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FreeBSD is a registered trademark of the FreeBSD Foundation Cover art by Jenny Rosenberg FreeNAS® 8.3.1 Users Guide Page 2 of 258 Table of Contents Section 1: Introduction and Installation 1 Introduction........................................................................................................................................9 1.1 Features.....................................................................................................................................10 1.2 Known Issues............................................................................................................................11 1.3 What's New in 8.3.1..................................................................................................................11 1.4 Hardware Recommendations....................................................................................................13 1.4.1 Architecture.......................................................................................................................13 1.4.2 RAM.................................................................................................................................13 1.4.3 Compact or USB Flash.....................................................................................................13 1.4.4 Storage Disks and Controllers..........................................................................................14 1.4.5 Network Interfaces............................................................................................................15 1.4.6 RAID Overview................................................................................................................15 1.4.7 ZFS Overview...................................................................................................................17 2 Installing and Upgrading FreeNAS®...............................................................................................20 2.1 Getting FreeNAS®...................................................................................................................20 2.2 FreeNAS® in a Virtual Environment.......................................................................................21 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...........................................................................................................35 2.4 Burning an IMG File................................................................................................................38 2.4.1 Using xzcat and dd on a FreeBSD or Linux System........................................................38 2.4.2 Using Keka and dd on an OS X System...........................................................................39 2.4.3 Using 7-Zip and Win32DiskImager on Windows.............................................................39 2.5 Initial Setup...............................................................................................................................41 2.6 Upgrading FreeNAS® ............................................................................................................43 2.6.1 Preparing for the Upgrade.................................................................................................44 2.6.2 Using the ISO....................................................................................................................44 2.6.3 From the GUI ...................................................................................................................47 2.6.4 If Something Goes Wrong................................................................................................48 2.6.5 Upgrading a ZFS Pool......................................................................................................49 Section 2: Using the Graphical Interface 3 Quick Start Guide and Account Configuration................................................................................50 3.1 Quick Start Guide.....................................................................................................................51 3.1.1 Set Administrative Access.................................................................................................51 3.1.2 Set the Administrative Email Address..............................................................................51 3.1.3 Enable Console Logging...................................................................................................51 3.1.4 Configure Volumes...........................................................................................................51 3.1.5 Create Users/Groups or Integrate with AD/LDAP...........................................................52 FreeNAS® 8.3.1 Users Guide Page 3 of 258 3.1.6 Configure Permissions......................................................................................................52 3.1.7 Configure Sharing.............................................................................................................53 3.1.8 Start Applicable Service(s)...............................................................................................53 3.1.9 Test Configuration from Client.........................................................................................54 3.1.10 Backup the Configuration...............................................................................................54 3.2 Account Configuration .............................................................................................................54 3.2.1 Admin Account.................................................................................................................54 3.2.2 Groups...............................................................................................................................56 3.2.3 Users.................................................................................................................................59 4 System Configuration.......................................................................................................................62 4.1 Cron Jobs..................................................................................................................................62 4.2 NTP Servers..............................................................................................................................64 4.3 Reporting..................................................................................................................................65 4.4 Rsync Tasks..............................................................................................................................67 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.......................................................................................................................74 4.6 Settings.....................................................................................................................................75 4.6.1 General Tab.......................................................................................................................76 4.6.2 Advanced Tab...................................................................................................................77 4.6.2.1Autotune ..................................................................................................................... 80 4.6.3 Email Tab..........................................................................................................................80 4.6.4 SSL Tab.............................................................................................................................81 4.7 Sysctls.......................................................................................................................................83 4.8 System Information..................................................................................................................84 4.9 Tunables....................................................................................................................................85 4.9.1 Recovering From Incorrect Tunables................................................................................86 5 Network Configuration.....................................................................................................................87 5.1 Global Configuration................................................................................................................88