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FreeBSD is a registered trademark of the FreeBSD Foundation Cover art by Jenny Rosenberg FreeNAS® 9.1.1 Users Guide Page 2 of 276 Table of Contents Section 1: Introduction and Installation 1 Introduction........................................................................................................................................9 1.1 What's New in 9.1.1..................................................................................................................10 1.2 Known Issues............................................................................................................................10 1.3 Hardware Recommendations....................................................................................................11 1.3.1 Architecture.......................................................................................................................11 1.3.2 RAM..................................................................................................................................11 1.3.3 Compact or USB Flash.....................................................................................................12 1.3.4 Storage Disks and Controllers..........................................................................................12 1.3.5 Network Interfaces............................................................................................................13 1.3.6 RAID Overview................................................................................................................14 1.3.7 ZFS Overview...................................................................................................................16 2 Installing and Upgrading FreeNAS®...............................................................................................18 2.1 Getting FreeNAS®...................................................................................................................18 2.2 FreeNAS® in a Virtual Environment.......................................................................................19 2.2.1 VirtualBox.........................................................................................................................19 2.2.1.1 Creating the Virtual Machine ...................................................................................... 19 2.2.1.2 Creating Devices for Storage and Installation Media ................................................. 24 2.2.1.3 Configuring the Bridged Adapter ............................................................................... 26 2.2.1.4 Running FreeNAS® from a USB Image .................................................................... 27 2.2.2 VMWare ESXi..................................................................................................................28 2.3 Installing from CDROM...........................................................................................................33 2.4 Burning an IMG File................................................................................................................36 2.4.1 Using xzcat and dd on a FreeBSD or Linux System........................................................36 2.4.2 Using Keka and dd on an OS X System...........................................................................36 2.4.3 Using 7-Zip and Win32DiskImager on Windows.............................................................37 2.4.4 Troubleshooting................................................................................................................38 2.5 Initial Setup...............................................................................................................................39 2.6 Upgrading FreeNAS® ............................................................................................................41 2.6.1 Preparing for the Upgrade.................................................................................................42 2.6.2 Using the ISO to Upgrade.................................................................................................42 2.6.3 Using the GUI to Upgrade ...............................................................................................44 2.6.4 Unlocking an Encrypted Volume......................................................................................46 2.6.5 If Something Goes Wrong................................................................................................46 2.6.6 Upgrading a ZFS Pool......................................................................................................47 Section 2: Using the Graphical Interface 3 Quick Start Guide and Account Configuration................................................................................49 3.1 Quick Start Guide.....................................................................................................................49 3.1.1 Set Administrative Access.................................................................................................49 3.1.2 Set the Administrative Email Address..............................................................................49 3.1.3 Enable Console Logging...................................................................................................49 3.1.4 Configure Storage.............................................................................................................50 3.1.5 Create Users/Groups or Integrate with AD/LDAP...........................................................50 3.1.6 Configure Permissions......................................................................................................51 3.1.7 Configure Sharing.............................................................................................................51 FreeNAS® 9.1.1 Users Guide Page 3 of 276 3.1.8 Start Applicable Service(s)...............................................................................................51 3.1.9 Test Configuration from Client.........................................................................................52 3.1.10 Backup the Configuration...............................................................................................52 3.2 Account Configuration .............................................................................................................52 3.2.1 Admin Account.................................................................................................................52 3.2.2 Groups...............................................................................................................................53 3.2.3 Users.................................................................................................................................56 4 System Configuration.......................................................................................................................59 4.1 Cron Jobs..................................................................................................................................60 4.2 Init/Shutdown Scripts...............................................................................................................61 4.3 NTP Servers..............................................................................................................................62 4.4 Reporting..................................................................................................................................64 4.5 Rsync Tasks..............................................................................................................................65 4.5.1 Creating an Rsync Task.....................................................................................................65 4.5.2 Configuring Rsync Module Mode Between Two FreeNAS® Systems............................67 4.5.3 Configuring Rsync over SSH Mode Between Two FreeNAS® Systems.........................70 4.6 S.M.A.R.T. Tests.......................................................................................................................72 4.7 Settings.....................................................................................................................................74 4.7.1 General Tab.......................................................................................................................74 4.7.2 Advanced Tab...................................................................................................................76 4.7.2.1 Autotune ...................................................................................................................... 78 4.7.3 Email Tab..........................................................................................................................79 4.7.4 SSL Tab.............................................................................................................................80 4.8 Sysctls.......................................................................................................................................81 4.9 System Information..................................................................................................................82 4.10 Tunables..................................................................................................................................83 4.10.1 Recovering From Incorrect Tunables..............................................................................85