TrueNAS SCALETrueNAS SCALE Documentation Archive
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Advanced Settings Screen

The Advanced settings screen provides configuration options for the console, syslog, cron jobs, init/shutdown scripts, sysctl, storage (system dataset pool), replication, sessions, self-encrypting drives, and isolated GPU device(s).

SystemAdvancedScreen

Advanced settings have reasonable defaults in place. A warning message displays for some settings advising of the dangers making changes. Changing advanced settings can be dangerous when done incorrectly. Use caution before saving changes.

ChangingAdvancedSettingsWarning

Make sure you are comfortable with ZFS, Linux, and system configuration backup and restoration before making any changes.

Save Debug saves a system debug file to the local machine.

Console Widget

The Console widget on the System Setting > Advanced screen displays current console settings for TrueNAS.

AdvancedSystemSettingsConsoleWidget

Configure opens the Console configuration screen.

Console Configuration Screen

Console settings configure how the Console setup menu displays, the serial port it uses and the port speed, and the banner users see when accessing it.

ConsoleConfigScreen

SettingsDescription
Show Text Console without Password PromptSelect to display the console without being prompted to enter a password. Leave empty to add a login prompt to the system before showing the console menu.
Enable Serial ConsoleSelect to enable the serial console. Do not select this if the serial port is disabled.
Serial PortEnter the serial console port address.
Serial SpeedSelect the speed (in bits per second) the serial port uses from the dropdown list. Options are 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, or 115200.
MOTD BannerEnter the message you want to display when a user logs in with SSH.

Syslog Widget

The Syslog widget displays the existing system logging settings that specify how and when the system sends log messages to the syslog server.

AdvancedSystemSettingsSyslogWidget

Configure opens the Syslog configuration screen.

Syslog Configuration Screen

The Syslog settings specify the logging level the system uses to record system events. It also lists the syslog server DNS hostname or IP, the transport protocol it uses, the certificate and certificate authority (CA) for that server (if using TLS), and, finally, if it uses the system dataset to store logs.

SyslogConfigScreen

SettingsDescription
Use FQDN for LoggingSelect to include the fully-qualified domain name (FQDN) in logs to identify systems with similar host names.
Syslog LevelSelect the logging level the syslog server uses when creating system logs; the system only sends logs matching this level.
Syslog ServerEnter the remote syslog server DNS hostname or IP address. Add a colon and the port number to the hostname to use non-standard port numbers, like mysyslogserver:1928. Log entries are written to local logs and sent to the remote syslog server.
Syslog TransportEnter the transport protocol for the remote system log server connection. Selecting Transport Layer Security (TLS) displays the Syslog TLS Certificate and Syslog TSL Certificate Authority fields. This setting requires preconfiguring both the server system certificate and the certificate authority (CA).
Syslog TLS CertificateDisplays after selecting TLS in Syslog Transport. Select the transport protocol for the remote system log server TLS certificate from the dropdown list. Select the default or add the certificate and CA for the server using the Credentials > Certificates screen Certificates widget.
Syslog TLS Certificate AuthorityDisplays after selecting TLS in Syslog Transport. Select the TLS CA for the TLS server from the dropdown list. If not using the default, create the CA for the systlog server TLS certificate on the Credentials > Certificates > Certificate Authorities screen.
Use System DatasetSelect to store system logs on the system dataset. Leave clear to store system logs in /var/ on the operating system device.

Cron Jobs Widget

The Cron Jobs widget displays No Cron Jobs configured until you add a cron job, then it shows the information on cron job(s) configured on the system.

AdvancedSettingsCronJobWidget

Add opens the **Add Cron Job configuration screen. Click on any job listed in the widget to open the **Edit Cron Jobs configuration screen populated with the settings for that cron job.

Add or Edit Cron Job Configuration Screen

The Add Cron Job and Edit Cron Job configuration screens display the same settings. Cron Jobs lets users configure jobs that run specific commands or scripts on a regular schedule using cron(8). Cron Jobs help users run repetitive tasks.

AddCronJobScreen

SettingsDescription
DescriptionEnter a description for the cron job.
CommandEnter the full path to the command or script to run. For example, to create a command string that generates a list of users on the system and write that list to a file, enter cat /etc/passwd > users_$(date +%F).txt
Run As UserSelect a user account to run the command. The user must have permissions allowing them to run the command or script.
ScheduleSelect a schedule preset or choose Custom to open the advanced scheduler. Note that an in-progress cron task postpones any later scheduled instance of the same task until the running task is complete.
Hide Standard OutputSelect to hide standard output (stdout) from the command. If left cleared, TrueNAS mails any standard output to the user account cron that ran the command.
Hide Standard ErrorSelect to hide error output (stderr) from the command. If left cleared, TrueNAS mails any error output to the user account cron that ran the command.
EnabledSelect to enable this cron job. Leave cleared to disable the cron job without deleting it.

Init/Shutdown Scripts Widget

The Init/Shutdown Scripts widget displays No Init/Shutdown Scripts configured until you add either a command or script, then the widget lists the scrips configured on the system.

