TrueNAS (formerly FreeNAS) is a network attached storage (NAS) server appliance distribution based on the FreeBSD operating system
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Too much free space on FreeNAS - ZFS
I have a FreeNAS server with 3 x 2 To disks in raidz1. I would expect to have about 4 To of space available. When I run zpool list I get:
[root@freenas] ~# zpool list
NAME SIZE USED AVAIL CAP HEALTH ALTROOT
main_volume 5.44T 3.95T…

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Zfs Drive config on FreeNas
Couple of related questions.
Background: I have a stock of drives lying about that I want to use in a HP Proliant Microserver which has a 4 slot SAS cage with FreeNas. I don't want to spend any more on parts.
1) With Zfs and RAIDZ, how bad would it…

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Can I use google aps login to authenticate users in FreeNAS?
I want to setup FreeNAS as a central file repository for all my employees to access company related data. A lot of our infrastructure operates on Google Apps including Android phones. I would like to use the same login for them to access the…

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What are the options for storing encrypted data on FreeNAS?
I'm looking at implementing a mirrored pair of FreeNAS servers as file repositories. The only question still to be answered is the physical security. I typically encrypt the underlying drives on all of my servers, but it looks like that is a…

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Are there any PCIe SSD cards compatable with OpenIndianna (OpenSolaris) and/or FreeNAS (freebsd) 8+?
Has anyone had any success at all with any PCIx SSD cards around the 200GB+ mark under FreeNAS 8 or OpenIndiana? Specifically either of these platforms because of ZFS support for which we'd be using it as a L2ARC cache.
I can confirm with FreeNAS…

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FreeNAS AFP Doesn't Authenticate
I just set up a FreeNAS 8.0.3 server and am trying to use its AFP (Netatalk) service to access it via a Mac OS X Lion system. I created the ZFS volume, set its permissions to include my user in its owner group (and set group write permissions),…

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Move data from root ZFS into child filesystem
I have a zpool (pool verion 13, FS version 3, called tank0) with about 2.5TB of data in the root of the pool (i.e. directly in /mnt/tank0). OS is FreeBSD, actually FreeNAS version 0.7.2.
I would like to move all of that data to a child filesystem…

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Can I install FreeNAS on an old ReadyNAS 1100
I have an old ReadyNAS 1100 by Netgear. It has 4x500GB disks. http://kbserver.netgear.com/products/rnr4000.asp
Can I install FreeNAS on it? If so, can you please explain how?
As far as I can understand, the ReadyNAS has it's system in a…

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FreeBSD istgt - how to limit iscsi target discoverability to IP address
How can I setup an ISCSI target that is only visible to a certain IP address? For example, if a client runs iscsiadm discover from 10.1.1.130, I only want target iqn.2011-03.domain.org.istgt.ded130 shown to him.
I've tried setting up multiple…

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Can Tahoe-LAFS be used with FreeNAS (or OpenFiler) as a volume?
Is it possible to somehow attach a Tahoe-LAFS volume in to FreeNAS (or OpenFiler) and use it as part of a FreeNAS volume group?

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NexentaStor vs FreeNAS
I currently have a Debian Lenny file server for my small network (4 machines). I have 4x1TB drives in a RAID5 config. Since I botched the Lenny-Squeeze upgrade, it seems like a perfect time to give ZFS a try.
I'm debating between NexentaStor and…

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Export NFS to multiple networks in FreeBSD (FreeNAS)
I'm trying to export a share to multiple networks using the following in the /etc/exports file:
/mnt/tank/xen_nfs -alldirs -mapall=root:wheel -network 10.1.1.20 10.1.1.45 10.1.1.105
but whenever I try to connect from those three servers, I get a…

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FreeNas on Dell Powervault 745N: 2TB Limit?
I want to purchase 2 x 2TB drives, and install FreeNas on my Dell Powervault 745N.
People on the internets seem to be having trouble with the MD3000 firmware, and I want to make sure I can solve any issues before buying the drives.
Before I invest,…

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Filenames change when RSYNC to NAS with CIFS or NFS
I have noticed that after a RSYNC to a Truenas core 13 NAS with either a nfs or cifs mounted folder, file names will change. Source device Kubuntu 22.04
example: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007).m4v will become PKOF8Y~2.M4V
I…

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iperf3 errors and retransmissions on ESXi
When running iperf3 to test a 100G connection between a VMware ESXi box and a TrueNAS Core box, I'm seeing the following on the ESXi box:
The message "iperf3: getsockopt - Function not implemented" on every interval
A large number of…

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