Web interface settings specifically for storage pools

[rappel]

2 weeks in, much experimentation and diving in and out of the admin. Interesting so far and I will be using FreeNAS but a couple of frustrations creeping in with the interface.

Main one is, is there any way with the new web interface to set it so that when I click on storage and then pools I actually get a list of all pools defined?
I'm wasting my time re-expanding the list every time I go in.
I appreciate that once things have settled a bit I'll not need to go in there so often but it's really tedious when experimenting with storage, permissions etc. to not have the list just there. I have a couple of pools nested 3 and one 4 deep that's four clicks more each and every time.

Any pointers as to how to do this gratefully received.

 

[danb35]

when I click on storage and then pools I actually get a list of all pools defined?

This is the default in 11.3--when you go to Storage -> Pools, all the pools are shown, as are all the top-level datasets. If, rather than pools, you're referring to all the nested datasets, I don't believe there's a way to have those all expanded by default.

 

[rappel]

Sorry, terminology. Yes it's the nested datasets that I'm grumbling about. Thanks for the info.
Shame, but it is what it is. Being very old I much prefer dedicated clients to web interfaces for this sort of admin for this type of reason but I understand why developers might choose code on the server. - I'll get over it in another 60 years or so...

 

[blanchet]

Maybe, the command line interface zfs(8) would be more suitable for your needs.

The FreeNAS webui is mandatory only to modify files in /etc, otherwise the modifications disappear on the next reboot.

 

[rappel]

The list option is certainly quicker but the intent was to get to the menu items on the datasets.

However, being old in the tooth a command line isn't frightening, so I might invest the time to
a) learn what the scope of the gui /etc relationship is and
b) learn the underlying command sets.

Thanks.