I got an notice after one of my scheduled smart tests that one of the 2 thumb drives that make up the mirrored boot volume on my system had died. When I tried to access the FreeNAS GUI, I found it to be unresponsive. The web page simply would not open. I opened the console using the IPMI connection and I have a ton of errors showing on the screen but I can't get to a prompt. The thumb drive that has the error is politely flashing a light, so I know which one needs to be replaced, but I can't find a way to gracefully shut down the system or even verify I have the configuration saved off successfully.
Is there a way for me to gracefully shut down the server without access to the FreeNAS console? Can I issue the shutdown command from the IPMI without damaging the data on the array?
Is there a way for me to gracefully shut down the server without access to the FreeNAS console? Can I issue the shutdown command from the IPMI without damaging the data on the array?