Installing and Upgrading FreeNAS®

Before installing, it is important to remember that the FreeNAS® operating system must be installed on a separate device from the drive(s) that will hold the storage data. In other words, if you only have one disk drive you will be able to use the FreeNAS® graphical interface but won't be able to store any data, which after all, is the whole point of a NAS system. If you are a home user who is experimenting with FreeNAS®, you can install FreeNAS® on an inexpensive USB thumb drive and use the computer's disk(s) for storage.

This section describes the following:

• Getting FreeNAS®

• FreeNAS® in a Virtual Environment

• Installing from CDROM

• Burning an IMG File

• Initial Setup

• Upgrading FreeNAS®