FreeNAS 8 on Intel SS4200-E

The boss snagged an Intel SS4200 NAS as part of the corporate "redundant array of inexpensive crap" strategy. Basically, it's a small, headless amd64 machine with 512MB RAM, four SATA ports, plus eSATA and USB. Add four 1TB hard drives, and you have a decent small storage device. I decided to try FreeNAS 8, so I could get ZFS, NFS, and iSCSI.

FreeNAS 8 installs on a USB drive. I got a 2GB USB from Micro Center checkout counter, and escaped the store without purchasing anything else.

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