ZimaBlade Weekly Update - ZimaBlade ZimaBlade Makes, Validation & Production

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:sunglasses: ZimaBlade Weekly Update - ZimaBlade ZimaBlade Makes, Validation & Production

1. ZimaBlade Makes by Community Contributors

3D Print Hard Drive Bracket

  • community contributor Geoff ‘sabi’ Palmer’s work: Printables

  • John’s work: Discord

https://icewhale.feishu.cn/space/api/box/stream/download/asynccode/?code=MTM3ZGU0ZjI5NzRiZDcxMmExYzE4NjhjYjM1YmEyZWFfOThiSmR6UU84NElnV1U3T0lMQ0RnbGJ1TmpMMWM3MnVfVG9rZW46UFgzVWI1ZmJyb013c3J4YzV4NGNtYnRublZoXzE3MDEwNTM0MTU6MTcwMTA1NzAxNV9WNA(image larger than 4 MB)

  • IceWhale official Hard Drive Bracket for HDD

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2. ZimaBlade Validation in Third-Party Systems

TrueNAS Validation

Hardware environment：

1* ZimaBlade 3760
1* monitor
1* mini DP
1* keyboard
1* USB flash drive (as installation disk)

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Brief description of the quick operation process:

  • Download the TrueNAS.iso image file and use Rufus to write this file to a USB flash drive as an installation disk.

  • Insert the installation disk into the ZimaBlade and pull it out after the installation is complete.

  • Restart ZimaBlade

  • Log in and use TrueNAS

Detailed installation process

Step1: Download the image file

Click on the official link below:

Step2: Make an installation USB disk

Use Rufus, select the USB disk device and add the iso file;

Step3:

Install TrueNas on ZimaBlade

https://icewhale.feishu.cn/space/api/box/stream/download/asynccode/?code=NGU5NjFhMTRiNjEzZGE0OWY0MDcxMTIxZDRjZDZiY2JfZnRJRE4wTTRkVXNGd0ozV2xUc2xVZDVUS2w3dGF2am1fVG9rZW46WG5zbGJUb3hjb254NVZ4NFMxMmMzUEdwbm5nXzE3MDEwNTM0MTU6MTcwMTA1NzAxNV9WNA(image larger than 4 MB)

3.1 Select eMMC installation

https://icewhale.feishu.cn/space/api/box/stream/download/asynccode/?code=YzVkOGUxMzMyM2UyYjEwYTc4N2ZmNTZjY2RmM2U5ZTNfYkoxTUFCS0lxNnB0bENHS2gzNUZrZmdBVm5kQjQxNnhfVG9rZW46STRZMGJlRkhzb2FqaUV4NWlyN2NJbGJwblo4XzE3MDEwNTM0MTU6MTcwMTA1NzAxNV9WNA(image larger than 4 MB)

3.2 set password

https://icewhale.feishu.cn/space/api/box/stream/download/asynccode/?code=YWZhYmYzNjJiYTY5MTU2N2NhZDdkNmZlMTYwMGI1M2NfSGJ3TzliVEQwc09KS2QzdDViQ3AwaDNzcGlIRmc5OW5fVG9rZW46T2FYYWJzWTNSb1BIdm14azIyU2NlVmtPbm51XzE3MDEwNTM0MTU6MTcwMTA1NzAxNV9WNA(image larger than 4 MB)

3.3 Select UEFI boot mode

https://icewhale.feishu.cn/space/api/box/stream/download/asynccode/?code=YjA1ZTE2Y2RjOGIxM2FhYjA3NDExMTI4MTNiOGEyY2Zfc0wyZm1wWlV5MUVETU5wVkpEa1NsRDdVekpXWllJblNfVG9rZW46TFllS2IzT1hEb3N3NmV4emhVcGN4TFpabmFlXzE3MDEwNTM0MTU6MTcwMTA1NzAxNV9WNA(image larger than 4 MB)

3.4 Reboot ZimaBlade

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Step4: Read the IP and access TrueNas

Account: root Password: casaos

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Now you can use TrueNAS in ZimaBlade!

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Other Validation by community contributors:

Win10/11 validation by GJchester

Synology diskStation manager on ZimaBlade by Geoff ‘sabi’ Palmer

3. Production Timeline

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