Can a Mac (OS X) be used to set up FreeNAS?

[fn369]

Another question that's sure to set eyes rolling, sorry... Having built a FreeNAS box from scratch, can one then do the complete installation and set up of FreeNAS (including flashing of firmware etc.) using only OS X?

I've only seen references to Windows on the forum, and this is a real concern for me! Thanks.

 

[adrianwi]

Yes, as it's pretty much browser based.

Only Windows I have is a VM running on my FreeNAS machine :D

 

[danb35]

The only step that needs to be done on any machine other than the FreeNAS box itself is potentially (if you didn't get a proper server-class motherboard with IPMI) burning the installer to whatever device you want to install from, and the manual has instructions for doing that on a Mac. The installation is ideally done on the FreeNAS box itself, and any subsequent operations are done through the web GUI or via an SSH client.

 

[fn369]

Yes, as it's pretty much browser based.

Only Windows I have is a VM running on my FreeNAS machine :D

Great, thank you. The last time I had Windows on any of my machines was 1999!

 

[fn369]

The only step that needs to be done on any machine other than the FreeNAS box itself is potentially (if you didn't get a proper server-class motherboard with IPMI) burning the installer to whatever device you want to install from, and the manual has instructions for doing that on a Mac. The installation is ideally done on the FreeNAS box itself, and any subsequent operations are done through the web GUI or via an SSH client.

Wonderful news, thank you. I hadn't gathered that IPMI allowed everything to be done via the browser, and it sounds as if I've been stressing unnecessarily about flashing the firmware.

To be clear, I haven't actually built the FreeNAS yet. Mainly because of the above concern, I've been searching (without success) in eBay for a way to avoid doing so... I now feel much happier with the prospect of going the DIY route, so thank you both! :)

 

[snaptec]

I only have macs as desktops and Linux/kvm + freenas servers.
Flashing cards directly on the Server boards.
Rest is via ipmi/ssh/web.
Windows free since 2004 [emoji41]


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[fn369]

I only have macs as desktops and Linux/kvm + freenas servers.
Flashing cards directly on the Server boards.
Rest is via ipmi/ssh/web.
Windows free since 2004 [emoji41]

Thank you. I will be in a similar situation before long!