NAS4Free 9.2.0.1.925 Released (FreeBSD 9.2-RELEASE p2)

[zoon01]

lady's and Gentlemen,

The NAS4Free just released its first 9.2.0.1.925 release today!

This release will be production ready however one of the things on the todo list will be the bge WOL patch.
This patch will be ready for the next release and could not be adapted from 9.1.0.1 directly.

NAS4Free Upgrade from 9.1.0.1 to 9.2.0.1.XXX
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Upgrade NAS4Free full from 9.1 to 9.2 from LiveCD/USB is problematic.
Upgrade NAS4Free embeded from 9.1 to 9.2 from webgui or from LiveCD/USB is not posible.
problems are due a new size of boot partition.
Please download/save NAS4Free config to safe place and backup files from second partition if you use boot disk as system+data+swap Disk.
Only try to upgrade if you know that your boot partition is 1G or more in size, otherwise a install from scrath is the recomended way, sorry for inconvenience

Don't forget create backup configuration of NAS4Free before upgrading!

1. System|Backup/Restore: Backup your config.
2. Disks|Management : click on "Clear config and Import disks" to update configuration.*
3. Disks|Management|Disk|Edit: After step 2, you will need to re-activate S.M.A.R.T.
monitoring for every device.

*Note : If you have RAID controllers but cannot parse S.M.A.R.T. info properly,
please add correct variables in System | Advanced | loader.conf to load the correct
kernel modules for controller support. Then reboot and "Clear config and Import disks"
again to update configuration.


9.2.0.1.xxx ZFS v5000 Upgrade
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The ZFS version has been upgraded from pool version 28 to v5000 (Feature Flags).
v5000 has new features added, the pools are marked with a property,
feature@featurename so that only compatible versions of ZFS will import the pool.
Some of these features include LZ4 compression and async destroy.
The upgrade to ZFS v5000 has to be manually performed from cli or by the GUI. "zfs
upgrade <poolname>" via the console or ssh, or in the GUI under Disks|ZFS|Pools|Tools.
After you perform the ZFS upgrade, a downgrade to 9.1.0.1 series will not be
possible, so ensure you stay at 9.2.0.1 BEFORE you upgrade the pool!

BUILD 9.2.0.1.925
=================
Changes:
- Upgrade to FreeBSD 9.2 RELEASE p2.
- Improved WebGUI under PHP 5.5.
- Add 'twa' (3ware 9000/9500/9550/9650 series SATA RAID controller) and 'twe'
(3ware 5000/6000/7000/8000 series PATA/SATA RAID adapter) support.
- Add Broadcom BCM57764, BCM57767, BCM57782, BCM57786 and BCM57787 support.
- Add areca SAS/SATA HBA ARC-1300/ARC-1320 series adapter driver.
- Add loader.conf configuration option to gui.
- Add zfs lz4 compression option to gui.
- Add tmux (A terminal multiplexer).
- Add tw_cli (Command Line Interface Storage Management Software for AMCC/3ware ATA RAID Controllers.
- Remove zfs zfs_prefetch_disable=1 default variabele. (now it's an user option).
- amdtemp include support for AMD A10-5700 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics.
- Upgrade gzip to 1.6 with gzip-rsyncable patch added (see http://beeznest.wordpress.com/2005/02/0 ... able-gzip/ for further details).
- Upgrade netatalk to 2.2.5.
- Upgrade dmidecode to 2.12.
- Upgrade mDNSResponder-541.
- Upgrade php to 5.5.7.
- Upgrade samba to 3.6.22.
- Upgrade zoneinfo to 2013i.
- Upgrade nut to 2.7.1.

New feature:
- Add additional check to device's controller to detect scenario when a device is moved/shuffled to different controllers
- Highlight the entire row when device detected does not match with device in config.xml
- Provide more detailed information at Status column to help troubleshooting
- Remove zfs zfs_prefetch_disable=1 default variabele. (now it's an user option)
- Backup and restore the loader.conf.local settings with livecd/usb upgrades and convert.
- Backup and restore the loader.conf (/boot/loader.conf.local) settings on firmware upgrades.

Fixes:
- mDNSResponder config format.

ChangeLog of SVN
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https://sourceforge.net/p/nas4free/code/commit_browser

Supported extension packages
----------------------------
ZFS kernel tune (WebGUI extension) 20121031 or later.

