USB Bootdisk

[Jim Bon]

Hello, I am running FreeNAS-11.2-U8 . Booting from a 8Gb bootdisk. When I try to update to Freenas 11.3 got the message that there is not enough space. In my boot environment I see the size is 3.5Gb (With 42% used). Why can't it use the full 8Gb?

Thanks

Jim Bon

 

[Samuel Tai]

How many boot environments do you have? You'll likely need to delete some old boot environments to make space.

 

[Jim Bon]

Thanks that will not help much. Maybee my question is wrong, Ho can i increse my bootpool from 3.5 Gb to all Gb on the usb disk. My bootpool is now 3.5 Gb but the disk is 8 Gb

 

[Samuel Tai]

Delete the default and initial-install boot environments, and you'll reclaim the 4.7GB they're taking up. You can't expand the boot pool, as FreeNAS never overwrites the running boot environment, but installs new versions in free space.

 

[Samuel Tai]

To delete a boot environment, click the 3 dots on the right.

 

[danb35]

Delete the default and initial-install boot environments, and you'll reclaim the 4.7GB they're taking up

Those are taking up 4.7MB, not 4.7 GB. Boot environments aren't the problem here.

Why can't it use the full 8Gb?

What makes you think it isn't? Your boot device is too small. Use a bigger one.

 

[Jim Bon]

Thanks Samual I thought 8Gb is enhough. Is there a good procedure to move to new boot Disk?

 

[danb35]

I thought 8Gb is enhough.

From the manual:

Is there a good procedure to move to new boot Disk?

Save your config file (and encryption keys if you're using encryption), install to a new device, upload the config file.

 

[Jim Bon]

Please explain the following My boot usb disk is 60 Gb. I am running Freenas 11.2-U8. When I try to go to 11.3 I still got the message "not enough space". When I look in Boot Environments my my Boot Pool is 3.5 Gb. That must given me the issue. How can I increase the BootPool?

I have tried the following
- zpool set autoexpand=on freenas-boot
-zpool online -e freenas-boot da0p2

Does not work.

Thanks

 

[danb35]

When I look in Boot Environments my my Boot Pool is 3.5 Gb.

Where on the Boot Environments screen do you think you see the pool size?

 

[Jim Bon]

When you open the PDF (In the begin of this thread) you will see...