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Encourages users to keep their systems updated with the latest security patches, knowing they have a fallback. 🛠️ Current Status & Workarounds
While this specific automation is a popular suggestion among the community ( TrueNAS Community Forums ), it is not always enabled by default in every version.
The number refers to a specific issue tracker entry for TrueNAS , the popular open-source storage operating system. Specifically, it is a suggestion to automatically create a snapshot as part of an OS upgrade (NAS-125176). 125176
You can view and vote for this suggestion on the iXsystems JIRA.
Since you asked for a "report" on this topic, I have prepared a summary of this feature request and its importance for system administrators. 📋 Feature Report: NAS-125176 Automatic Snapshots During OS Upgrades Encourages users to keep their systems updated with
TrueNAS already utilizes "Boot Environments," which act similarly to snapshots but require a reboot to switch between different OS versions. 🚀 Recommended Next Steps
Users are currently advised to manually snapshot the freenas-boot or boot-pool via the System > Boot menu. Specifically, it is a suggestion to automatically create
Until this is fully integrated as a "toggle" in the UI, include a Boot Pool Snapshot as a standard step in your maintenance checklist.







