not able to use the spare space on system disk (1st disk)

[hot_powerz]

I installed FreeNas on a 100G disk. However, when I tried to import the volume or disk, there is no device to allow to choose. My understanding is FreeNAS only use 2 G space. So how can I configure to use the rest of the space on my 1st drive?

 

[survive]

Hi hot_powerz,

It's by design.....you aren't supposed to use the system disk for anything other than the system, that's why it's strongly suggested you put it on a USB key or other flash media.

http://doc.freenas.org/index.php/Installing_and_Upgrading_FreeNAS

-Will

 

[cyberjock]

Someone didn't read the manual...

While technically you can install FreeNAS® onto a hard drive, this is discouraged as you will lose the storage capacity of the drive. In other words, the operating system will take over the drive and will not allow you to store data on it, regardless of the size of the drive.