advantage...

Hello all. After browsing the forums for quite some time, i can't find a good answer to my questions. I hope someone can help me :) FreeNAS 11 or just use Windows 10 with shared folders? At the moment i'm using a WD My cloud Mirror gen 1 NAS system, but its very slow so Plex server app is a...

Hi all, new to the forum and new to FreeNAS now I've spent all weekend digging around the interwebs trying to find instructions on how to install FreeNAS on a MacPro or Mac in general. I ran across some information that said if I can install FreeNAS to a boot drive and not run it or try to...

Hello, I have FreeNAS-11.1-U1. While i uploading file 400MB to the Freenas via FTP the connection is broken for a moment and I need to upload the file again and again. I cant upload more than 300 MB. I have checked log error. is CRITICAL. Fail: 1, Warn: 0, Pass: 0...

Hi all and thanks for the awesome community. I have old workstation that I would like to use as a home NAS/Virtualization. My configuration is Lenovo E31 ThinkStation with Xeon E3-1225V2, 16 GB ECC RAM, 400 W PSU. RAID Controller - 3ware 9650SE-8LPML Hard drives - 8 various 1TB disks for the...

Hi, I have a simple home network: router -> freenas, other devices. I currently manage freenas remotely by ssh and tunneling with PuTTY. I would like to access the remote router's GUI to change some settings. I can ping it from freenas... but I'm not sure how to relay a connection to access...

I have a 12TB FreeNAS box (4x3TB WD RED) that I transplanted from an old Core-2-Quad machine to a newer Core i7-2600 machine. I am using the same boot USB stick, but the above message appears at boot for one of my drives (and therefore the ZFS pool is not loaded, and I have no ZFS volume...

Hello, I have few questions before starting with Freenas, I also have been working with other NAS OS and wanted to try this ones. First of all, I just wanted to know If I can achieve with raid5 of 5 disks for example, a write and read speed of 10gbps in disks, I am not talking about that I will...

Greetings FreeNAS community, Let me preface my thread by saying that the goal is to learn as much as I can to intelligently select and purchase parts for my first FreeNAS system at home. I have read through the supported hardware documentation, but honestly decrypting that info and selecting...

Hi, I am a newbie and would appreciate your advice on this matter! I would like to use FreeNAS for my small business to use it as a backup system, so I would like to use it in such a way that if one HDD fails I would still be able to access my files. So far it works fine but once a day it...