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Please note that the FreeNAS^® operating system must be installed on aseparate device from the drives which hold the storage data. In otherwords, with only one disk drive, the FreeNAS^® graphical interface isavailable, but there is no place to store any data. And storing datais, after all, the whole point of a NAS system. Home usersexperimenting with FreeNAS^® can install FreeNAS^® on an inexpensive USBthumb drive and use the computer’s disks for storage.

This section describes:

2.1. Getting FreeNAS^®¶

The latest STABLE version of FreeNAS^® 9.10.2 can be downloadedfromhttp://download.freenas.org/.

The download page contains these types of files:

.iso: this is a bootable installer that can be written to eithera CD or USB flash as described in Preparing the Media.
.GUI_Upgrade.txz: this is a compressed firmware upgrade image.To upgrade FreeNAS^®, download this file and see the section onUpgrading.

Each file has an associated sha256.txt file which should beused to verify the integrity of the downloaded file. The command toverify the checksum varies by operating system:

on a BSD system use the commandsha256name_of_file
on a Linux system use the commandsha256sumname_of_file
on a Mac system use the commandshasum-a256name_of_file
Windows or Mac users can install additional utilities likeHashCalcorHashTab

The value produced by running the command must match the value shownin the sha256.txt file. Checksum values that do not matchindicate a corrupted installer file that should not be used.

2.2. Preparing the Media¶

The FreeNAS^® installer can run from either a CD or a USB memorystick.

A CD burning utility is needed to write the .iso file to aCD.

The .iso file can also be written to a USB memory stick orCompact Flash card. The method used to write the file depends on theoperating system. Examples for several common operating systems areshown below.

Note

To install from a USB stick to another USB stick, twoUSB ports are needed, each with an inserted USB device. One USBstick contains the installer. The other USB stick is thedestination for the FreeNAS^® installation. Take care to select thecorrect USB device for the FreeNAS^® installation. It is notpossible to install FreeNAS^® onto the same USB stick containing theinstaller. After installation, remove the installer USB stick. Itmight also be necessary to adjust the BIOS configuration to bootfrom the new FreeNAS^® USB stick.

Make sure that the boot device order in the BIOS is set to boot fromthe device containing the FreeNAS^® installer media, then boot thesystem to start the installation.

2.2.1. On FreeBSD or Linux¶

On a FreeBSD or Linux system, the dd command can be used towrite the .iso file to an inserted USB thumb drive or CompactFlash device.Example: Writing the .iso file to a USB Thumb Drivedemonstrates writing the image to the first USB device (/dev/da0) ona FreeBSD system. Substitute the filename of the .iso file andthe device name representing the device to write to on your system.

Warning

The dd command is very powerful and candestroy any existing data on the specified device. Makeabsolutely sure of the device name to write to and do notmistype the device name when using dd! If you areuncomfortable using this command, write the .iso file to aCD instead.

Writing the .iso file to a USB Thumb Drive

When using the dd command:

if= refers to the input file, or the name of the file to writeto the device.
of= refers to the output file; in this case, the device name ofthe flash card or removable USB drive. Note that USB device numbersare dynamic, and the target device might be da1 or da2 oranother name depending on which devices are attached. Beforeattaching the target USB drive, use ls /dev/da*. Thenattach the target USB drive, wait ten seconds, and run ls/dev/da* again to see the new device name and number of the targetUSB drive. On Linux, use /dev/sdX, where X refers to theletter of the USB device.
bs= refers to the block size, the amount of data to write at atime. The larger 64K block size shown here helps speed up writes tothe USB drive.

2.2.2. On Windows¶

Microsoft provides the USB/DVD Download Tool to create a USB bootableimage from an .iso file. Followthese instructions,but enter the name of the downloaded .iso into theSOURCE FILE box.

Image WriterandRufusare alternate programs for writing images to USB sticks on a computerrunning Windows.

2.2.3. On OS X¶

Insert the USB thumb drive. In the Finder, go toApplications→Utilities→DiskUtility.Unmount any mounted partitions on the USB thumb drive. Check that theUSB thumb drive has only one partition, or partition table errors willbe shown on boot. If needed, use Disk Utility to set up one partitionon the USB drive. Selecting Free space when creating thepartition works fine.

Determine the device name of the inserted USB thumb drive. FromTERMINAL, navigate to the Desktop, then type this command:

This shows which devices are available to the system. Locate thetarget USB stick and record the path. If you are not sure which pathis the correct one for the USB stick, remove the device, run thecommand again, and compare the difference. Once sure of the devicename, navigate to the Desktop from TERMINAL, unmount the USB stick,and use the dd command to write the image to the USB stick.In Example: Using dd on an OS X System,the USB thumb drive is /dev/disk1, which is first unmounted.The dd command uses /dev/rdisk1 (note the extrar) to write to the raw device, which is faster. When running thesecommands, substitute the name of the installation file and the correctpath to the USB thumb drive.

Example: Using dd on an OS X System

Note

If the error “Resource busy” is shown when thedd command is run, go toApplications→Utilities→DiskUtility,find the USB thumb drive, and click on its partitions to make sureall of them are unmounted. If the error“dd: /dev/disk1: Permission denied” is shown, run the ddcommand by typingsudo dd if=FreeNAS-9.10-RELEASE-x64.iso of=/dev/rdisk1 bs=64k.This will prompt for your password.

The dd command can take some minutes to complete. Waituntil the prompt returns and a message is displayed with informationabout how long it took to write the image to the USB drive.

2.3. Performing the Installation¶

With the installation media inserted, boot the system from that media.The FreeNAS^® installer GRUB menu is displayed as is shown inFigure 2.3.1.

Note

If the installer does not boot, verify that the installationdevice is listed first in the boot order in the BIOS. When bootingfrom a CD, some motherboards may require connecting the CD deviceto SATA0 (the first connector) to boot from CD. If the installerstalls during bootup, double-check the SHA256 hash of the.iso file. If the hash does not mat

2.1. Getting FreeNAS®¶

2.2. Preparing the Media¶

2.2.1. On FreeBSD or Linux¶

2.2.2. On Windows¶

2.2.3. On OS X¶

2.3. Performing the Installation¶

2.1. Getting FreeNAS^®¶

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