The TrueCommand Dashboard provides an overview of each connected TrueNAS system in system widgets (information cards).
The top banner includes two sort options, one to filter the view to show All or Ungrouped systems and the other to sort either by Name or Order. The default view shows all widgets for all NAS systems added to and managed by TrueCommand. Use the Find field to search for a system by name.
The TrueNAS SCALE Update screen provides users with two different methods to update the system, automatic or manual. The screen can have up to four information panes:
Current train Upgrade operation and version (only when an update is detected) Production/non-production release information (only when an update is detected) Update options The screen displays the Current Train and a link to more information on the current train. Check for Updates Daily and Download if Available sets SCALE to check the update server daily for updates on the specified train.
TrueNAS CORE has an integrated update system to make it easy to keep up to date.
Prepare the System We recommend performing updates when the TrueNAS system is idle, with no clients connected and no scrubs or other disk activity happening. Most updates require a system reboot. Plan updates around scheduled maintenance times to avoid disrupting user activities.
The update process does not proceed unless there is enough free space in the boot pool for the new update files.
TrueNAS has several software branches (linear update paths) known as trains. If SCALE is in a prerelease train it can have various preview/early build releases of the software.
The Update Screen only displays the current train. When looking to upgrade SCALE to a new major version, make sure to upgrade SCALE along the path of major versions until the system is on the desired major version release. For more information on other available trains and the upgrade path from one version to the next, see Software Releases.
We highly recommend backing up the system configuration regularly. Doing so preserves settings when migrating, restoring, or fixing the system if it runs into any issues. Save the configuration file each time the system configuration changes.
Backup configs store information for accounts, network, services, tasks, virtual machines, and system settings. Backup configs also index ID’s and credentials for account, network, and system services. Users can view the contents of the backup config using database viewing software like SQLite DB Browser.
In addition to the main TrueCommand Dashboard that shows individual system widgets (information cards) with performance information for each system managed by TrueCommand, release 3.0 introduces a new Fleet Dashboard with new function widgets.
The Fleet Dashboard provides an overview of system information organized into six widgets:
Systems - Lists each system managed by TrueCommand. Alerts - Lists alerts detected on systems managed by TrueCommand. Pools - Lists all pools detected on systems managed by TrueCommand.
After you download the .iso file, you can start installing TrueNAS SCALE!
This article describes verifying the .iso file and installing SCALE using that file, and selecting the type of installation as either on physical hardware or a virtual machine (VM).
TrueNAS Enterprise SCALE Enterprise customers should receive their systems already installed and ready for UI configuration. If there are any issues with SCALE that requires you to install or re-install SCALE on your TrueNAS server, contact iXsystems Support for assistance.
TrueNAS Enterprise This procedure only applies to SCALE Enterprise (HA) systems. If attempting to migrate from CORE to SCALE, see Migrating from TrueNAS CORE. Updating Enterprise (HA) Systems If the system does not have an administrative user account, create the admin user as part of this procedure.
Take a screenshot of the license information found on the Support widget on the System Settings > General screen. You use this to verify the license after the update.
TrueNAS supports a ZFS feature known as boot environments. These are snapshot clones that TrueNAS can boot into. You can only use one boot environment for booting.
How does this help me? A boot environment allows rebooting into a specific point in time and greatly simplifies recovering from system misconfigurations or other potential system failures. With multiple boot environments, the process of updating the operating system becomes a low-risk operation. The updater automatically creates a snapshot of the current boot environment and adds it to the boot menu before applying the update.
TrueNAS provides flexibility for keeping the operating system up-to-date:
You can upgrade to major releases (ex. 9.3 to 9.10) using either an ISO or the web interface unless the Release Notes for the new major release indicate that the current version requires an ISO upgrade. Minor releases are replaced with signed updates, meaning you do not need to wait for a minor release to update with a system update or newer versions of drivers and features.
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