Comments on: FreeNAS on VirtualBox – Installation http://www.jamescochran.org/2009/01/27/freenas-installation/ An example of poor grammar Sat, 02 Jan 2010 03:35:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jon http://www.jamescochran.org/2009/01/27/freenas-installation/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Jon Sat, 02 Jan 2010 03:35:37 +0000 http://www.jamescochran.org/?p=270#comment-65 Successful everything!<br>However, when I reboot the freeNAS system, its as if it's returned to factory preset.<br><br>Why do you think that is? Successful everything!
However, when I reboot the freeNAS system, its as if it's returned to factory preset.

Why do you think that is?

]]> By: MeJustMe http://www.jamescochran.org/2009/01/27/freenas-installation/comment-page-1/#comment-53 MeJustMe Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:25:15 +0000 http://www.jamescochran.org/?p=270#comment-53 I asked in the VirtualBox forum and it looks like it's possible.<br>At chapter 9.10 of the VirtualBox manual it's explained hot to use "a raw host hard disk from a guest".<br><br>It looks like it's a little bit risky as if not carefully setup it could corrupt the existing data. I asked in the VirtualBox forum and it looks like it's possible.
At chapter 9.10 of the VirtualBox manual it's explained hot to use “a raw host hard disk from a guest”.

It looks like it's a little bit risky as if not carefully setup it could corrupt the existing data.

]]> By: MeJustMe http://www.jamescochran.org/2009/01/27/freenas-installation/comment-page-1/#comment-46 MeJustMe Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:25:15 +0000 http://www.jamescochran.org/?p=270#comment-46 I asked in the VirtualBox forum and it looks like it's possible.<br>At chapter 9.10 of the VirtualBox manual it's explained hot to use "a raw host hard disk from a guest".<br><br>It looks like it's a little bit risky as if not carefully setup it could corrupt the existing data. I asked in the VirtualBox forum and it looks like it's possible.
At chapter 9.10 of the VirtualBox manual it's explained hot to use “a raw host hard disk from a guest”.

It looks like it's a little bit risky as if not carefully setup it could corrupt the existing data.

]]> By: MeJustMe http://www.jamescochran.org/2009/01/27/freenas-installation/comment-page-1/#comment-45 MeJustMe Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:29:24 +0000 http://www.jamescochran.org/?p=270#comment-45 The link is without the ")" so:<br><a href="http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=8669#p33945" rel="nofollow">http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&...</a> The link is without the “)” so:
http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&...

]]> By: MeJustMe http://www.jamescochran.org/2009/01/27/freenas-installation/comment-page-1/#comment-44 MeJustMe Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:31:09 +0000 http://www.jamescochran.org/?p=270#comment-44 Thank you very much for your reply! I feared that it couldn't be done in virtualbox.<br><br>That's a pity, because if ad example I install Win7 with virtualbox, I can add in the Win7 resources existing hard drives (as if it was a shared network folder--->http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=8669#p33945), so it can access with no problem hard disks outside the virtualbox environment.<br><br>Anyway, thanks again! :) Thank you very much for your reply! I feared that it couldn't be done in virtualbox.

That's a pity, because if ad example I install Win7 with virtualbox, I can add in the Win7 resources existing hard drives (as if it was a shared network folder—>http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=8669#p33945), so it can access with no problem hard disks outside the virtualbox environment.

Anyway, thanks again! :)

]]> By: James Cochran http://www.jamescochran.org/2009/01/27/freenas-installation/comment-page-1/#comment-43 James Cochran Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:20:29 +0000 http://www.jamescochran.org/?p=270#comment-43 Not if you installed via the VM as outlined here. FreeNAS can only see the disks that are available to it as set up in VirtualBox. If you had an install on a dedicated pc it would be able to use any disk you attached to it as soon as you set it's mount point and shared the disk. Not if you installed via the VM as outlined here. FreeNAS can only see the disks that are available to it as set up in VirtualBox. If you had an install on a dedicated pc it would be able to use any disk you attached to it as soon as you set it's mount point and shared the disk.