Extensions and ownCloud sample
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[EXTENSION] VirtualBox + phpVirtualBox

Using ownCloud on NAS4Free + Active Directory Authentication

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Regards,
NAS4Free Team

[alexey123]

NAS4Free Upgrade from 9.1.0.1 to 9.2.0.1.XXX

I not agry with simple upgrade

Reference is http://sourceforge.net/p/nas4free/code/ ... 2d00f2:891

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 $g_install = array(
-	"part1size_embedded" => "122",
-	"part1size_full" => "380"
+	"part1size_embedded" => "512",
+	"part1size_full" => "1024"
 );

Nas4Free 9.1.0.1 upgradable to 9.2.0.1 only in case full install and system partition size > 1024M
Another installations - need make fresh install. With full backup data partition

[zoon01]

NAS4Free Upgrade from 9.1.0.1 to 9.2.0.1.XXX

I not agry with simple upgrade

Reference is http://sourceforge.net/p/nas4free/code/ ... 2d00f2:891

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 $g_install = array(
-	"part1size_embedded" => "122",
-	"part1size_full" => "380"
+	"part1size_embedded" => "512",
+	"part1size_full" => "1024"
 );

Nas4Free 9.1.0.1 upgradable to 9.2.0.1 only in case full install and system partition size > 1024M
Another installations - need make fresh install. With full backup data partition

Space is not yet needed as current installs will fit 9.2.0.1
However future release might change this a lot as samba4 and nfs4 will use a lot more space!
Also I believe its now days hard to get install media that is fast and smaller than 1GB
9.2.0.1 will require bigger install media overtime.

Regards,
zoon01

[alexey123]

Space is not yet needed as current installs will fit 9.2.0.1

OK, I ask very simple:
If user have embedded install 9.1.0.1 with data partition, he may upgrade 9.1 to 9.2 without lost data ? My answer - need backup data and make fresh install.
If possible upgrade over webgui NAS4Free server from 9.1 to 9.2 ? My answer - NO, User will lost server. Need trick for restore data from data partition.
If possible upgrade full system with old size ada1s1a = 600 M ? My answer - NO need fresh install

This attensions I was ask on PM.

However future release might change this a lot as samba4 and nfs4 will use a lot more space!

nfs4 run perfect on old 9.1. I was check on 3xx release. My test - november 2012, between 2 boards KM400 512M ram with additional 1000mbit lan cards.

Also I believe its now days hard to get install media that is fast and smaller than 1GB

Tomorrow I'll send to forum photo Compact Flash 256M. Work perfect.
But generally you right, modern usb flashes have size 4G minimum, not differences between 150 and 500G for system partitions

For all users minidlna extention
Current version not work on NAS4Free - 9.2, but I work with issue, may be 2 days I create 9.2-version
New version minidlna ready for use.

Thebrig work as fresh install. I test frebsd upgrade for jail now
Dnsmasq - work without problem

[ChriZathens]

I don't know if there is anything the devs can do, but I am using embedded in both my servers and opensolaris.ko takes almost 2 minutes to load, thus making boot process almost 3 minutes long.. When I was using full installs this was not a problem - even with ancient and slow hdd loading that module was instant.
Any ideas

[alexey123]

Usb speed during boot process sometimes very low. My LAB server during boot use USB1,defined by BIOS, and boot time ~20 minutes. When Nas4free booted, it use drivers for USB2 and I have normal speed
My Home server use USB2 protocol, his time during boot ~4-5 minutes. Booted Nas4Free give to work USB3 with very high speed

[ChriZathens]

The thing is that if I use the same usb and install the full version on it, the process is instant.
So I don't think that it is the usb speed. I believe that it happens only with embedded version
Besides that, my main NAS which also has the same issue is not a slow machine, and it uses usb2. The whole boot process is very fast. The only thing that hangs the process is opensolaris.ko.

[alexey123]

Ohhh
For boot embedded version FreeBSD need fetch, extract and mount mfsroot.gz file. Full version not need fetch and extract, just mount root.

[ChriZathens]

OK, then.... If this is the case it makes sense...
I wonder if anyone has fast boot times using embedded...

Another question: My LSI SAS 3081-R Controller seems to have an issue with spindown. And it is not the only LSI controller with this issue I believe. I think that Raul who is using a different LSI has the same issues, too.
Searching here and there I came to the conclusion that the driver in FreeBSD 9.1 was not totally correct and disks were not 100% recognized, thus no support for spindown.
Is this by any chance fixed in FreeeBSD 9.2 (do you, or zoon, or Redantz perhaps know???)

