Top Menu

Across the top row are links to outside resources and buttons to control the system. The options described from left to right: Logos and Side Panel Controls Status Icons Task Manager Alerts Settings Power Click the links above to jump to the sections with details on these top toolbar options. Logos and Side Panel Controls The logo in the upper-left corner shows the installed TrueNAS software. Clicking the image takes you to the system Dashboard.
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Task Manager

The Task Manager displays a list of tasks performed by the TrueNAS system. It starts with the most recent. Click the assignment to open the Task Manager. Name Description Filter Search function to locate or filter the list for a particular running task. View Logs Tasks with log file output have a View Logs button to show the log files. State Column header for tasks that shows the current condition of the task.
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Task Manager

The Task Manager displays a list of tasks performed by the TrueNAS system. It starts with the most recent task. Click the assignment to open the Task Manager. Click a task name to display its start time, finish time, and whether the task succeeded. If a task fails, the error status shows. Tasks with log file output have a View Logs button to show the log files. Click CLOSE or anywhere outside the Task Manager dialog to close it, or press Esc.
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Alert Notifications

The Alert Notifications panel displays system alerts. It provides options to dismiss or reopen dismissed alerts on your TrueNAS. Alerts Panel Options Name Description Dismiss Dismisses a single alert. Re-Open Re-opens a recently dismissed alert. Dismiss All Alerts Dismisses all alerts. Re-Open All Alerts Displays at the bottom of the panel if you dismiss more than one alert. Click to re-open all dismissed alerts if they are still active. Alert Levels Level Icon Notification Warning Critical One-shot Critical

Interface Preferences

There are a few adjustable interface preferences. Also included is a built-in theme editor for creating your own TrueNAS color schemes. To access user preferences, click settings > Preferences. This page has options to adjust global settings in the web interface. There are also options to manage custom themes and create new themes. General Preferences Name Description Choose Theme Select a preferred theme from the dropdown list. Prebuilt and custom themes are visible here.
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Alert Settings

Options Name Description Set Warning Level Customizes the importance of the alert. Each level of importance has a different icon and color to express the level of importance: Info, Notice, Warning, Error, Critical (Default), Alert, and Emergency. Set Frequency Adjust how often alert notifications are sent. Setting the Frequency to NEVER prevents that alert from being added to alert notifications, but the alert can still show in the web interface if it is triggered.
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