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How to install FreeNAS 11.0

To install FreeNAS 11.0

FreeNAS is free and open-source Network-Attached Storage (NAS), software based on FreeBSD. It can be installed virtually on any hardware platform to share data over a network. FreeNAS is the simplest way to create a centralized and easily accessible place for your data. Use FreeNAS with ZFS to protect, store, backup, all of your data. FreeNAS supports Windows, OS X and Unix clients and various virtualization hosts such as XenServer and VMware using the protocols from FreeNAS such as SMB, NFS, iSCSI, FTP/ TFTP, etc.. This tutorial covers the method to install FreeNAS.

Pre-requisites for configuring Free-NAS in VM

  • Minimum 4GB memory is required.
  • Minimum 20 GB direct attached disk is required.
  • Recommended 64 bit system architecture is required.
  • One physical networking port is required

Installing FreeNAS

First, boot the Free-NAS ISO image into Vmware Workstation and cross-check the virtual machine settings.

Now, the OS has started the boot process, so please select option 1 to install Free-NAS.

Here, you need to select the disk and click OK.

Now, again select Yes, and click OK to proceed if you using fresh disk for installation.

You should now set a root password for FreeNAS.

And also the boot mode.

After completing the installation, click OK and then select option 3 to reboot.

Now you need to make the basic network configuration. Here, we are going to set static IP for Free-NAS. So, follow the steps to set static IP address Free-NAS.

You can now log in to Free-NAS through a web interface with your assigned IP and type root password to enter it.

Verify the system information of Free-NAS.

Thus concludes the installation of FreeNAS 11.

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FAQ
Q
Why does FreeNAS only support the ZFS filesystem?
A
FreeNAS is designed around the OpenZFS filesystem, which enables many of the advanced features of FreeNAS such as data integrity, early indication of faulty drives, and the ability to boot into a previous working copy of the operating system after a failed upgrade. Other filesystems, including UFS, NTFS, FAT, EXT2 and EXT3 are supported “read only”, in order to allow data migration onto a ZFS volume.
Q
How do I upgrade FreeNAS?
A
FreeNAS provides a built-in Update Manager, allowing the administrator to determine when to apply system patches and new features. When the system is updated, a copy of the current operating system is added to the boot menu, making it easy to revert to the previous version of the operating system should the update fail. Administrators can also track different versions of FreeNAS, in order to test new drivers and features, knowing that they can still return to the previous version of the operating system from the boot menu.
Q
what are the hardware requirements for Freenas?
A
Minimum 4GB memory is required.
Minimum 20 GB direct attached disk is required.
Recommended 64 bit system architecture is required.
One physical networking port is required.
Q
what is free nas?
A
FreeNAS is free and open-source Network-Attached Storage (NAS), software based on FreeBSD.
It can be installed virtually on any hardware platform to share data over a network.FreeNAS is a top choice among the users who want to share content across multiple platforms like Linux, Apple, and Windows.
Q
Is FreeNAS Safe and Secure?
A
FreeNAS is based on the highly secure FreeBSD operating system and follows security best practices in development. However, FreeNAS is not designed as security software and it depends on being protected from hostile traffic by a properly configured firewall. FreeNAS supports 256-bit encryption to prevent drives from being read if they’re physically removed from the system, but this doesn’t protect against data being read in transit over the network or via compromised user credentials. Like all software, FreeNAS depends on good security practices to keep data safe.