TrueNAS (formerly FreeNAS) is a network attached storage (NAS) server appliance distribution based on the FreeBSD operating system
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Getting 2g speeds on hyper-v VM through a 10g nic
I'm testing my speeds using IPERF as I've recently installed a 10G cisco switch and intel 10g NIC's on some servers to communicate with a nas server.
I noticed my reads and write were awful so I've tested the NIC's themselves and on the host machine…

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drive is unavailable in zpool. How to solve?
I have just replaced the drive recently. After freeNAS 9.10 to 11.3 upgrade failed, the replaced drive become unavailable. I have already diagnosed the derive. The drive is completely healthy with no error.
Any idea?
freeNAS booting in…

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USB Drive at the same location on FreeBSD
I have a number of USB drives that are attached to a FreeNAS server. These are then used as offline backup targets. One problem is that the order that the drives are plugged into matters.
On a Linux based system, I would use udev rules to ensure…

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Cannot set MTU for Network interface in FreeNAS-11.3-U3.2 Web Interface
I'm trying to set the MTU value for my network interface in FreeNAS-11.3-U3.2 to 9000.
However, when I select the interface to EDIT in the WebUI, enter 9000 for the MTU field, then click "APPLY", I get the following error.
VALLIDATION…

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is running smartctl safe?
I cant seem to find a super easy answer for this and I am sure that RTFM applies here but I am hoping this question, asked simply, will also help many other noobs out there.
I am running freenas and getting a bunch of CAM STATUS errors and…

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Copying one 16TB folder onto several consecutive 8TB drives on a standalone Freebsd
I have a very old server that stores 16Tb of data. It is running FreeNAS (freebsd). Network cards are physically damaged and the server is on its last breath.
I have 2 8TB NTFS external hard drives. I'm trying to copy all those files into hdd1, and…

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Can kopano handle multiple DB's for mailbox storage
I have a background in Exchange, but I am looking into a Kopano solution hosted on a freenas.
As i prefer ISCSI for the MySQL DB (for speed) and am noting the company growth which will be a lot in the future.
I wonder if kopano can handle…

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MIT Kerberos renew lifetime does not work
I am trying to figure out why my tickets only get a renewable life of 0 instead of 7 days as I specified.
I tried setting both the max_renewable_life (as indicated in another question) as well as renew_lifetime to 7 days (7d and 856800) in my…

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Dell R230, unable to boot from USB
I have a Dell R230. I'm trying to install FreeNAS 11.3 and use an USB stick as boot medium.
I tried three different USB sticks (all of which work for booting on other computers):
- Kingston DTSE9 G2 USB 3.0 32GB
- SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.1 32GB
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Install FREENAS on ORACLE SUN SPARC T5240
is possible to install FreeNas server on Sun Sparc Enterprise T5240 (Hardware compatibility),and how to do that?
Thanks

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transfer raid 0 array from freenas to windows
I have three disks in raid 0 with some data on it (not mission critical). This pool was created on a freenas installation and I was wondering if there is a way to re-mount the same raid 0 array in windows server. I created three vdisks in my raid…

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Increase the capacity of a RAIDZ1 vdev on ZFS
I'm running FreeNAS on a Mini-ITX Box at home. I have 3x3TB HDDs in a RAIDZ1 udev. Now I'm running out of space. I have space for one additional HDD in my case. I want to convert the 3x3TB RAIDZ1 into a 4x3TB RAIDZ1.
Can I do that without sending a…

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Can't connect to Freenas over public IP Adress
I have built a freenas server. It's behind a router and i a modified a NAT setting that allowed the server to be assigned with the router's public IP adress.
Now, i get an error when I connect to it over this IP adress in a system outside the local…

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freenas storage in esxi to host vm's?
I have previously set up freenas as vm inside esxi using raw disk access. I was wondering if would be possible/sensible to get freenas to serve iscsi targets to be used for other vm's on the same host. This would require booting up with freenas…

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Optimal Drive Configuration and Cache Setup for TrueNAS running media server and personal files
I'm new to TrueNAS and seeking advice on the optimal setup for my system.
I've built my system with the following specifications:
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G CPU
16GB RAM
3x 3TB WD Red (I can install an additional 3TB WD Red drive in the future)
2x 2TB WD…