Software Update: FreeNAS 11.1-U2

A new update for FreeNAS version 11.1 has been released. With this software, a computer included in the network can be used as ‘network attached storage’, so purely for storing data. Additional functionality can be added with the help of plugins. The whole is based on FreeBSD and provided with a clear web interface. More information about the possibilities of FreeNAS can be found at this page are being found.

FreeNAS version 11.1 uses FreeBSD 11.1 as its foundation and adds cloud synchronization, a first step towards Docker container support and performance improvements in OpenZFS. Since then, two updates have been released that should fix various problems.

FreeNAS 11.1 U2 changelog:

• 26994 – Bug: Add zfs_space and zfsacl as default modules to VFS objects
• 27334 – Bug: Pass SNMP Auxiliary parameters values ​​to running configuration
• 27516 – Bug: Only run savecore in unused partitions
• 27534 – Bug: Fix iocage traceback when configuration is missing
• 27674 – Bug: Fix race condition in aac(4) driver
• 27758 – Bug: Add 1920×1200 and 1600×1200 to VNC resolution list
• 27795 – Bug: Remove dead link to pcbsd.org in “Upload Plugin” UI dialog
• 27811 – Bug: Update Midnight Commander to 4.8.20
• 27834 – Bug: Fix the attachment of boot mirror devices
• 27860 – Bug: Display proper error message when mirroring boot device fails due to target device size being too small
• 27861 – Bug: Return an error when the downloaded RancherOS image has a checksum problem
• 27863 – Feature: Add -B to freenas-debug to dump the configuration database to a text file
• 27874 – Bug: Bump the copyright year in the old UI
• 27885 – Bug: Allow VM Network Interface to use an MTU over 1500
• 27888 – Bug: Fix ix-inadyn not being called on service update
• 27906 – Bug: Remove System Update from Console Menu
• 27924 – Bug: Be more strict about nfsd virtual host names
• 27930 – Bug: Fix erroneous “Not ran since boot” message when replication task deleted
• 27971 – Feature: Add Sync option to Create Dataset and Create zvol
• 28021 – Feature: Add NTP info and per-process memory usage to system output of freenas-debug
• 28035 – Bug: Add APIs to restart-httpd and restart-httpd-all
• 28115 – Bug: Remove 1280×960 from VNC resolution list
• 28127 – Bug: Enable providing afpstats via D-Bus interface
• 28133 – Bug: Fix error that prevented proper deletion of boot environment
• 28187 – Bug: Send email notification when a new update is available
• 28201 – Bug: Fix queue length reporting in mps(4) and mpr(4)
• 28210 – Bug: Run boot.attach as a job
• 28230 – Bug: Don’t recreate grub.cfg everytime a Docker VM is launched
• 28235 – Bug: Bump default number of chain frames for mps(4) and mpr(4)
• 28247 – Bug: Set the default value of scrub delay to 4 and resilver delay to 2
• 28369 – Bug: If system has a serial number, display it in System -> Information
• 28377 – Bug: Update ixl(4) driver
• 28383 – Bug: Use the default route interface for the auto-created NIC VM
• 28400 – Bug: Workaround to start smartd when there is NVMe present
• 28413 – Bug: Spelling fixes for netcli
• 28462 – Bug: When changing the MTU of a LAGG, use the lowest value supported by all LAGG members
• 28491 – Bug: Fix regression in Samba xattr handling
• 28505 – Bug: Fix submitting tickets through Support tab
• 28512 – Bug: Update DDNS screenshot and text in Guide
• 28518 – Bug: Set permissions correctly on user’s home directory

FreeNAS 11.1 U1 changelog

• 17875 – Bug: Specify a quota per time machine backup
• 25949 – Bug: Allow access to ZFS snapshots over SMB
• 26039 – Feature: Properly handle “replace inherited permissions with non-inherited ones”
• 26355 – Bug: Fix freenas.json for newer versions of consul
• 26625 – Feature: Update smartmontools to version 6.6
• 26776 – Bug: Remove obsolete patch from Samba 4.7
• 26831 – Bug: Revert using external Parse::Pidl
• 26899 – Bug: Improve VM shutdown and add Power Off button
• 27013 – Bug: Fix “ConnectionRefusedError Errno 61”
• 27023 – Bug: Convert vfs.zfs.arc_max from loader to sysctl tunable
• 27063 – Bug: Fix typo in “quota exceeded” alert
• 27131 – Bug: Additional patches for AMD Ryzen support
• 27234 – Bug: Update dojo version link in old UI to flush browser cache
• 27239 – Feature: Rename factory restore button
• 27253 – Bug: Update iocage Makefile with required dependency
• 27265 – Bug: Update forum information in Guide
• 27268 – Bug: Fix Update option or console menu
• 27270 – Bug: Fix memory leak
• 27276 – Bug: Fix GUI display on Internet Explorer 11
• 27284 – Bug: Prevent queuing of repeated cloud sync jobs
• 27286 – Bug: Indicate when cloud sync credentials are invalid
• 27292 – Bug: Add example of how to check for pending updates to API documentation
• 27298 – Bug: Fix CPU spike by using middlewared to get alerts for consul health check and consecutive event subscription
• 27299 – Bug: Fix link to Netdata service
• 27306 – Bug: Be less verbose with libiocage progress reporting
• 27334 – Bug: Pass SNMP Auxiliary parameters values ​​to running configuration
• 27346 – Bug: Fix traceback when there are too many swap mirrors
• 27349 – Bug: Relax the minimum amount of memory for a VM guest to 256M
• 27356 – Bug: Update memory type used by Reporting memory graphs
• 27383 – Bug: Disable consul update check
• 27387 – Feature: Update operating system device choices and sizes in Guide
• 27394 – Bug: Fix traceback on first boot related to iocage
• 27403 – Bug: Update guidelines on RAM requirements in Guide
• 27407 – Bug: Set proper certificate expire time when signing CSR
• 27417 – Bug: Support Fiber Channel loop mode
• 27441 – Bug: Remove recommendations for SMB min/max protocols in Guide
• 27496 – Bug: Fix for alert emails being improperly addressed
• 27512 – Bug: Fix permissions on user’s SSH directory when creating the user account
• 27524 – Bug: Fix panic on rescue or scrub
• 27531 – Bug: Fix CPU temperatures scale used by Reporting
• 27582 – Bug: Fix SMART schedule that exceeds MAXLINELEN
• 27655 – Bug: Fix setting vnet while a jail is running
• 27666 – Bug: Fixes related to jails for volume unlock
• 27675 – Bug: Document “Use all disk space” in Guide
• 27701 – Bug: Clarify “use all disk space” tooltip wording when mirroring boot devices
• 27740 – Bug: Fix race condition on django using middleware client
• 27757 – Bug: Update RancherOS to 1.1.3
• 27773 – Bug: Fix livelock in in sequential scrub
• 27783 – Bug: Add instructions for importing encrypted disks with a saved configuration to the Guide
• 27814 – Bug: Authenticate requests from loopback network