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FreeBSD is a registered trademark of the FreeBSD Foundation Cover art by Jenny Rosenberg FreeNAS® 9.2.1 Users Guide Page 2 of 280 Table of Contents Section 1: Introduction and Installation 1 Introduction........................................................................................................................................9 1.1 What's New in 9.2.1..................................................................................................................10 1.2 Known Issues............................................................................................................................11 1.3 Hardware Recommendations....................................................................................................12 1.3.1 Architecture.......................................................................................................................12 1.3.2 RAM.................................................................................................................................12 1.3.3 Compact or USB Flash.....................................................................................................13 1.3.4 Storage Disks and Controllers..........................................................................................13 1.3.5 Network Interfaces............................................................................................................14 1.3.6 RAID Overview................................................................................................................15 1.3.7 ZFS Overview...................................................................................................................17 2 Installing and Upgrading FreeNAS®...............................................................................................19 2.1 Getting FreeNAS®...................................................................................................................20 2.2 FreeNAS® in a Virtual Environment.......................................................................................20 2.2.1 VirtualBox.........................................................................................................................21 2.2.1.1Creating the Virtual Machine ............................................................................................... 21 2.2.1.2Creating Devices for Storage and Installation Media .......................................................... 26 2.2.1.3Configuring the Bridged Adapter ........................................................................................ 28 2.2.1.4Running FreeNAS® from a USB Image ............................................................................. 29 2.2.2 VMWare ESXi..................................................................................................................30 2.3 Installing from CDROM...........................................................................................................34 2.4 Burning an IMG File................................................................................................................37 2.4.1 Using xzcat and dd on a FreeBSD or Linux System........................................................37 2.4.2 Using Keka and dd on an OS X System...........................................................................37 2.4.3 Using 7-Zip and Win32DiskImager on Windows.............................................................38 2.4.4 Troubleshooting................................................................................................................40 2.5 Initial Setup...............................................................................................................................40 2.6 Upgrading FreeNAS® ............................................................................................................44 2.6.1 Preparing for the Upgrade.................................................................................................45 2.6.2 Using the ISO to Upgrade.................................................................................................45 2.6.3 Using the GUI to Upgrade ...............................................................................................47 2.6.4 Unlocking an Encrypted Volume......................................................................................49 2.6.5 If Something Goes Wrong................................................................................................49 2.6.6 Upgrading a ZFS Pool......................................................................................................50 Section 2: Using the Graphical Interface.............................................................52 3 Quick Start Guide and Account Configuration................................................................................52 3.1 Quick Start Guide.....................................................................................................................52 3.1.1 Set the Root Password......................................................................................................52 3.1.2 Set the Administrative Email Address..............................................................................52 3.1.3 Enable Console Logging...................................................................................................53 3.1.4 Configure Storage.............................................................................................................53 3.1.5 Create Users/Groups or Integrate with AD/LDAP...........................................................53 3.1.6 Configure Permissions......................................................................................................54 3.1.7 Configure Sharing.............................................................................................................54 FreeNAS® 9.2.1 Users Guide Page 3 of 280 3.1.8 Start Applicable Service(s)...............................................................................................55 3.1.9 Test Configuration from Client.........................................................................................55 3.1.10 Backup the Configuration...............................................................................................55 3.2 Account Configuration ............................................................................................................55 3.2.1 Groups...............................................................................................................................55 3.2.2 Users.................................................................................................................................58 4 System Configuration.......................................................................................................................61 4.1 Cron Jobs..................................................................................................................................62 4.2 Init/Shutdown Scripts...............................................................................................................63 4.3 NTP Servers..............................................................................................................................64 4.4 Rsync Tasks..............................................................................................................................66 4.4.1 Creating an Rsync Task.....................................................................................................67 4.4.2 Configuring Rsync Module Mode Between Two FreeNAS® Systems............................69 4.4.3 Configuring Rsync over SSH Mode Between Two FreeNAS® Systems.........................71 4.5 S.M.A.R.T. Tests.......................................................................................................................73 4.6 Settings.....................................................................................................................................75 4.6.1 General Tab.......................................................................................................................75 4.6.2 Advanced Tab...................................................................................................................77 4.6.2.1Autotune .............................................................................................................................. 78 4.6.3 Email Tab..........................................................................................................................79 4.6.4 SSL Tab.............................................................................................................................80 4.7 Sysctls.......................................................................................................................................82 4.8 System Information..................................................................................................................83 4.9 Tunables....................................................................................................................................84 4.9.1 Recovering From Incorrect Tunables................................................................................86 5 Network Configuration.....................................................................................................................87