So, here’s a short checklist of what to do right after I install FreeNAS 8.3 (not necessarily in order).
- configure link aggregation (LACP seems to work with 2 switches, failover or other algorithms don’t)
- change admin and root password
- enable ssh with root password when LAN is secure
- configure SMART tests (monthly long test)
- configure general settings (timezone, syslog, email server)
- create zpools with lzjb compress, atime off and no deduplication
- create zfs datasets and volumes and inherit options
- active directory synchronization
- iSCSI targets and stuff
- SMART checks
- enable SNMP