TrueNAS can't create new storage pool.

[lilbiba400]

I just finished setting up my server with TrueNAS. While trying to create a vm I found that I can't create new storage pools because my whole Drive is allocated to the boot-pool(just to clarify this, I have more then one drive I just have them in a Raid-0 configuration using a raidcard.). Is there a way to store zvols on the boot-pool or to resize the boot-pool so it doesn't take up my whole storage and I can create a new storage pool?

[RONOTHAN##]

7 minutes ago, lilbiba400 said:

I just finished setting up my server with TrueNAS. While trying to create a vm I found that I can't create new storage pools because my whole Drive is allocated to the boot-pool(just to clarify this, I have more then one drive I just have them in a Raid-0 configuration using a raidcard.). Is there a way to store zvols on the boot-pool or to resize the boot-pool so it doesn't take up my whole storage and I can create a new storage pool?

You can't use a raid card with ZFS. ZFS is a combination of a file system and drive manager, so it needs individual access to the drives in order to do what it does. The way TrueNAS works is that it has a drive dedicated to the OS (it can even be a USB if you're running it on bare metal), then make the pools with all the drives. If it were me, I would remove the RAID card from the equation or set it to JBOD mode if you can (sometimes called IT mode). If you want to use the RAID card, you're better off going to Ubuntu Server, setting up a SAMBA share, and use the RedHat KVM to host the virtual machines. 

[AbydosOne]

16 minutes ago, lilbiba400 said:

I just finished setting up my server with TrueNAS. While trying to create a vm I found that I can't create new storage pools because my whole Drive is allocated to the boot-pool(just to clarify this, I have more then one drive I just have them in a Raid-0 configuration using a raidcard.). Is there a way to store zvols on the boot-pool or to resize the boot-pool so it doesn't take up my whole storage and I can create a new storage pool?

As @RONOTHAN##alluded to, you have a few things wrong here.

 

First off, you need to install TrueNAS to a dedicated drive (usually a flash drive or small SSD). TrueNAS doesn't allow you to use the boot pool as storage (for somewhat logical reasons).

 

Second, you need to destroy the RAID card array and let ZFS allocate the drives itself (or else you basically lose all of the positives of ZFS). Better yet, remove the RAID card and connect to motherboard ports (ZFS don't care how you connect).

[LIGISTX]

5 minutes ago, AbydosOne said:

As @RONOTHAN##alluded to, you have a few things wrong here.

 

First off, you need to install TrueNAS to a dedicated drive (usually a flash drive or small SSD). TrueNAS doesn't allow you to use the boot pool as storage (for somewhat logical reasons).

 

Second, you need to destroy the RAID card array and let ZFS allocate the drives itself (or else you basically lose all of the positives of ZFS). Better yet, remove the RAID card and connect to motherboard ports (ZFS don't care how you connect).

This.

 

If you need more SATA ports, you need a “raid card” flashed to IT mode so it works as an HBA. You want to pass through bare metal drives to Freenas. No “smart’ RAID card in the middle.