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aurora72
July 14th, 2011, 15:08
Hello

I want to install FreeBSD on a Mac mini PPC 1.25Ghz in such a way that it will run like a FreeNAS (http://freenas.org)

SirDice explained it like this: (http://forums.freebsd.org/showpost.php?p=138919&postcount=2)
"FreeNAS is nothing more than FreeBSD with a few custom scripts. Everything else is just plain FreeBSD plus a few ports. Management would have to be done by hand but isn't really that difficult."

What are those few custom scripts and where can I find them?
Which ports should I install, is there a list of them?
Are there any guidelines or tutorials for managing FreeBSD just to act like a NAS server?

Thanks.

SirDice
July 14th, 2011, 15:28
What are those few custom scripts and where can I find them?
They are part of the FreeNAS distribution and as far as I know there isn't a port for them so you can install them on FreeBSD. Keep in mind that FreeNAS is a highly modified version of FreeBSD.

Which ports should I install, is there a list of them?
That all depends on what you need.

Are there any guidelines or tutorials for managing FreeBSD just to act like a NAS server?
A NAS is just a server which is dedicated to storage, treat it like any other server.

mix_room
July 15th, 2011, 08:21
You could try building the distribution yourself.

http://sourceforge.net/apps/phpbb/freenas/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=10952