Does FreeNAS support iSCSI?

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FreeNAS, among its many sharing options, offers a complete support to iSCSI. We’ve already seen how to create an iSCSI target on Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2, with FreeNAS you can set up an iSCSI target even faster, just a bunch of clicks and you’ll be ready.

How do I connect my domain to FreeNAS?

In FreeNAS go to directory services -> active directory and click Advanced Mode.

Enter your domain name, Domain acc.
uncheck UNIX extensions.
enter your site name (this can be found in server manager -> Tools -> Active Directory Sites and Services)
enter FQDN of your DC and GC.

How to SSH FreeNAS?

Configure SSH in FreeNAS Open your web browser and type in the IP address of the FreeNAS web GUI that you noted down earlier (Fester used 192.168. 0.58). The web GUI will present itself and ask for the login details. Enter the username which is root (1) and your password (2) and click the “Log In” button (3).

Can FreeNAS be a domain controller?

In this configuration, FreeNAS polls the Windows 2012 Active Directory domain controller and imports the users into FreeNAS. Keep in mind that FreeNAS also supports being a domain controller (DC) itself or being an additional DC alongside your others.

Can I access my FreeNAS from anywhere?

You will need to forward port 22 traffic to your FreeNAS system, probably via NAT. And you will need to configure FreeNAS to accept public key encrypted sessions from your laptop. Once all that’s in place, you can connect to your FreeNAS server from anywhere in the world using your laptop.

How do I access FreeNAS from outside network?

In the FreeNAS WebGUI, go to Services > SSH > Settings.

Set the FreeNAS SSH port.
Make sure “Login as Root with password” is unchecked.
Also uncheck “Allow Password Authentication”.
Check “Allow TCP Port Forwarding”.
You may need to stop and start the SSH service for settings to take effect.

Does FreeNAS support Active Directory?

FreeNAS® supports integration with these directory services: Active Directory (for Windows 2000 and higher networks) LDAP. NIS.

How to create iSCSI target on TrueNAS?

How to Create iSCSI Target on TrueNAS 1 Create a New Zvol There are two extents supported by TrueNAS iSCSI. In this example, I am going to use the “Device” extent. 2 Create a New iSCSI Block Share Create or choose block device Now go to Sharing >> Block Shares (iSCSI) and then click Wizard. 3 Enable iSCSI Service

How do I configure the iSCSI service?

Open the Control Services tab under the menu Services and launch the iSCSI service: Navigate to the Block (iSCSI) menu: Under the Portals tab click Add Portal: You’ll be able to configure a network interface (with its IP address) as the Portal: Go to the Target tab and click Add Target:

How do I add freenas-iscsi01 to my vSphere environment?

I selected freenas-iscsi01 from the Target drop-down menu and freenas-iscsi01 from the Extent drop-down menu, and then clicked Save . [Click on image for larger view.] Once the target was created and configured, I added it to my vSphere Environment.