Author: Steven Kussmaul

  • how to copy FreeNAS data to a new pool

    there are several approaches to this, some people say to go with a snapshot-replicate method, other people go with a snapshot – zfs send recieve method. the wrong way to do it is anything that leaves the server: over the network from a fileshare, or using Rsync. the first thing to understand is what a…

  • How to setup a dedicated CS: Condition Zero server

    – to play games with y0ur friends over the internet Recently, I had a friend reach out, asking to play some CounterStrike over the Christmas holiday. They were traveling, and only had a laptop with integrated intel graphics. because of this, we chose to play CS:CZ instead of anything running the source engine. Below are…

  • How to flash a new bios and firmware to your LSI 9217-8i SAS2308 controller

    I recently bought a SAS controller card for my FreeNAS computer. Since my onboard motherboard controller was maxed out at 3 drives, I needed something for expansion. I chose a LSI 9217-8i controller as it was well recommended on the blogs around the internet, and had great support for BSD based OS’s. Only problem was…

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