AdvancedSystemInitShutdownScriptWidget

Add opens the Add Init/Shutdown Script configuration screen. Any script listed is a link that opens the Edit Init/Shutdown Script configuration screen populated with the settings for that script.

Add or Edit Init/Shutdown Script Configuration Screens

Init/Shutdown Scripts lets users schedule commands or scripts to run at system startup or shutdown.

AddInitShutdownScriptConfigScreen

SettingsDescription
DescriptionComments about this script.
TypeSelect Command for an executable or Script for an executable script.
CommandEnter the command with any options.
ScriptSelect the script. The script runs using dash(1).
WhenSelect when the command or script runs from the dropdown list. Options are Pre Init for early in the boot process, after mounting file systems and starting networking. Post Init runs at the end of the boot process before Linux services start. Shutdown runs during the system power-off process.
EnabledSelect to enable this script. When left cleared, it disables the script without deleting it.
TimeoutAutomatically stop the script or command after the specified number of seconds.

Sysctl Widget

The Sysctl widget displays either No Sysctl configured or the existing sysctl settings on the system.

AdvancedSysctlWidgetNoSysctl

Add to add a tunable that configures a kernel module parameter at runtime.

Add or Edit Sysctl Configuration Screen

The Add Sysctl or Edit Sysctl configuration screen settings let users set up tunables that configure kernel parameters at runtime.

AddSysctlConfigScreens

SettingsDescription
VariableEnter the name of the sysctl variable to configure. Sysctl tunables configure kernel parameters while the system runs and generally take effect immediately.
ValueEnter a sysctl value to use for the loader, sysctl variable.
DescriptionEnter a description for the tunable.
EnabledSelect to enable this tunable. Leave clear to disable this tunable without deleting it.

Storage Widget

Storage widget displays the pool configured as the system dataset pool and allows users to select the storage pool they want to hold the system dataset. The system dataset stores core files for debugging and keys for encrypted pools. It also stores Samba4 metadata, such as the user and group cache and share-level permissions.

AdvancedSystemStorageWidget

Configure opens the Storage Settings configuration screen.

Storage Settings Configuration Screen

If the system has one pool, TrueNAS configures that pool as the system dataset pool. If your system has more than one pool, you can set the system dataset pool using the Select Pool dropdown. Users can move the system dataset to an unencrypted pool, or an encrypted pool without passphrases.

SystemDatasetPoolConfigScreen

Users can move the system dataset to a key-encrypted pool, but cannot change the pool encryption type afterward. If the encrypted pool already has a passphrase set, you cannot move the system dataset to that pool.

Swap Size lets users enter an amount (in GiB) of hard disk space to use as a substitute for RAM when the system fully utilizes the actual RAM.

By default, the system creates all data disks with the specified swap amount. Changing the value does not affect the amount of swap on existing disks, only disks added after the change. Swap size does not affect log or cache devices.

Replication Widget

The Replication widget displays the number of replication tasks that can execute simultaneously configured on the system. It allows users to adjust the maximum number of replication tasks the system can perform simultaneously.

SystemAdvancedSettingsReplicationWidget

Click Configure to open the Replication configuration screen.

AdvancedSettingsReplicationConfigScreen

Enter a number for the maximum number of simultaneous replication tasks you want to allow the system to process and click Save.

Sessions Widget

The Sessions widget displays all active sessions in the web UI, along with the user who initiated the session and what time it started.

SystemAdvancedSettingsSessionsWidget

The Terminate Other Sessions button ends all sessions except for the one you are currently using. You can also end individual sessions by clicking the button next to that session. You must check a confirmation box before the system allows you to end sessions.

Self-Encrypting Drive Widget

The Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) widget displays the system ATA security user and password.

AdvancedSystemSEDWidget

Configure opens the Self-Encrypting Drive configuration screen.

Self-Encrypting Drive Configuration Screen

The Self-Encrypting Drive configuration screen allows users to set the ATA security user and create a SED global password.

AdvancedSystemSelfEncryptingDriveConfigScreen

SettingsDescription
ATA Security UserSelect the user passed to camcontrol security -u to unlock SEDs from the dropdown list. Options are USER or MASTER.
SED PasswordEnter the global password to unlock SEDs.
Confirm SED PasswordRe-enter the global password to unlock SEDs.

Isolated GPU Device(s) Widget

The Isolated GPU Device(s) widget displays any graphics processing unit (GPU) device(s) configured on your system.

AdvancedSettingIsolatedGPUDeviceWidget

Configure opens the Isolate GPU PCI’s ID screen, which allows users to isolate additional GPU devices for GPU passthrough.

Isolate GPU PCI’s ID Configuration Screen

The Isolate GPU PCI’s ID configuration screen allows you to add GPU devices to your system.

GPU passthrough allows the TrueNAS SCALE kernel to directly present an internal PCI GPU to a virtual machine (VM).

IsolatedGPUPCIIDsConfigScreen

The GPU device acts like the VM is driving it, and the VM detects the GPU as if it is physically connected. Select the GPU device ID from the dropdown list. To isolate a GPU, you must have at least two in your system; one allocated to the host system for system functions and the other available to isolate for use by a VM or application. Isolating the GPU prevents apps and the system from accessing it.

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