Boot Pool question

[prosciuttoo]

Hello I just installed Freenas on a mini computer.
In the computer I have a 120GB SSD which I installed Freenas on, I also have a 4TB hard drive. I have been able to create a Pool on the 4TB drive and set it up as a share and everything works fine. But I can't make a Pool out of the SSD which I have installed Freenas on, why is that?
Can't you use the Boot drive for anything els but the operative system? If so is it possible to put a USB stick in the computer aswell and install Freenas on that one instead?
One more uestion, if I install a plugin for example plex, is it installed on the boot drive?

 

[danb35]

Can't you use the Boot drive for anything els but the operative system?

No, you can't. And the installer and the manual both tell you that.

One more uestion, if I install a plugin for example plex, is it installed on the boot drive?

No, it goes on your data pool (or one of your data pools, if you have more than one).

 

[prosciuttoo]

No, you can't. And the installer and the manual both tell you that.

Can I install Freenas on a external USB drive I put into the computer?

 

[prosciuttoo]

Or is it smarter if possible to make a partition with 10GB on the SSD and install Freenas on that?
And have the other 110GB to make a Pool with.

 

[danb35]

Can I install Freenas on a external USB drive I put into the computer?

https://www.ixsystems.com/documentation/freenas/11.2/intro.html#the-operating-system-device