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FreeNAS

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 Mini E and Mini XL+

Basic Setup Guide

Version 1.4

Summary of Contents for Mini E

Page 1: ...FreeNAS Mini E and Mini XL Basic Setup Guide Version 1 4 ...

Page 2: ...systems 1 2 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 Copyright 2020 iXsystems Inc All rights reserved All trademarks are the property of their respective owners TrueNAS units are carefully packed and shipped with trusted carriers to arrive in perfect condition If there is any shipping dam age or any parts are missing please take photos and contact iXsystems support immediately at support ixsystems com or 855 GREP4 iX 855 47...

Page 3: ...swappable hard drive bays while the Mini XL has eight 1 One FreeNAS Mini E or 2 One FreeNAS Mini XL 3 Four or eight drive trays with purchased hard drives or fillers 4 One SSD tray with purchased SSD or filler and 2 5 drive screws 5 Two Ethernet cables 6 One bag of HDD screws 7 One power cord 8 One set of keys The drive bay door can be locked for added security To lock the door insert one of the d...

Page 4: ...er Button 3 Reset Button 4 Power Indicators 5 Disk Activity Light 6 Network Activity Indicator 7 Unit Identification Indicators Both systems have back panel power connectors 1 VGA video connectors 4 and IPMI remote management net work ports 6 The Mini E has a locate ID button 2 serial port 3 four GbE network ports 5 and one USB 3 0 port 7 The Mini XL has two USB 2 0 ports 8 and two 10GbE network p...

Page 5: ...rd drive in a tray remove the two rear screws holding the filler 1 Gently spread both sides of the tray away from the filler 2 until the pins release 3 then remove the filler Starting with the bottom bay gently insert a tray into a drive bay until it stops Swing the latch closed until it locks Repeat for all hard drives to be mounted Load trays with fillers into any remaining empty bays Mount the ...

Page 6: ...e left 1 Gently swing the latch to the right 2 then slide the tray out To add an SSD unscrew the two attachment screws from the SSD tray underside and remove the SSD tray filler Attach the cache SSD to the tray with four screws from the bag labeled 2 5 through the bottom of the tray Gently insert the tray into the bay until it stops and the latch is nearly shut Swing the latch closed until it lock...

Page 7: ...r or mDNS to make the system accessible on most networks without additional setup Run a web browser on another computer on the same network Open the FreeNAS web interface by typing freenas local or the IP address of the FreeNAS Certified system into the browser address bar and pressing Enter Log in with Username root Password abcd1234 Warning Change the root password in Account Users after logging...

Page 8: ...ary The FreeNAS forums provide an opportunity to interact with other FreeNAS users and to discuss their configurations The forum is available at https forums freenas org index php 1 7 1 Contacting iXsystems For assistance please contact iXSupport Contact Method Contact Options Web https support ixsystems com Email support iXsystems com Telephone Monday Friday 6 00AM to 6 00PM Pacific Standard Time ...

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