Help me understand terminology used in FreeNas (Pool, data set, etc)

[David R]

Hello -

Having used windows home server many years ago and most recently a QNAP device which has just about had it...I decided I want to jump on the FreeNAS bandwagon and build my own.

I've dabbled in FreeBSD back in the 90s so I wouldn't expect it to be too difficult to get going but I did notice some terms being used on the forums that I don't fully understand.

For example, on the QNAP, Synology etc - the storage is laid out in the following manner:

Physical Drives
RAID/SHR Configuration
volume1
folders
files


Is the equivalent in FreeNAS:

Physical Drives
zPool
dataset
folders
files

Or did I get that completely wrong?


Thanks for helping a newbie.

 

[depasseg]

drives -> vdev(s) -> Pool
Pool -> datasets (volume) which are like folders with special capabilities
Datasets -> folders -> files


The newcomer guide provides a great overview of this.

 

[theprez]

drives -> vdev(s) -> Pool
Pool -> datasets (volume) which are like folders with special capabilities
Datasets -> folders -> files


The newcomer guide provides a great overview of this.

I'm still learning also and would like to read this guide.....are you referring to this?

Peer review of a FreeNAS beginners guide. | FreeNAS Community

If so, it doesn't appear to be finished.

Thanks

 

[depasseg]

Not that one.

There is a presentation by cyberjock.

 

[Linkman]

This one -> https://forums.freenas.org/index.ph...ning-vdev-zpool-zil-and-l2arc-for-noobs.7775/

 

[Mirfster]

Take the free class: http://www.freenas.org/freenas-zfs-training/

Intro to FreeNAS (60-90 minutes)

You will learn:

• Overview of WebGUI
• Initial setup
• Create a local user
• How to create a volume
• Create and share datasets