TrueNAS Scale Configuration
Creation of admin user
On the first boot, the local IP of the server will be shown on the TTY. By entering this address on any browser, it will be possible to access the Web interface of the server.
Create a password for the admin user.
Disk management
Pool
Now that we have access to the TrueNAS dashboard, it is necessary to set up the storage. The following instructions explain how to create a mirrored configuration, however, there are many types of configurations possible depending on the number of disks.
Click on the Storage menu on the left, and then Create Pool.
From this screen, you will be able to name the pool.
Select Mirror as the Layout, and let the automatic disk selection set up the rest.
If necessary also set up these devices:
- LOG ZFS*
- spare disk
- cache L2ARC
- Metadata
- Deduplication
Once everything necessary is selected, press Create Pool.
Dataset
The pool now has a root by default, which can be divided into multiple datasets. These datasets can function as filesystems, each capable of storing data with specific permissions.
Warning
Datasets are not the only available option, zvols are virtual block devices with a pre-set size. They are usually used with the iSCSI file-sharing protocol.
To create a new Dataset, click on Datasets in the left menu and click Add Dataset
From here, just name the dataset and press Save.
It is possible to create infinite datasets based on the necessary uses. They can be created under existing datasets to make the pool more readable and organized.
File sharing
Now that we have created the necessary datasets, it’s time to make them accessible on our network.
Protocols
You can use different protocols for sharing. In this case, I will use NFS, beacuse it has the best Linux compatibility.
First, you need to start the necessary services for the sharing protocols to work. Click on System Settings, and in the submenu that opens, click on Services. From here, enable the necessary protocols and check the Start Automatically box to ensure they are ready at server startup. In my case, I will click on NFS.
Share creation
From the menu, press Shares, and select Add based on the protocol to be used.
Select the path of the dataset you want to share, enter a description of the share, and specify the network on which the share will be available.
At this point, you need to modify the dataset permissions to make it writable.
Go to the Dataset menu, select the dataset to modify, and click on Edit under Permissions. On the opened page, select Write for Group and Other, and press Save.
Mounting the share
To access the share simply mount it with the mount command on a Linux terminal.