FreeNAS™ 8.2 Users Guide Page 2 of 235 FreeNAS™ is © 2011, 2012 iXsystems FreeNAS™ is a trademark of iXsystems and the FreeNAS™ logo is a registered trademark of iXsystems. FreeBSD is a registered trademark of the FreeBSD Foundation Cover art by Jenny Rosenberg FreeNAS™ 8.2 Users Guide Page 3 of 235 Table of Contents Section 1: Introduction and Installation 1 Introduction......................................................................................................................................10 1.1 Hardware Recommendations....................................................................................................11 1.1.1 Architecture.......................................................................................................................11 1.1.2 RAM..................................................................................................................................11 1.1.3 Compact or USB Flash.....................................................................................................12 1.1.4 Storage Disks and Controllers..........................................................................................12 1.1.5 Network Interfaces............................................................................................................13 1.1.6 RAID Overview................................................................................................................13 1.1.7 ZFS Overview...................................................................................................................15 1.2 What's New in 8.2.....................................................................................................................17 1.3 Features.....................................................................................................................................18 1.4 Known Issues............................................................................................................................19 2 Installing and Upgrading FreeNAS™..............................................................................................20 2.1 Getting FreeNAS™..................................................................................................................20 2.2 FreeNAS™ in a Virtual Environment......................................................................................21 2.2.1 VirtualBox.........................................................................................................................21 2.2.1.1 Creating the Virtual Machine .................................................................................... 21 2.2.1.2 Creating Devices for Storage and Installation Media ............................................... 26 2.2.1.3 Configuring the Bridged Adapter .............................................................................. 28 2.2.1.4 Running FreeNAS™ from a USB Image .................................................................. 29 2.2.2 VMWare ESXi..................................................................................................................30 2.3 Installing from CDROM...........................................................................................................34 2.4 Burning an IMG File................................................................................................................36 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 2.5 Initial Setup...............................................................................................................................39 2.5.1 Console Setup Menu.........................................................................................................41 2.6 Upgrading FreeNAS™ ...........................................................................................................42 2.6.1 Preparing for the Upgrade.................................................................................................43 2.6.2 Using the ISO....................................................................................................................43 2.6.3 From the GUI ...................................................................................................................46 2.6.3.1If Something Goes Wrong .......................................................................................... 47 Section 2: Using the Graphical Interface 3 Quick Start Guide and Account Configuration................................................................................47 3.1 Quick Start Guide.....................................................................................................................47 3.1.1 Set Administrative Access.................................................................................................48 3.1.2 Set the Administrative Email Address..............................................................................48 3.1.3 Enable Console Logging...................................................................................................48 3.1.4 Configure Volumes...........................................................................................................48 3.1.5 Create Users/Groups or Integrate with AD/LDAP...........................................................49 3.1.6 Configure Permissions......................................................................................................49 3.1.7 Configure Sharing.............................................................................................................49 FreeNAS™ 8.2 Users Guide Page 4 of 235 3.1.8 Start Applicable Service(s)...............................................................................................50 3.1.9 Test Configuration from Client.........................................................................................50 3.1.10 Backup the Configuration...............................................................................................51 3.2 Account Configuration .............................................................................................................51 3.2.1 Admin Account.................................................................................................................51 3.2.2 Groups...............................................................................................................................52 3.2.3 Users.................................................................................................................................55 4 System Configuration.......................................................................................................................57 4.1 Cron Jobs..................................................................................................................................58 4.2 NTP Servers..............................................................................................................................60 4.3 Reporting..................................................................................................................................61 4.4 Rsync Tasks..............................................................................................................................62 4.4.1 Creating an Rsync Task.....................................................................................................63 4.4.2 Configuring Rsync Module Mode Between Two FreeNAS™ Systems...........................65 4.4.3 Configuring Rsync over SSH Mode Between Two FreeNAS™ Systems........................67 4.5 S.M.A.R.T. Tests.......................................................................................................................69 4.6 Settings....................................................................................................................................70 4.6.1 General Tab.......................................................................................................................70 4.6.2 Advanced Tab...................................................................................................................71 4.6.2.1Autotune ..................................................................................................................... 74 4.6.3 Email Tab..........................................................................................................................74 4.6.4 SSL Tab.............................................................................................................................76 4.7 Sysctls.......................................................................................................................................77 4.8 System Information..................................................................................................................78 4.9 Tunables....................................................................................................................................79 4.9.1 Recovering From Incorrect Tunables................................................................................80 5 Network Configuration.....................................................................................................................81