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Post-install Configuration

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Last Modified 2022-04-26 14:02 EDT

The Console Setup menu displays at the end of the boot process. If the TrueNAS system has a keyboard and monitor, you can use this menu to administer the system.

By default, TrueNAS doesn’t display the Console Setup menu when you connect via SSH or the web shell. The root user or another user with root permissions can start the Console Setup menu by entering /etc/netcli.

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The menu provides these options:

  1. Configure network interfaces provides options to set up network interfaces.

  2. Reset root password resets the root user password.

  3. Reset configuration to defaults resets the system to default settings.

  4. Open TrueNAS CLI Shell starts a shell for running TrueNAS commands. Type exit to leave the shell.

  5. Open Linux Shell starts a shell for running Linux commands. Type exit to leave the shell.

  6. Reboot reboots the system.

  7. Shut Down shuts down the system.

Console Setup menu options may change with software updates, service agreements, etc.

During boot, TrueNAS attempts to connect to a DHCP server from all live interfaces. If it receives an IP address, the Console Setup menu displays it so you can access the Web UI. In the picture above, the TrueNAS web UI is at 10.0.2.15.

You may be able to access the web UI using hostname.domain (default is truenas.local) if your system:

  • Doesn’t have a monitor.
  • Is on a network that supports Multicast DNS (mDNS).

Configuring Network Interfaces

Simple Network Configuration

Enter 4 to open the TrueNAS CLI Shell.

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Select an Interface

  1. Enter network interface, then enter query to display available physical system interfaces.

  2. Once you know which interface you want to update, enter update interface aliases=["ipaddress"] ipv4_dhcp=false.
    Example: update eno1 aliases=["10.0.2.15"] ipv4_dhcp=false

  3. Enter commit to apply the pending changes.

  4. Enter checkin, then enter query to show the updated interfaces.

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Configure the Default Gateway

  1. Enter .. to go back to the network> prompt, then enter configuration.

  2. Enter update ipv4gateway="ipaddress". After you execute the command, the Console Setup menu displays the new web UI address.
    Example: update ipv4gateway="10.0.2.15"

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  1. Enter exit to go back to the Console Setup menu.

Configure LAGG

  1. Enter 4 to open the TrueNAS CLI Shell.

  2. Enter network interface, then enter query to display available physical system interfaces.

  3. Once you know the interface names, enter create type=LINK_AGGREGATION lag_ports=["interface1","interface2"] lag_protocol=LACP
    Example: network interface create type=LINK_AGGREGATION lag_ports=["eno1","eno2"] lag_protocol=LACP

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Configure VLAN

  1. Enter create type=VLAN vlan_parent_interface=bond# vlan_tag=#### aliases=[{"address": "ipaddress", "netmask": "bitlength"}]
    Example: create type=VLAN vlan_parent_interface=bond0 vlan_tag=1022 aliases=[{"address": "10.0.2.15", "netmask": "32"}]

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  1. Enter commit to apply the pending changes.

  2. Enter exit to return to the Console Setup menu.

  3. Enter 5 to open the Linux Shell, then enter ip addr show to ensure you set the correct IP address.

  4. Enter exit to go back to the Console Setup menu.

Configure Gateway

  1. Enter 4 to open the TrueNAS CLI Shell.

  2. Enter network configuration update ipv4gateway="ipaddress"
    Example: network configuration update ipv4gateway="10.0.2.15"

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  1. Enter exit to go back to the Console Setup menu.

  2. Enter 5 to open the Linux Shell.

  3. Enter ping ipaddress to ping the gateway.
    Example: ping 10.0.2.15

  4. When you are ready to stop pinging, type Ctrl+C to view the statistics.

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  1. Enter exit to go back to the Console Setup menu.

  1. Enter 4 to open the TrueNAS CLI Shell, then enter network interface

  2. Enter update interface1 aliases="ipaddress"
    Example: update eno1 aliases="10.0.2.15"

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  1. Enter commit, then checkin to apply the changes.

  2. Enter exit to go back to the Console Setup menu.

Changing the Root Password

Enter 2 in the Console Setup menu, then enter and re-enter the new password you want to use.

Changing the root password disables 2FA (Two-Factor Authentication).

Resetting the System Configuration

Enter 3 in the Console Setup menu, then enter y to reset the system configuration. The system will reboot and revert to default settings.

Caution! Resetting the configuration deletes all settings and reverts TrueNAS to default settings. Before resetting the system, back up all data and encryption keys/passphrases! After the system resets and reboots, you can go to Storage and click Import to re-import pools.