Hey everybody,
I want to begin by saying I just started experimenting with FreeNAS a week or so ago and I’m having lots of fun learning how to use it. So as you’d expect I am experiencing a learning curve and have run into a few issues that I’ve been able to solve by searching the web, but I’ve finally encountered something I can’t find a straightforward answer for.
In any case, here’s my hardware config with question to follow:
RAM: 7633 MiB
CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 630 Processor
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-MA785GMT-UD2H
(Note regarding the drives: Not all are being used at the same time as I am experimenting with different configs, more on that later in the post.)
Drives:
-Intel X25-M 2.5" 120GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (Boot Device running FreeNAS-11.3-U3.2)
-3TB WD30EFRX
-500GB WD5000BEVT
-500GB Seagate Laptop Thin ST500LM021
So, my question has to do with the Dashboard graphs not appearing, and by not appearing, I mean the Dashboard page is completely blank. I’ve found a few posts here and there saying to run a software update, and it has worked for some people, but my dilemma is that I’ve been on the latest update this entire time.
Which at the time of making this post is FreeNAS-11.3-U3.2
Now, here’s what I’ve noticed, and I’ll try to explain my testing as concisely as I can, so I appreciate your patience.
When I initially set up the system, I installed it on the 120GB SSD.
Then I created my first storage pool on a 3TB hard drive, so there’s only 1 physical drive in the vdev.
I then wanted to play around with other pool types like a mirrored and striped configuration.
I only have 3 SATA power cables on my power supply, so I can only have a max of 2 drives for a pool.
So, in order to experiment with the strip/mirror config, I removed the 3TB drive and then plugged in two 500GB drives. After some trial and error, I figured out how to stripe and mirror them, but the removal of the original 3TB drive is when the Dashboard stopped working.
I figured, maybe the problem is that since there is no pool, there is nothing for the system to report? So I tested both a stripe and a mirror on the two 500GB drives thinking it would come back, but it didn’t.
Now, before I did this particular experiment, I did run into this issue on and off when unplugging and plugging in drives (in between shutdowns of course, not hot swapping) but whenever I plugged in the 3TB drive from the initial set up, the dashboard would reappear.
However, now I just plugged the 3 TB drive back in after experimenting with the stripe/mirror configuration and the dashboard is still blank.
Hopefully that makes sense and wasn’t too wordy.
I really appreciate any help you can provide.
I want to begin by saying I just started experimenting with FreeNAS a week or so ago and I’m having lots of fun learning how to use it. So as you’d expect I am experiencing a learning curve and have run into a few issues that I’ve been able to solve by searching the web, but I’ve finally encountered something I can’t find a straightforward answer for.
In any case, here’s my hardware config with question to follow:
RAM: 7633 MiB
CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 630 Processor
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-MA785GMT-UD2H
(Note regarding the drives: Not all are being used at the same time as I am experimenting with different configs, more on that later in the post.)
Drives:
-Intel X25-M 2.5" 120GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (Boot Device running FreeNAS-11.3-U3.2)
-3TB WD30EFRX
-500GB WD5000BEVT
-500GB Seagate Laptop Thin ST500LM021
So, my question has to do with the Dashboard graphs not appearing, and by not appearing, I mean the Dashboard page is completely blank. I’ve found a few posts here and there saying to run a software update, and it has worked for some people, but my dilemma is that I’ve been on the latest update this entire time.
Which at the time of making this post is FreeNAS-11.3-U3.2
Now, here’s what I’ve noticed, and I’ll try to explain my testing as concisely as I can, so I appreciate your patience.
When I initially set up the system, I installed it on the 120GB SSD.
Then I created my first storage pool on a 3TB hard drive, so there’s only 1 physical drive in the vdev.
I then wanted to play around with other pool types like a mirrored and striped configuration.
I only have 3 SATA power cables on my power supply, so I can only have a max of 2 drives for a pool.
So, in order to experiment with the strip/mirror config, I removed the 3TB drive and then plugged in two 500GB drives. After some trial and error, I figured out how to stripe and mirror them, but the removal of the original 3TB drive is when the Dashboard stopped working.
I figured, maybe the problem is that since there is no pool, there is nothing for the system to report? So I tested both a stripe and a mirror on the two 500GB drives thinking it would come back, but it didn’t.
Now, before I did this particular experiment, I did run into this issue on and off when unplugging and plugging in drives (in between shutdowns of course, not hot swapping) but whenever I plugged in the 3TB drive from the initial set up, the dashboard would reappear.
However, now I just plugged the 3 TB drive back in after experimenting with the stripe/mirror configuration and the dashboard is still blank.
Hopefully that makes sense and wasn’t too wordy.
I really appreciate any help you can provide.