How to replace a drive in FreeNAS 11.2 using the wizard. First we need to remove the bad drive from our pool. 1. Login to the wizard UI. 2. Go to Storage->Pools->Select a Pool->Click the Gear Icon->Select Status 3. Pick the drive you wish to take offline, click the 3 dots and select Offline. 4.… Read more

Simple mirroring (RAID 1) is my RAID choice for home FreeNAS setups.  My choice is a 3 drive mirrored RAID.  Quick summary below. Why Mirroring? Simple Capacity is the same as a single drive.  The more disks the more reliability. Read speed is faster due to round robin reading from the mirrored drives. A 3… Read more