File sharing is one of the primary benefits of a NAS. TrueNAS helps foster collaboration between users through network shares.
TrueNAS SCALE allows users to create and configure Windows SMB shares, Unix (NFS) shares, and block (iSCSI) shares targets.
When creating zvols for shares, avoid giving them names with capital letters or spaces since they can cause problems and failures with iSCSI and NFS shares. Contents AFP Migration: Provides information on migrating AFP shares from CORE to SCALE.
Since the Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) for shares is deprecated and no longer receives updates, it is not in TrueNAS SCALE.
However, users can sidegrade a TrueNAS CORE configuration into SCALE, so TrueNAS SCALE migrates previously-saved AFP configurations into SMB configurations.
Migrating AFP Shares To prevent data corruption that could result from the sidegrade operation, in TrueNAS SCALE, go to Windows (SMB) Shares, select the more_vert for the share, then select Edit to open the Edit SMB screen.
SCALE uses predefined setting options to establish an SMB share that fits a predefined purpose, such as a basic time machine share.
Setting Up a Basic Time Machine SMB Share To set up a basic time machine share:
Create the user(s) for this SMB share. Go to Credentials > Local User and click Add.
Create the share and dataset with Purpose set to Basic time machine share.
Modify the SMB service settings.
To get started with iSCSI shares, make sure you have already created a zvol or a dataset with at least one file to share.
Go to Shares and click Configure in the Block (iSCSI) Shares Targets window. You can either use the creation wizard or set one up manually.
Configuring an iSCSI Share Tutorial Video Tutorial Video This short tutorial video demonstrates basic steps to set up an iSCSI share configuration.
About UNIX (NFS) Shares Creating a Network File System (NFS) share on TrueNAS makes a lot of data available for anyone with share access. Depending on the share configuration, it can restrict users to read or write privileges.
NFS treats each dataset as its own file system. When creating the NFS share on the server, the specified dataset is the location that client accesses. If you choose a parent dataset as the NFS file share location, the client cannot access any nested or child datasets beneath the parent.
The Sharing screen opens after you click Shares on the main navigation panel.
Unix (NFS) Share Widget The Unix (NFS) Share launch widget includes the widget toolbar that displays the status of the NFS service and the Add button. After adding NFS shares, the widget displays a list of the shares below the toolbar.
Figure 1: Unix (NFS) Share Widget After adding the first NFS share, the system opens an enable service dialog.
The Sharing screen opens after you click Shares on the main navigation panel.
Block (iSCSI) Shares Targets Widget The Block (iSCSI) Shares Targets widget displays the widget toolbar with the status of the iSCSI service. Click Configure to open the iSCSI screen on the Target Global Configuration tab. Click Wizard to open the Wizard iSCSI screen.
After adding an iSCSI target or share, the widget toolbar displays the STOPPED service status in red and includes the share below.
About Multiprotocol Shares A multiprotocol or mixed-mode NFS and SMB share supports both NFS and SMB protocols for sharing data. Multiprotocol shares allow clients to use either protocol to access the same data. This can be useful in environments with a mix of Windows systems and Unix-like systems, especially if some clients lack an SMB client.
Carefully consider your environment and access requirements before configuring a multiprotocol share. For many applications, a single protocol SMB share provides better user experience and ease of administration.
File sharing is one of the primary benefits of a NAS. TrueNAS helps foster collaboration between users through network shares.
TrueNAS SCALE allows users to create and configure Windows SMB shares, Unix (NFS) shares, and block (iSCSI) shares targets.
Click Shares on the main navigation panel to display the Sharing screen, which displays options to access SMB, NFS, and iSCSI shares.
Figure 1: SCALE Sharing Screen Contents SMB Shares Screens: Provides information on SMB share screens and settings.
Connecting to and using an iSCSI share can differ between operating systems.
This article provides instructions on setting up a Linux and Windows system to use the TrueNAS iSCSI block share.
Using Linux iSCSI Utilities and Service In this section, you start the iSCSI service, log in to the share, and obtain the configured basename and target. You also partition the iSCSI disk, make a file system for the share, mount it, and share data.
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