Freenas 10

Software & Operating Systems Linux
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So i have a freenas 9 box. That i have been having for a long time.

I just use it for plex and movie storage. i also run alot of VMs for diffrent projekts.

Right now im having alot of problems with my VMs right now. They are shutting down on odd times and that is a big problem for me.

So my question is: Is it safe to switch to Freenas 10-beta?

The docker containers seem like a good solution.
I would not like to build a new machine just to run my VMs in a stabil environment.

Thanks for any feedback.

/dinez

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Although it is not recommended have you considered running ESXi (or similar) and then run FreeNAS as a Virtual Machine? I know there are die hards out there that will swear against this but it is entirely possible to do and to do safely, provided you do it the right way.

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Test it out in a VM on your desktop. Make sure that there aren't any glaring issues, and if there aren't, go ahead and give it a go.

It's not like it will ruin your zpool, ZFS is stable, the only thing that isn't 100% yet is the freenas part.

@IRAGEDandQUIT I wouldn't do that because you've literally thrown away all the benefits of freenas over OpenMediaVault.

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Hahaha i know! Stupid question!

Not safe but what i was looking for is will my computer and zfs volumes burn😝

//dinez

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Yea that is a good idé! I was mostly afraid for my zfs pool. But I will try it on my main computer just to see i like it.

IF I make the 10 install on a new usb. Do you think that i can just plug in the old one if 10 crashes?

I dont know how freenas likes that.

//dinez

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So im trying to install freenas 10 in a virutal machine. and i cant seem to get it to work. i only get errors when i try to install it.

When i try to boot via UEFI

When i try to boot via Bios

I have tried to change all the tings in the settings. now i dont know how to go from here....

i have tried on install in both Vmware and Virutal box and i get the same error.

Hope someone have a good ide for me to try :)

//dinez

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Have you tried installing FreeNAS 9 on a VM?

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Yes it works. but then when i try to install 10, via upgrade i get the error of the password being changed. and i cant seem to log on. i have found that it is a error from the upgrade.

and if i try to format it i get the same error as a fresh install.

so i will try to get another hardrive for one of my other computers and try it that way:)

Thanks for all the help anyway

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Freenas 10 for upgrade is very very not ready. They also just broke docker in Freenas 10.

The vbox VMs in 9 broke also because of updates to freebsd without corresponding updates to the vbox jail. So you have to roll back freenas 9 to fix your vbox jail :-\

Kinda sucks tbh.

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If you need help with freenas I would recommand the freenas IRC channel.

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What's your VM configuration? I had no problem installing it in proxmox. I'll try vbox right now though.

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I have tried to install it with linux 2.6 - 4.0+. is there another one that i should use? in VMware i have tried to install it to the same and also letting VMware choose for me when i mount the iso.

@wendell So the docker is broken:( then that will not solve my problem it will only make it worse (super sad face)

How far do i have to rollback? to 9.3 or even further?

Thansk for all the feedback now i will go and break my server:P

//dinez

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I used Linux 4.0+ on proxmox, but the thing is that all the solutions use different nuanced settings. I wasn't able to get it to install on VIrtualBox either, so I'm thinking you're SOL.

At this point, I think FreeNAS 10 is not ready for deployment even in testing.

This leaves freenas in a frustrating state of the current version being behind the times, but the new version still being a ways out.

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Just so you know, I got it to install in virtualbox by just ignoring the errors and letting it sit for a while. You may want to try the same.

I went to lunch and when I came back, it was complete, so I'm not 100% sure how long it took. At least 30 minutes. I installed on an SSD.

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After little experimentation with FreeNAS 10 early this morning... grrrrr FreeNAS 10, really, bloody hell mother of chaos and organic decomposition, wow!

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Well.. I think that i will try installing ESXI on another computer to run my vm's in for the time being. That is sad since i dont have that much room in my house.
BUT MUST HAVE THE VM... :P

Haha do anyone know how far i need to rollback for the VM to be stabil?

//dinez