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View Enclosure

TrueNAS Enterprise
The View Enclosure screen only displays on TrueNAS CORE Enterprise systems with compatible hardware. The UI options to select System > View Enclosure is not present on incompatible non-Enterprise systems.

The System Information widget on the main Dashboard displays an image of the specific TrueNAS system. Hover the mouse over the image to see the View Enclosure label.

View Enclosure Widget
Figure 1: View Enclosure Widget

Click anywhere on the system image to open the View Enclosure screen.

View Enclosure Screen

The View Enclosure screen displays an image of the TrueNAS platform. Additional information about storage pools, drives, and other hardware components is available through clickable elements and buttons.

Enclosure Elements

The top of the View Enclosure screen displays options to view information about the system or expansion shelf. The options vary by TrueNAS platform, whether or not the system has expansion shelves, and if you have an expansion shelf image selected instead of the TrueNAS system.

View Enclosure Elements
Figure 2: Enclosure Elements

All TrueNAS systems include the Disks option. TrueNAS systems with expansion shelves include the Temperature, Power Supply, and Voltage options.

Expansion shelves include the Disks, Cooling, Services, Power Supply, SAS Expander, Temperature Sensors, and Voltage Sensor options. Each option displays a table with readings from the system’s internal components taken over time.

System Image Screens

System images display the front view of the server by default.

If the system model includes a rear view, REAR changes the image to the back of the system. FRONT switches to the front view of the system chassis.

EDIT LABEL displays for system models other than the Mini.

View Enclosure Edit Label
Figure 3: Enclosure Edit Label

EDIT LABEL opens the Change Enclosure Label window. Type a name or description for the system and click SAVE to apply the label. Reset to default restores the default name for the system.

System image screens include three options to change the information on the screen:

  • SHOW POOLS that highlights disks in pools on the system image.
  • SHOW STATUS that shows healthy disks in the system and a status indicator color legend.
  • SHOW EXPANDER STATUS that shows the status of SAS expanders in the system or expansion shelf (only systems with an expansion shelf).

Disk Image Screens

Click on a drive image to display a screen with information for that drive. Disk drive information includes the system pool, status, hardware details, and stats.

IDENTIFY DRIVE on disk detail screens turns on the LED indicator on a physical drive bay in the system server.

IDENTIFY DRIVE helps to identify the physical drive bay corresponding to the CORE identification number for that drive. Select the drive on the image and then click IDENTIFY DRIVE. Go to the location of the system server to locate the drive bay with the LED indication turned on, then check the drive location on the View Enclosure screen.

TrueNAS Mini and R30 systems do not include the IDENTIFY DRIVE function.

Mini Enclosure Screen Example

TrueNAS Mini systems only display the front view of the system hardware.

View Enclosure Mini
Figure 4: Mini Enclosure

Pool information displays at the top of the screen. The drive bay number and disk label display to the left of the image, and the status is to the right. A disk image screen shows details for the drive you click on.

The Disks Overview section displays the system drive hardware and capacity. The Drive Temperatures section displays current readings for each drive in the system.

View Enclosure Mini Disks
Figure 5: Mini Enclosure Disks

R20 Enclosure Screen Example

Larger TrueNAS hardware system images include a front and rear view of the chassis to show all drive bays and installed disk drives.

View Enclosure R20 Front
Figure 6: R20 Front
View Enclosure R20 Rear
Figure 7: R20 Rear

Click on a drive to display details for that selected drive and to access the IDENTIFY DRIVE option.

View Enclosure R20 Disks
Figure 8: R20 Disks

M40 and Expansion Shelf Enclosure Screen Examples

The screen shows the front view of the system by default. Both the system and expansion shelf images show the locations of installed disks.

View Enclosure M40 With Shelf
Figure 9: M40 with Expansion Shelf

The right side of the screen includes smaller images of both the system and expansion shelves connected to it. The selected system has a blue vertical line next to it.

View Enclosure Expansion Shelf
Figure 10: Expansion Shelf

The system and expansion shelf image screens include three options to change the information shown on the screen:

  • SHOW POOLS that highlights disks in pools on the system image.
  • SHOW STATUS that shows healthy disks in the system and a status indicator color legend.
  • SHOW EXPANDER STATUS that shows the status of SAS expanders in the system or expansion shelf (only systems with an expansion shelf).

Click on a drive image in the system or an expansion shelf image to display a drive information screen for that drive. Disk drive information includes the system pool, disk status, hardware details, and stats.

The expansion shelf image varies based on the type of expansion shelf installed, but the disk information displayed is the same as for disks in other system disks.