I am currently building a small freeNAS machine and I am planning to encrypt the HDDs. I'm planning to use 2 SSDs in RAID1 and 1 SSD for the OS. Now I'm wondering what would happen if the SSD died? Am I just screwed then? Or could I just install freeNAS onto a new SSD, replace it with the old...

Hi there, we have a large FreeNAS server that is colocated in a data center and is getting more and more critical use. Currently we are backing the file systems up using rsync to an external backup server, which is good but if the server goes offline, the time it will take to rebuild will have...

Hi All, How do you guys go about setting up a freenas server to be used as production in case the main server fails? I am thinking maybe using replication in the first place, Ideally I would like something with minimal changes required so everyone would not notice I change the server. And...

Hi All, I'm setting up a new FreeNAS setup at work that needs to accomodate upto ~60TB over the next year. I'm following the commodity hardware guidelines to source hardware and parts. I have no experience working with FreeNAS other that a test system I used at home to store some media and...

Hi all, I am in need of a simple backup server and looking for some guidance from experienced folks! What's the server's main use? Basically to efficiently, eloquently and safely backup all of my video data. Specific requirements? The number one is redundancy. Second one is scaling: the...

Hello Everyone, I put together a list of parts based off some other builds I've seen for my first Freenas build. The link will be below to my full list. I am looking for advice on if my system will be able to support my goals and if all the parts are compatible before I purchase it. My goals...

Hi, System info: Build FreeNAS-9.10.1-U4 (ec9a7d3) Platform Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2620 v3 @ 2.40GHz Memory 262021MB 14x 4TB NLSAS w/ 800GB P3700 Cache and mirrored 400GB ones for SLOG (overkill I know) Configed in RAID 1+0 like config Here's my question: What do I do about fragmentation, and...

This probably has been addressed before, but I can't find it any place. So please forgive me if I'm asking for something that's already been discussed elsewhere. I am finalizing my first DIY home NAS, which will be used primarily for media streaming (via Plex &/or Kodi) and for storing a...

I'm on a budget and only have 5 3TB Hard Drives lying around, but I want to at least get 12TB of storage. This is just going to be a test pool for now with some simple and already backed up things stored on it, but going forward if this does end up turning into a more heavily relied on storage...

Hi, I'm currently running FreeNAS-11.0-U4 with a single unencrypted pool composed of 6*4TB WD Red hard drives in RAID-Z2. The main use of my NAS is for Plex, and let's say that I have rather large libraries of content if you know what I mean. In the not too distant future, I will have to move...

Is there a method to trigger a graceful shutdown when FreeNAS loses power to a redundant power supply? I've got a Supermicro SC825 2U Rackmount Server case which has redundant Power Supplies. I've got a UPS with no USB data connection to signal power loss. I'd like to plug one PS into the UPS...

Hi all, I am new to the forum but have been running FreeNAS for about 2 years. It is a fantastic product with many capabilities. Of course the vast capabilities have made the learning curve a little steep, but I think I am now "getting the concept down". My move to FreeNAS was a cautious one...