storage

Hi, Recently I've noticed that my file server makes about half a second of spinning disk access noise about every 2 seconds. Crunch...1....2....crunch....1....2.... etc. I inspected top and iotop, turned on/off services etc. trying to figure out what is causing this. Eventually figured out...

Hello! Recently migrated from now unsupported FreeBSD 12 to the recent FreeBSD 14 and faced an issue with USB. I'm not able to mount a storage located on the ebook reader connected via USB anymore. Fragment from kernel messages: usb_msc_auto_quirk: UQ_MSC_NO_TEST_UNIT_READY set for USB mass...

Have not touched linux (redhat) since right before xwindows was new. My plan is to set up a machine from used parts to work like a file server with a bunch of Raid5 of 4TB spinny HDD's and its main job will just be to nightly make backup copies of my PLEX media repository. But I would like to...

Hello, Is it possible to execute something like this: # zfs destroy -r pool/users@7daysago # zfs rename -r pool/users@6daysago @7daysago # zfs rename -r pool/users@5daysago @6daysago # zfs rename -r pool/users@4daysago @5daysago # zfs rename...

Hi, I am new to FreeBSD and use it at work. We use a stripped version of FreeBSD11.4-RELEASE (the person that stripped it is not around) and so, do not hesitate to tell me what "might" be missing or what "might" be different in our stripped version. I need to mount a FAT32 usb stick. The...

I am running Freebsd14 w Xfce4.18 and Debian12 in a dual boot setup. In Freebsd, Thunar file manager shows all the Debian partitions containing ext4 filesystems and allows me to mount them in /media. Is there a way to hide these partitions or block the user from mounting them? In File Manager...

I have a situation where a user accidentally deleted all of the photos in a directory and its sub-directories, ironically to save some space in preparation for a backup. (Helpful hint: Wise Duplicate File Remover apparently removes the originals along with the duplicates). The photos in question...

This is a brand-new computer, so I don't know if this is an issue with this controller or some other kind of interaction within the system. Suggestions for troubleshooting are welcome. On a fresh install of FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE, I'm only getting about 70MB/s while doing a dd if=/dev/zero...

The internet is filled with how to guides on zfs and so is youtube. I saw the handbook part on zfs but it only scratches the surface. I want to basically keep a backup of my laptop that is running zfs i only have USB drives so i would like to mirror what is only my laptop so if something...

Hi all, I recently bought a 22TB WD WD221KFGX, and on my FreeBSD 13.-1-RELEASE system it shows up as a 2TB drive. The drive is in an enclosure connected to a LSI controller: # uname -a FreeBSD freebsd-test-01 13.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 13.1-RELEASE releng/13.1-n250148-fc952ac2212 GENERIC amd64 The...

Is is possible to write to a raw disk like /dev/da0 or /dev/da0s1 while it is mounted? I've been trying an asking around IRC but nobody knows how or even if its possible. This is trivial on a linux system. sorry that i have to bring it up but really... Things I tried (as root, obviously)...

Hi, I have set up zfs send | zfs recv replication as an unprivileged user. The purpose is to have an off-site backup process that is a) fast, and b) secure, in the sense that a successful cryptolocker attack on the primary backup would be partitioned off by the dint of append-only replication...

A dedicated root server at Hetzner running FreeBSD 13.0-RELEASE-p7 with 2 x 512GB NVMe configured as ZFS mirror and a storage box with 100GB offering access by scp / rsync / BorgBackup (but no ssh login). # zfs list NAME USED AVAIL REFER MOUNTPOINT zroot...

Hello collegues! I got a task which I cannot find a solution. There is a server wich will act as BRAS or gateway, so it will just only boot from disk and then will not use it for working purposes. The idea is to use ssd with ZFS and mounted-out logs and other rewritable data with tmpfs. This...

This may be a dumb question, but when a hotswap drive in a server fails under ZFS does the LED indicating a drive failure come on for that drive? Another question: can hotswap drives simply be replaced under ZFS to have it handle replicating the data, or are manual actions required within the...

I want to full back up my FreeBSD 12.2 system. I want a image file that be able to setup other computers. How?

This started out as a "why isn't this working?" question, but after a full day of trial and error, I think it might help more people to discuss "what's the best approach in today's world? (FreeBSD 12.2)" How should disks (or vdev's) be identified when creating ZFS pools in 2021? (and...

EDIT I have solved my problem. I had an external drive (one of those Western Digital Easystores) that I was using to periodically back up some files. For whatever reason, the fstab entry for the easystore was commented out. I deleted all of the files that had been unknowingly copied to an...

Hi! This is an open discussion and I'm mostly curious about your general ideas and thoughts about the subject and a few struggles I'm having on my way. It's going to be a bit wall-of-texty. Sorry about that, I'll try to make it as easily digested as possible :) It's about using small static VM...

Today FreeBSD operating system turns 26 years old. 19 June is an International FreeBSD Day. This is why I got something special today :) FreeBSD Enterprise 1 PB Storage https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2019/06/19/freebsd-enterprise-1-pb-storage/ #verblog #backup #beadm #enterprise #freebsd...