Can I use an XFS-formatted external hd with FreeNAS?

[Bryan Moore]

My current setup is a bit "jerry-rigged" and I'm looking to do it properly; however, my 5 TB external hd is formatted XFS and although I'd like to use FreeNAS, some of the forum threads seem to indicate XFS isn't a compatible option. I'm just looking for confirmation...

 

[dlavigne]

Nope. The importable filesystems are listed at http://doc.freenas.org/9.10/storage.html#import-disk. And note that importing is meant to be a temporary measure to copy data from an existing filesystem to the storage pool.

 

[Bryan Moore]

Thanks... that's makes my decision *way easier*.