[raulfg3]

Another question: My LSI SAS 3081-R Controller seems to have an issue with spindown. And it is not the only LSI controller with this issue I believe. I think that Raul who is using a different LSI has the same issues, too

YES

[apollo567]

Another question: My LSI SAS 3081-R Controller seems to have an issue with spindown. And it is not the only LSI controller with this issue I believe. I think that Raul who is using a different LSI has the same issues, too.

Mee too, I use a Dell Perc H310 (LSI 9240-8i OEM). In addition I also don't get Infos about the disk details (Serial numer, Type etc.) for the disks attached to the LSI Controller. Still the case with 925.

[ChriZathens]

I hope that our magnificent developers will find a solution, then

[maarten]

Wrong device model in disk management.

Situation: I connected a 2GB USD memory stick and then did 'import disk', however the disk shows up as 'da0' (which seems fine) but with a device description of one of my 1.5 TB harddisks (!) , i.e.: 'ST1500DL003-9VT16L' but with the sufficx 'CC32' added. Is something meshed up?

da0 ST1500DL003-9VT16L CC32

Thanks and keep up the very good work!

Maarten

[RedAntz]

Hi maarten,

Yes, I suspect it's parsing the information from dmesg incorrectly. I am debugging with another user and will work on a patch asap. However, it is informational and will not affect underlying system settings.

[maarten]

I noticed that it was just informational. But glad you are working on it. Great!

Thx. Maarten

[jamaroney]

My laptop CPU runs a little cooler with the new release - a good thing!

[erico.bettoni]

Great to see the development moving forward with NAS4Free.

So, let me get this straight: I will not be able to update from 9.1 to 9.2 from the webgui?

I'm using the embedded install with the default options, not having changed any partition parameters sugested by the installer. Bellow is the result from df -k.

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Filesystem   1024-blocks       Used      Avail Capacity  Mounted on
/dev/md0          212846     207960       4886    98%    /
devfs                  1          1          0   100%    /dev
procfs                 4          4          0   100%    /proc
tank1         2999723791       9680 2999714111     0%    /mnt/tank1
tank1/Backup  3057675630   57961519 2999714111     2%    /mnt/tank1/Backup
tank1/Data    3405228243  405514132 2999714111    12%    /mnt/tank1/Data
tank1/Media   7188237660 4188523549 2999714111    58%    /mnt/tank1/Media
/dev/md1           31260       4444      25880    15%    /var
/dev/da0a         105582      98508       7074    93%    /cf

I REALLY would like to update from the gui or command line, because the server is on a datacenter a few miles away... Is it possible?

[pierouelle]

i did upgrade from gui (firmware) mu usb drive is a 8GB in capacity

[raulfg3]

/dev/da0a 105582 98508 7074 93% /cf

wait a bit so alexey see your info, I suspect that YES, you can safely upgrade by WebGUi, because have enought space and do not havl swap or data in your boot device, but as I say , wait a bit more.

[alexey123]

NOT,
NAS4Free 9.1 cannot be upgraded to NAS4Free 9.2 over WebGui upgrade or over LiveCD/LiveUSB upgrade.
Need fresh install
Please backup your config and data partition

Why? ---> BECAUSE.
NAS4Free9.1

$ df -h
Filesystem ----- Size- - - Used - - Avail - - Capacity - - Mounted on
/dev/da0s1a -- - 103M - - 96M - - 6.8M - - 93% --- - - - /cf

NAS4Free9.2

$ df -h
Filesystem ------ Size - - - Used - - - Avail --- Capacity - - Mounted on
/dev/ada0s1a - - 117M - - - 106M - - - 10M - - 91% - - /cf

I marked by red why

[erico.bettoni]

Thanks alexey! But I upgraded from webgui and all went well...

Here the result after the upgrade:

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Filesystem      Size    Used   Avail Capacity  Mounted on
/dev/md0        223M    216M    7.4M    97%    /
devfs           1.0k    1.0k      0B   100%    /dev
procfs          4.0k    4.0k      0B   100%    /proc
tank1           2.8T    9.5M    2.8T     0%    /mnt/tank1
tank1/Backup    2.9T     55G    2.8T     2%    /mnt/tank1/Backup
tank1/Data      3.2T    386G    2.8T    12%    /mnt/tank1/Data
tank1/Media     6.7T    3.9T    2.8T    58%    /mnt/tank1/Media
/dev/md1         30M    3.3M     26M    11%    /var
/dev/da0a       117M    112M    4.8M    96%    /cf

[raulfg3]

Alexey Please see CF after and before:

/dev/da0a 105582 98508 7074 93% /cf
/dev/da0a 117M 112M 4.8M 96% /cf

something are estrange, or not?

