TimGeerts
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I'm building a new server at the moment, and was planning on just running freeNAS from a 16GB USB stick. I've got 4x2TB as storage drives, which I will configure as two vdevs of 2x2TB mirrors.
I was wondering, how does freeNAS actually work internally when I create jails and what not for different applications (say, Plex, Sonarr, or a virtualbox with openFLIXR on it)? Does it create those jails on the storage drives that I'm including, or is it better to add an SSD to the build, and have freeNAS create the "software" part on that drive?
If so, do I need to install freeNAS on that drive in stead of the USB stick? Or can I point to that drive when creating a virtualbox jail so that it runs on that drive?
Actually, the main question I have is just how FreeNAS works with the different jails added to it. Does it create those on the drive where FreeNAS is installed on, or does it use the storage VDEVS defined for the NAS? My guess is that it's better to have an extra drive in it, but, I'm just not sure how FreeNAS works internally.
The OpenFLIXR i'm referencing is actually a virtual OS that can run in a virtualbox jail, but since that one needs quite a bit of space, I'm thinking of installing FreeNAS on a bigger drive rather then on a 16GB flash drive.
I'm sorry if these seem like dumb questions, but, it's the first time that I'll be working with freeNAS...
I was wondering, how does freeNAS actually work internally when I create jails and what not for different applications (say, Plex, Sonarr, or a virtualbox with openFLIXR on it)? Does it create those jails on the storage drives that I'm including, or is it better to add an SSD to the build, and have freeNAS create the "software" part on that drive?
If so, do I need to install freeNAS on that drive in stead of the USB stick? Or can I point to that drive when creating a virtualbox jail so that it runs on that drive?
Actually, the main question I have is just how FreeNAS works with the different jails added to it. Does it create those on the drive where FreeNAS is installed on, or does it use the storage VDEVS defined for the NAS? My guess is that it's better to have an extra drive in it, but, I'm just not sure how FreeNAS works internally.
The OpenFLIXR i'm referencing is actually a virtual OS that can run in a virtualbox jail, but since that one needs quite a bit of space, I'm thinking of installing FreeNAS on a bigger drive rather then on a 16GB flash drive.
I'm sorry if these seem like dumb questions, but, it's the first time that I'll be working with freeNAS...