FreeNAS is an attached storage device and open-source network-attached storage (NAS) based on FreeBSD and the OpenZFS file system. It is licensed under the terms of the BSD License and runs on the x86-64 commodity hardware. FreeNAS supports Windows, OS X and Unix clients and various virtualization hosts such as XenServer and VMware using SMB, AFP, NFS, iSCSI, SSH, rsync and FTP / TFTP protocols. Advanced FreeNAS features include full disk encryption and plug-in architecture for third-party software.
NAS-based database storage (Network Attached Storage)
making NAS-based storage data storage
freeNAS is installed correctly and implemented according to its function
15 minutes
implementation stage
so that means freeNAS should have 2 storage, the first to store freeNAS itself and the second for sharing data or NAS, therefore I suggest to use flasdisk to save its freeNAS and hardisk later that will be used for database NAS.
10.give your freeNAS password
11.select boot via BIOS to boot through bios
12.wait until the installation is complete and will exit to the initial view and select the reboot system
13.next select number 1 to configure network interfaces
14.Reset network configuration? Select n.
Configure interface for DHCP? Select n.
Next IP address IPv4, for example: 192.168.14.2/28.
Configure for IPv6? Select n.
15.if you open your freeNAS with web browser, type your freeNAS ip
16.login to freeNAS
17.choose the keyboard language and time zone
freeNAS can be installed properly and ready to use for database storage
NAS based data storage can use freeNAS OS or use other OS such as NAS4free, rickstor, cryptoNAS and others.