[alexey123]

Raul, al output df is OK. Also you use simple downloaded embedded image, extracted writen to flash. This is clear install - not upgrade over LiveCD/USB or webgui
But we have not only df, we have gpart utility
9.1 from my working server

$ gpart show da0
=> 63 15633345 da0 MBR (7.5G)
63 240912 1 freebsd [active] (117M)
240975 15390270 2 freebsd (7.3G)
15631245 2163 - free - (1.1M)

First, system partition is 117M
command df show slice size on partition
9.2 - from Virtualbox

$ gpart show ada0
=> 63 4194241 ada0 MBR (2.0G)
63 1044162 1 freebsd [active] (509M)
1044225 3148740 2 freebsd (1.5G)
4192965 1339 - free - (669k)

First, system partition is 509M
When I tried upgrade virtualbox over webgui it was stoped and not booted after reset

[paruwo]

If user have embedded install 9.1.0.1 with data partition, he may upgrade 9.1 to 9.2 without lost data ? My answer - need backup data and make fresh install.
If possible upgrade over webgui NAS4Free server from 9.1 to 9.2 ? My answer - NO, User will lost server. Need trick for restore data from data partition.

I have upgraded my embedded x64 Nas4Free via WebGui on a HP Microserver N40L from latest 9.1 to 9.2.0.1 - Shigawire (revision 925). Setup is: 4 2TB disks in Software RAID 10 with UFS on top.

There was only one tiny issue with disk configuration: The Controller has changed to ahcich0 (I do not know why). All disks and RAID 10 worked but with respect to the documentation I cleared the config and reimported the disks. Afterwards the shows errors (big bad red notes) were gone. Then I recognized wrong FSTYPE attribute, this had to be fixed manually in XML. After restoring the fixed config and rebooting all was ok.

[sfranzis]

I have a problem with AFP.
* Zeroconf is enabled.
* AFP enabled with one share

But the NAS is not advertized in the network and I don't see the server in finder.
If I connect manualy with Go to server afp://nas4free/ then it works, but it shows up as a Mac icon, not an XServer icon.

Environments:
* VM installed on disk
* Atom D510 embeded from USB Stick

[heine]

I have a problem with AFP.
* Zeroconf is enabled.
* AFP enabled with one share

But the NAS is not advertized in the network and I don't see the server in finder.
If I connect manualy with Go to server afp://nas4free/ then it works, but it shows up as a Mac icon, not an XServer icon.

Environments:
* VM installed on disk
* Atom D510 embeded from USB Stick

The Zeroconf Deamon (aka. mDNSresponder) seems to be broken in this release. I already filed a bug at https://sourceforge.net/p/nas4free/bugs/149/.


On the WebGUI Update: I was also able to update via the WebUI without any problem (System is on an 8Gig USB Stick).

gpart output after the Update:

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$ gpart show da0
=>       0  15679488  da0  BSD  (7.5G)
         0    256032    1  freebsd-ufs  (125M)
    256032  15423456       - free -  (7.4G)

$ df -h
Filesystem                              Size    Used   Avail Capacity  Mounted on
/dev/da0a                               117M    112M    4.8M    96%    /cf

[HenriM]

The WebGUI upgrade of an embedded version on a bootable USB pendrive to NAS4Free 9.2.0.1.925 (coming from NAS4Free 9.1.x) is not advised. I have described on my blog in simple steps how to upgrade your NAS4Free installation in that case. Perhaps this is all known to most of the readers of this Forum, but perhaps it can help some newbies.

You can find the information on next location:

http://eye-vision.homeip.net/1672/upgrade-nas4free/

The information is in Dutch, but I guess that Google Translate is your friend here. I hope it helps somebody having trouble to upgrade his/her NAS4Free installation.

[DL84]

So uhm, how does one upgrade in the WebGUI? I can't seem to find any option..

[lux]

just realise that serial console don't work anymore with .925...

is it possible to increase "Bit Rate Speed" from 9600 to at least 38400 or 57600?

/edit³
after disable [reboot] / enable [reboot] serial console works!! - sorry for inconvenience


/edit²
@ DL84

Firmware Upgrade via WebIf only for embedded install!!

[DL84]

just realise that serial console don't work anymore with .925...

is it possible to increase "Bit Rate Speed" from 9600 to at least 38400 or 57600?


/edit
@ DL84

Firmware Upgrade via WebIf only for embedded install!!

ah okay..since i have a full install guess i have to reinstall