freezing FreeNAS-8.0.1-RELEASE-i386 (8081)

[mhankemann]

Dear Forum,
I use Freenas since two weeks.
In this two weeks the server freeezes two times!
Freenas is installed on a Intel Core 2 Duo with 2 GB Ram. (No VM!)


When it freezes i cant use the prompt on the screen (i tryed to reboot after the Shares are unavailable). There is no reaction when i type something on the keyboard. Its just freesed.

The terminal in the webGUI tells me:
Oct 26 11:44:45 NAS-SERVER-01 kernel: Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/ufs/FreeNASs1a
Oct 26 11:44:45 NAS-SERVER-01 kernel: WARNING: /data was not properly dismounted
Oct 26 11:44:45 NAS-SERVER-01 kernel: ZFS NOTICE: Prefetch is disabled by default on i386 -- to enable,
Oct 26 11:44:45 NAS-SERVER-01 kernel: add "vfs.zfs.prefetch_disable=0" to /boot/loader.conf.
Oct 26 11:44:45 NAS-SERVER-01 kernel: ZFS WARNING: Recommended minimum kmem_size is 512MB; expect unstable behavior.
Oct 26 11:44:45 NAS-SERVER-01 kernel: Consider tuning vm.kmem_size and vm.kmem_size_max
Oct 26 11:44:45 NAS-SERVER-01 kernel: in /boot/loader.conf.
Oct 26 11:44:45 NAS-SERVER-01 kernel: ZFS filesystem version 4
Oct 26 11:44:45 NAS-SERVER-01 kernel: ZFS storage pool version 15
Oct 26 11:44:45 NAS-SERVER-01 root: /etc/rc: WARNING: failed precmd routine for vmware_guestd
Oct 26 11:44:48 NAS-SERVER-01 ntpd[1908]: ntpd 4.2.4p5-a (1)
Oct 26 11:44:49 NAS-SERVER-01 avahi-daemon[2134]: WARNING: No NSS support for mDNS detected, consider installing nss-mdns!


Do I habe any problem?
Whats about "Consider tuning vm.kmem_size and vm.kmem_size_max"???

 

[ProtoSD]

Hello Mhankemann,

For that processor you should use the AMD64 installation because this is for both AMD and Intel 64bit processors. Also, you should upgrade to 8.0.2. I think this will fix your problem.

-- Proto

 

[mhankemann]

Thank you for the solution.

I will do the update in AMD64 Version.

Can I update withour loosing any Data on the data-discs?
I think the Installation will ask me to overwrite the old installation and wont kill the data hdd´s. Isnt it?

Do I have to conf the server again or will it use the old configuration (like LAN, Shares etc)?

 

[Milhouse]

Can I update withour loosing any Data on the data-discs?
I think the Installation will ask me to overwrite the old installation and wont kill the data hdd´s. Isnt it?

Correct, it won't touch your data. I think you should be able to upgrade from i386 8.0.1 to x64 8.0.2 using the GUI upgrade version.

Do I have to conf the server again or will it use the old configuration (like LAN, Shares etc)?

Always take a backup of your current configuration before any upgrade.

If you use the GUI upgrade, it should automatically update your current configuration - if it all goes horribly wrong you'll need to reinstall 8.0.2-RELEASE from the full install image, then upload your old 8.0.1 configuration.

 

[mhankemann]

Hy Milhouse,
I did it!

Everything seems to work.

Thank you and protosd for quick respons!

I hope this will fix the problem!

 

[mhankemann]

Hy Milhouse,
Hy protosd,

until now the Server seems to be okay.

For everyone with the same problem: it seems to work!
The Server is not up since almost one week without freezing!

Thanks again!
I hope I dont have to ask again about this problem