How to install on freenas?

[Dariusz1989]

Hey

I went over docs but they only show VritalBox and VMWare ESXi. I tried setting up vm on freenas using FreeBSD/UEFI bios + all default settings & iso in cdrom but when I start it and then connect via either VNC or Serial all I get is black screen and generic text.

How do I configure it using Freenas VM system ?

I don't have standalone server that runs 24/7 to run virtualBox/vmWare.

 

[Patrick M. Hausen]

Which OS are you trying to install in your VM? I.e. what is the install ISO you are using?

 

[Dariusz1989]

Which OS are you trying to install in your VM? I.e. what is the install ISO you are using?

The trueCommand_1.1 iso from website.

Freenas>Vritual Machines>Add>FreeBSD>next/next/ISO - tueCommand_1.1.iso>next>next>vnc start > empty.

 

[Patrick M. Hausen]

I deleted the VNC device and installed via serial console. Worked great. UEFI (of course), disk and network both VirtIO.

 

[Dariusz1989]

I deleted the VNC device and installed via serial console. Worked great. UEFI (of course), disk and network both VirtIO.

my Serial gives me this :

Code:

cu -l /dev/nmdm5B

Last login: Sat Feb 15 23:27:52 on pts/2

FreeBSD 11.3-RELEASE-p5 (FreeNAS.amd64) #0 r325575+8ed1cd24b60(HEAD): Mon Jan 27 18:07:23 UTC 2020

        FreeNAS (c) 2009-2020, The FreeNAS Development Team

        All rights reserved.

        FreeNAS is released under the modified BSD license.


        For more information, documentation, help or support, go here:

        http://freenas.org

And documentations :

17. Installation — TrueCommand™1.1 Guide Table of Contents

Does not tell me how to do it via serial.

How do I do it?

 

[Patrick M. Hausen]

Switch on the VM, then connect vi serial, you will be greeted with the installer.

 

[Dariusz1989]

Hmmm

All I got is this >

 

[Patrick M. Hausen]

Please switch off the VM. Then delete the VNC device. The switch it back on again and then connect via serial ...
Your video shows a VNC port, so the VNC device must be still there.

 

[Dariusz1989]

Please switch off the VM. Then delete the VNC device. The switch it back on again and then connect via serial ...
Your video shows a VNC port, so the VNC device must be still there.

Yes my bad.. I have attached update

 

[Patrick M. Hausen]

OK, guys ... any idea why the "serial" menu entry leads him to a shell on his FreeNAS instead of the serial VM console?

 

[Dariusz1989]

OK, guys ... any idea why the "serial" menu entry leads him to a shell on his FreeNAS instead of the serial VM console?

It does not matter which VM I click on, all of them leads me to the same place. Even other windows based ones.

 

[diedrichg]

Try clearing your browser's cache? Just a thought... If not, then it must be a bug?