![]() ![]() This means the write acknowledgement is sent back to the client only after the data has been written to disk. The create Zvol window pops up and we name the Zvol and set a size. Click on the Dataset and click the 3 dots on the right. Now back at the Pool we can see the Dataset within Pool1. Note: always disable deduplication unless you have a lot of RAMĬlicking on ADVANCED MODE will give more options like size limits but for now just name the Dataset and click SAVE. If any settings are changed, those settings will be inherited by any child Dataset or Zvol. Most of the settings will be inherited from the Dataset’s parent. To create a Dataset click the 3 dots on the right of the Pool and select Add Dataset Note that Datasets and Zvols inherit their settings from their parent but can also be individually set. A Dataset is used for NAS storage (NFS and SMB)Ī Zvol is the ZFS equivalent to a LUN a Zvol is basically a “file” used for block storage and can be thick/thinly provisioned. There are things we can do to segment a pool.Ī Dataset is much like a folder, in that a Dataset can have a Dataset or Zvol inside it it can have a size/quota assigned and be thick/thinly provisioned. With the Pool configured we now need to split it up into “chunks” we can share out. Once back at the Pool list click on the Cog and select status to see the disk layout of the Pool. Tick the Confirm option and click EXTEND POOL The disks are going to form a new Mirror vDev. Select the 2 disks on the left and click the arrow to move them over to the right. The Pool is now displayed in the list of active pools.Ĭlick the Cog on the right of the pool and a drop down menu will appear. ![]() ![]() Remove 2 of the disks so we only have 2 disks in the vDev and Select Mirror as the RAID type. To create a RAID10 we create a 2 disk mirror (vDev) and then add 2 disks to it (another vDev). Stripe (RAID0) we get 4 disks (minus 20%) with no redundancy.Mirror (RAID1) we get 1 disk (minus 20%) with 3 disks as mirrors.Raid-z2 (RAID6) we get 2 disks (minus 20%) with two disks as parity.Raid-z (RAID5) we get 3 disks (minus 20%) with one disk as parity.FreeNAS allocates 20% of each disk for itself.Ĭlick on Stripe (just above the Estimated raw capacity) to change the RAID type The 4 x 10GB disks will make a 32GB vDev. The default RAID type is a Stripe (RAID 0). Select Create new pool and click the CREATE POOL button.Īt the disk window, name the pool, add the disks and select what RAID type.įor now select all the disks and click the arrow button to move them to the vDev window on the right hand side of the screen. Now we need to use those disks to create a zPool.Ĭlick the ADD button and the new pool window pops up. Once done click the COLUMNS button and select Descriptions. On each disk, click the > on the right this expands the disk information and gives you the option to add a description. After all it would be very embarrassing to put out the wrong disk. This is not very helpful because it tells me the logical disk name but not the physical port.Īs my physical FreeNAS server is an old tower system I need to know what disk in FreeNAS maps to which physical port. Go to Storage and Disks to see a list of disks. For this post we will use a ZFS equivalent of a RAID 10 but I will demonstrate all the other RAID options. In this post we will add disks to the FreeNAS server and configure them in to a zPool. ![]()
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