Trying to use mount_smbfs between two TrueNAS devices, does not work.

[manusamoa]

I have 2 TrueNAS servers running 13.0-U1.1 I am trying to mount a directory from one to another. I used smbclient on the one with the directory and go the following:
smbclient -L spixey -U-"root"
Passord for [WORKGROUP\root]:

Sharename Type Comment
------------- ------- ---------------
IPC$ IPC IPC Service (TrueNAS Server)
Spixey Disk
SMB1 disabled -- no workgroup available

and when I try to mount on the newer on with:

mount_smbfs -I 192.168.3.14 //root@192.168.3.14/mnt/Spixey /mnt/Spixey
Password: <enter password>
mount_smbfs: unable to open connection: syserr = RPC struct is bad

I am fairly new to Linux, so not sure what I am doing wrong. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[danb35]

I am fairly new to Linux, so not sure what I am doing wrong.

First, mistaking TrueNAS for Linux; CORE is based on FreeBSD, not Linux. Second, trying to use your NAS as a client for a file server--it really isn't designed to do that. But if you for some reason need to, it'd be much better and easier to share the directory in question via NFS and mount it that way.

 

[manusamoa]

First, mistaking TrueNAS for Linux; CORE is based on FreeBSD, not Linux. Second, trying to use your NAS as a client for a file server--it really isn't designed to do that. But if you for some reason need to, it'd be much better and easier to share the directory in question via NFS and mount it that way.

Thank You danb35, I do have the directory shared using NFS and can access them from my PC fine. What I am trying to do is transfer TB of information from one NAS server to the other without using my Windows box. Just getting it transferred one way so I could reconfigure my older NAS took almost a week. I do not want to wait that long again unless I have to. I thought using mount_smbfs would be faster.

 

[danb35]

I thought using mount_smbfs would be faster.

Why would you expect transferring the data between the two using SMB would be faster than transferring it between the two using NFS? I'd expect them to go at roughly the same speed. But if you're wanting to transfer a significant amount of data from one NAS to the other, replication might be a better way to do it--and you can do that all from the GUI.

 

[manusamoa]

danb35, as I said I am very new to this. I would love to learn more and I am unfamiliar with the GUI. Can you direct me to where I could this to the GUI? One reason I do not want to use windows is because I usually shut them down every night but the NAS run constantly.

 

[danb35]

I do not want to use windows

Who said anything about using Windows? I'm suggesting you share a directory on one NAS using NFS, and mount that on the other NAS. Windows has nothing to do with it.

I am unfamiliar with the GUI. Can you direct me to where I could this to the GUI?

Replication Tasks

Decribes the fields on the Replication Tasks screen for TrueNAS CORE.

www.truenas.com

 

[Samuel Tai]

Remote Replication

Describes how to create a remote replication task on TrueNAS CORE.

www.truenas.com

Basically, it depends on the direction of replication.

Sending TrueNAS server	Receiving TrueNAS server
1. Configure automatic snapshots of the dataset being replicated. See https://www.truenas.com/docs/core/uireference/tasks/periodicsnapshottasks/	1. Configure SSH service Note, if you're going to use root to replicate, disable 2FA on the receiving server Configure the SSH service under Services->SSH to allow root to login
2. Verify you can manually SSH from the sending to the receiving server using SSH keys	2. Verify you can manually SSH from the sending to the receiving server using SSH keys Copy the sending server's root SSH public key to the receiving server's /root/.ssh/authorized_keys file. Make sure /root/.ssh/authorized_keys has permissions 600
3. Create the replication task Specify the source dataset Specify the remote destination receiving dataset. Reference your periodic snapshot task Configure the destination replica to not be read-only
4. Run the replication task	4. Monitor the destination dataset

 

[manusamoa]

Remote Replication

Describes how to create a remote replication task on TrueNAS CORE.

www.truenas.com

Basically, it depends on the direction of replication.

Sending TrueNAS server	Receiving TrueNAS server
1. Configure automatic snapshots of the dataset being replicated. See https://www.truenas.com/docs/core/uireference/tasks/periodicsnapshottasks/	1. Configure SSH service Note, if you're going to use root to replicate, disable 2FA on the receiving server Configure the SSH service under Services->SSH to allow root to login
2. Verify you can manually SSH from the sending to the receiving server using SSH keys	2. Verify you can manually SSH from the sending to the receiving server using SSH keys Copy the sending server's root SSH public key to the receiving server's /root/.ssh/authorized_keys file. Make sure /root/.ssh/authorized_keys has permissions 600
3. Create the replication task Specify the source dataset Specify the remote destination receiving dataset. Reference your periodic snapshot task Configure the destination replica to not be read-only
4. Run the replication task	4. Monitor the destination dataset

Thank You Samuel, I will research this and give a try. It looks like a good learning experience for me.