TrueNAS Virtualized with ESXi
This article describes deploying a TrueNAS virtual machine (VM) in a VMWare ESXi environment. ESXi version 8 is shown in this article.
Before starting configuration work in VMWare:
Managing the Console Setup Menu
Advanced settings have reasonable defaults in place. A warning message displays for some settings advising of the dangers of making changes. Changing advanced settings can be dangerous when done incorrectly. Use caution before saving changes.
Make sure you are comfortable with ZFS, Linux, and system configuration, backup, and restoration before making any changes.
The Console widget on the System > Advanced Settings screen displays current console settings for TrueNAS.
General Settings Screen
The General Settings screen has five widgets that show current general system settings and include buttons for related actions and configuration options. The widgets are:
The Manage Configuration dropdown shows two options, one to download the system config file and the other to upload a system config file. The option to reset system settings to the default configuration shows after uploading a configuration file.
Using the Console Setup Menu
The Console Setup menu displays at the end of the
By default, TrueNAS does not display the Console Setup menu with SSH or web shell connections. The admin user, the root user (if enabled), or another user with administrator or root-level permissions can start the Console Setup menu by entering this command:
Advanced Settings Screen
Advanced settings have reasonable defaults in place. A warning message displays for some settings advising of the dangers of making changes. Changing advanced settings can be dangerous when done incorrectly. Use caution before saving changes.
Make sure you are comfortable with ZFS, Linux, and system configuration, backup, and restoration before making any changes.
The Advanced Settings screen provides configuration options for the console, syslog, audit, kernel, sysctl, storage (system dataset pool), replication, WebSocket sessions, cron jobs, init/shutdown scripts, allowed IP addresses, isolated GPU device(s), self-encrypting drives, and global two-factor authentication.