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CreatingaNetworkAttachedStorageVMware
usingFreeNAS

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ThisTutorialwillgiveyouarundownonhowtocreateaVMwareusingthefreeNASFreeBSDDistroFree
NAShttp://freenas.org

CreateanewVMwareVirtualServer

UsingthecreatenewServerwizardcreateanewvmwareserveroftypeOtherLinux2.4kernel
AssignaHDDofatleast8GB
Assignatleast256MBRAM
Downloadthefreenasdistrofromthefreenassitehttp://www.freenas.org/
AssignNetworkingoftypebridgedorhostonlyastheNASservershouldhaveafixedIPaddress
StartuptheNewlycreatedVMwareServerandallowFreeNastobootupuntilitreachestheConsole
SetupScreen(SeeAboveScreenShot)

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InstallFreeNASontheVirtualmachine

FromtheConsoleSetupWindowchooseoption9Install/UpgradetoHardDrive
ChooseOption2InstallembeddedOSonHDD+DataPartition.
ClickOK
ClickOK
SelecttheCDROMDriveFoundastheInstallersource
SelecttheTargetVMWarevirtualdiskastheInstallerTarget
AllowtheInstallertocontinue
AfterithasformattedthediskSelectEntertoreturntotheInstall&UpgradeScreen
ChooseExitOptiontoreturntotheSetupConsole

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AssignaLANIPAddressfortheInstall

FromtheConsoleSetupScreenChooseOption2toSettheLANIPaddress
AssignanIPv4StaticAddressDONOTUSEDHCP
OncetheIPhasbeenassignedshutdowntheSystemfromtheConsoleSetupmenuandremovetheISO
imageofFreeNASfromthevirtualmachineandthenStartuptheVMagaintoensureitbootsfromthe
newlyinstalledO/SandnottheCDROM.

AccesstheFreeNASAdminWebGUI

OncetheVirtualMachinehasrestartedyoushouldnowbeabletoreachtheFreeNASWebAdminGUI
usingtheIPaddresssetinthepreviousStep
Loginwithuseradminandpasswordfreenas

AddTheDataPortionoftheDataDisk
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fromTheWebGUIGototheDiskMenuandChooseManagement
FromTheDiskDropDownChoosetheVmwareHDDandClickAdd
ClickApplyChanges

AddtheDataPortionoftheHDDasanewMountpoint

FromtheWebGUIChoosetheMountpointMenuDisks/Mountpoint
clicktheRedCrosstoaddaMountPoint
ChoosetheDiskfromtheDropDowncreatedinthepreviousStep
ChoosePartitionoftype2fromthePArtitionDropDown
InputaShareNamee.gDATA
DontChangeanyOtherOptions
ClickAdd
ThenClickApplyChanges

ManuallyAddingExtents
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ForEachISCSIDiskwewishtocreateforourNASwemustcreateanISCSIExtentandTarget
TheExtentsarebasedonafileintheMountpointcreatedinthepreviousstepandmustbecreatedfrom
theshell
GobacktotheVMwareandchooseoption6(Shell)fromtheConsoleSetupmenuandthiswillreturna
standardlinuxShellPrompt
ChangeDirectorytothemountpointcreatedearliere.gcd/mnt/DATA
ForeachiSCSIDiskwerequirewemustcreateanextentfile
InthisexampleIwillcreatejustone
AttheshellpromptinthemountpointdirectorytypetouchQD
Thenameisnotimportant.
WecannowaddtheISCSITargetsviatheWEBGUIsocannowgobacktotheWebGUI

AddingiSCSITargets

FromtheWEBGUIgototheServices/iSCSITargetPage

AddingtheExtenttotheiSCSITarget
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OntheiSCSItargetpageintheWebGUIClickthe+toaddanewextent
OntheAddExtentPageChooseTypeFileandinthePathwindowsetthepathtotheextentfilecreated
fromtheshell(UsetheRadioButtonattherightofthewindowtochoosethepathtothefile.
SetaSizefortheExtentinMBandaddacommentifyouwish
ClickAddandthebrowsershouldreturntothepreviouspageshowingthenewlyaddedextent.

CreatinganiSCSiTargetusingthenewlycreatedextent

FromtheiSCSITargetPageClickthe+attherightoftheTargetsectiontoaddanewiSCSitarget.
Choosetheextentcreatedinthepreviousstep
ChoosetheAuthorizedNetworkthatwillhaveaccesstothisiSCSITargete.g.192.168.254.0/24.
ClickAddtoreturntothenextpage.

CompletingtheiSCSiTargetCreation

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FromtheiSCSITargetPage
SelecttheEnableCheckbox
ThenclicktheApplyChangesbutton
ThenClicktheSaveandRestartButtontoapplytheChangestotheFreeNASServer.
WearenowfinishedwiththeFreeNASsetup.
WeshouldnowabletoattachaWindowsServertothisiSCSITargetusingtheWindowsiSCSIInitiator.

DownloadandInstalltheiSCSIInitiator

DownloadtheMicrosoftiSCSiInitiatorfromtheMicrosoft
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Oncethedownloadhasfinishedruntheinstaller
TheInstallerwillplaceashortcuttotheiSCSiconfigurationtoolonyourDesktop
ThenLaunchtheConfigurationtoolinordertoaddaniSCSitargetfromourFreeNASserver
IntheDiscoveryTabaddtheFreeNASserverasaTargetPortal

GoTotheTargetsTabtoseetheiSCSidisks

IntheiSCSIInitiatorToolgototheTargetsTabandyoushouldseetheiSCSITargetsprovidedbyyour
FreeNAsserver
SelecttherelevantoneandclicktheLogonbuttonandthenchecktheAutomaticallyRestorethis
connectioncheckbox
ClickOK
ClickOK
ThenewlyattachedDiskshouldnowbeavailableintheDiskManagementAdminToolinWindows

AttachaDriveLetterandformattheiSCSIdisk
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OpenAdministrativeToolsComputerManagementandgotoDiskManagement
AwizardshouldnowrunonceitdetectsthenewDisk
AssignaDriveLetterandformattheDrive(NTFS)
YounowhaveaniSCSIattachedNASdiskthatcanbeusedforexampletocreateaWindowsCluster
HaveFun!!!

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