Hey guys, apologies for not staying in touch past weeks. I've been very busy.
Visseroth,
Thank you very much for your input. I'll be definitely checking out the gui statistics on RAM (and other) usage. The stats is one of the many great features in FreeNAS.
A good server intel controller will do the trick for link aggregation. I'm using dual onboard NIC on my Supermicro X7DBN server. They use a e1000 chipset and link aggregation works great.
If you don't mind me asking, how did you set yours up? Which Lagg did you use? When you pump data, does it actually route traffic properly (that is, according how you configured your lagg)? Also, did you need some specific features on your router/switch box for it to work without breaking your network setup? I've never done this, so my mind wonders :o
I have to agree that it would be GREAT if folders could be hidden when users log in. I would LOVE this feature too and I think we should make it a suggestion on the forum to bring it to the developer's attention.
My solution is to map it as a network drive (In WIN environment) for each user individually, directing it to their home folder by default, i.e. \\freenas\storage\username and then creating a shortcut in their folder for the "common" share. This is good enough for me, and the user does not see folders of other users right away, without some sneaking around. I found that using:
Code:
net use x: \\freenas\storage\username /persistent:yes /user:username password
works really well in cmd (much better than the mapping wizard, which considerably slows things down for some reason).
protosd
There is *some* way to clear the cache on windows and switch users, but it's a hack. It's been posted here in the forums, but I'm not sure where.
My share name is \\backup. Doing either a \\freenas or \\ip_addess directly, brings up a login screen again. I can login as anyone, even if someone is already logged on under their name. This is kinda necessary when I need to do some "god" functions. Any links to the hack way of doing this? Good hacks never hurt!
Finally, I've noticed that if a user goes to \\freenas\storage, where all of the user folders are located, they (anyone, really) can change the name of any folder (i.e. any other users' home folder). That's a bit dangerous! Can you guys confirm this on your boxes?