ReUsing NetAPP FAS3020 filer head hardware

[rhcev6]

Is it possible to install FeeeNAS on NetApp FAS3020 hardware? What I am most struck on is how to build an image/FS/etc to put on a 4G-32G flash card that the boot loader (modded broadcom bootloader?) can read and boot up. The CPUs are only 32 bit sol I know I'll need an older version but something is better than the nothing I have now. I had 6 of these and I took the CPUs, RAM, and voltage regulators out of three to make 3 good ones that have 4G RAM and 2 Xeon CPUs. I even have TONS of cards for them too.

 

[Chris Moore]

4G RAM

does not fulfill the minimum hardware requirements.

Hardware Requirements
http://www.freenas.org/hardware-requirements/

 

[rhcev6]

does not fulfill the minimum hardware requirements.

Hardware Requirements
http://www.freenas.org/hardware-requirements/

Version 9.2 without ZFS does. Question is how do I get it to work with the CFE bootloader??

 

[Chris Moore]

Version 9.2 without ZFS does. Question is how do I get it to work with the CFE bootloader??

I would not bother using such an old version of FreeNAS. The big advantage of FreeNAS is ZFS. If you are not using ZFS, you may as well just use Linux and you would probably have an easier time getting it to work on that hardware.

 

[rhcev6]

I've been trying that too. Can't figure out the bootloader mess. Thought FreeNAS would be easier as both FN and FAS are FreeBSD.