]]> By: MeJustMe http://www.jamescochran.org/2009/01/27/freenas-installation/comment-page-1/#comment-42 MeJustMe Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:29:55 +0000 http://www.jamescochran.org/?p=270#comment-42 I followed the instructions of your post and everything is working (thanks!), but I was wondering if now I can add existing disks (with different partitions in NTFS file format) to make them accessible in the LAN. I followed the instructions of your post and everything is working (thanks!), but I was wondering if now I can add existing disks (with different partitions in NTFS file format) to make them accessible in the LAN.

]]> By: JamesCochran http://www.jamescochran.org/2009/01/27/freenas-installation/comment-page-1/#comment-38 JamesCochran Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:29:18 +0000 http://www.jamescochran.org/?p=270#comment-38 If you would just like the disk to be available for both the Host and FreeNAS then mount it in freenas and then share it. Then connect to the share in the host. Again though, if you are going to use FreeNAS for any serious work you should just find some old computer parts and throw a box together. The hardware requirements aren't that much and I'm guessing you could actually find someone that wants to get rid of an old dell or something. If you would just like the disk to be available for both the Host and FreeNAS then mount it in freenas and then share it. Then connect to the share in the host. Again though, if you are going to use FreeNAS for any serious work you should just find some old computer parts and throw a box together. The hardware requirements aren't that much and I'm guessing you could actually find someone that wants to get rid of an old dell or something.

]]> By: mike http://www.jamescochran.org/2009/01/27/freenas-installation/comment-page-1/#comment-36 mike Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:59:23 +0000 http://www.jamescochran.org/?p=270#comment-36 @James<br>good article. I want to follow up on one of the questions being asked earlier. How do I access an hard disk already on the host? Ideally I would like the ability to access that disk from the guest and host at the same time. so I thought about using the "shared drive" feature, but I was stopped by the fact that I can't really install the necessary virtualbox addons. seems that the freenas is missing too many basic commend. Next I thought of using smbclient to mount a share from the windows host, but no, smbclient is not part of the freenas. I also tried to access the host drive via usb, since it's happen to be a usb drive, but that would make it disappear from the host. Any suggestions? @James
good article. I want to follow up on one of the questions being asked earlier. How do I access an hard disk already on the host? Ideally I would like the ability to access that disk from the guest and host at the same time. so I thought about using the “shared drive” feature, but I was stopped by the fact that I can't really install the necessary virtualbox addons. seems that the freenas is missing too many basic commend. Next I thought of using smbclient to mount a share from the windows host, but no, smbclient is not part of the freenas. I also tried to access the host drive via usb, since it's happen to be a usb drive, but that would make it disappear from the host. Any suggestions?

]]> By: Lorenzo http://www.jamescochran.org/2009/01/27/freenas-installation/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Lorenzo Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:25:58 +0000 http://www.jamescochran.org/?p=270#comment-34 Hi James,<br>I'd really like to read someting about installing FreeNAS on vmware Server, if it's possible. <br><br>I also have a question about using FreeNAS software RAID 5 running on vmware server with Windows as host OS. I'm a bit confused about filesystem. <br>What I have understood is:<br>I have to format disks I would like to add in the NAS by the host OS. <br>Then I have to create a virtual disk from the vm software and add it to make it visible to FreeNAS.<br>So I can format them in FreeNAS using one of the available filesystem.<br>After I have to mount the disk and make a software RAID.<br>Is this correct? Is this the best way to follow? <br><br>The last question is about hardware. If I run FreeNAS over a VM, I would not have (quite) any hardware compatibility issues, right? If my vm software can serve the right virtual device for FreeNAS I'm free to use whatever I like...or not? <br><br>Thanks a lot for your help, <br>Lorenzo Hi James,
I'd really like to read someting about installing FreeNAS on vmware Server, if it's possible.

I also have a question about using FreeNAS software RAID 5 running on vmware server with Windows as host OS. I'm a bit confused about filesystem.
What I have understood is:
I have to format disks I would like to add in the NAS by the host OS.
Then I have to create a virtual disk from the vm software and add it to make it visible to FreeNAS.
So I can format them in FreeNAS using one of the available filesystem.
After I have to mount the disk and make a software RAID.
Is this correct? Is this the best way to follow?

The last question is about hardware. If I run FreeNAS over a VM, I would not have (quite) any hardware compatibility issues, right? If my vm software can serve the right virtual device for FreeNAS I'm free to use whatever I like…or not?

Thanks a lot for your help,
Lorenzo

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