Inventory Screen

Reference guide for the TrueNAS Connect Inventory screen interface elements and functionality.
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The TrueNAS Connect Inventory screen provides comprehensive hardware and storage information for all connected TrueNAS systems in your fleet.

Header Controls

The header section contains navigation and export functionality for the inventory data.

Back to Dashboard

The arrow_back_iosbutton in the upper-left area of the screen returns to the main TrueNAS Connect dashboard.

Export Button

Export opens the Export Inventory dialog and enables export of inventory data for the currently displayed systems.

Systems Inventory

The main content area displays system identification and hardware information cards for all connected TrueNAS systems.

TrueNAS Connect identifies each system in the inventory by host name.

Mainboard Widget

Mainboard displays hardware specifications for the system motherboard and processor components.

Motherboard

Displays the motherboard model and manufacturer information. Displays Unknown when motherboard details cannot be detected.

CPU Manufacturer

Shows the processor manufacturer (Intel, AMD, etc.). Displays Unknown when manufacturer information is not available.

CPU Model

Complete processor model name and specifications including frequency. Example: Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU C2750 @ 2.40GHz.

CPU Cores

Number of processor cores available in the system.

Installed Memory

Total amount of installed system RAM displayed in GiB (gibibytes).

ECC

Indicates whether Error-Correcting Code (ECC) memory is enabled or disabled in the system.

Storage Widget

Displays detailed information about storage devices and their configuration.

The Storage widget title links to the TrueNAS Storage Dashboard screen for the selected system.

Storage Device Table

Expandable table component displaying all storage devices in the system with the following columns:

  • Name: Device identifier (sda, sdb, etc.)
  • Size: Storage capacity in TiB or GiB
  • Serial: Device serial number for identification
  • Pool: ZFS pool assignment for the device

Expand Row Button

The keyboard_arrow_down button in each table row expands the row to show detailed device information containing comprehensive disk specifications. The expanded row displays information including disk type, model, transfer mode, rotation rate, HDD standby settings, and advanced power management configuration.

GPU Device Widget

Displays graphics processing unit specifications and availability status.

Description

Complete graphics device description including manufacturer and product family. Example: ASPEED Technology, Inc. ASPEED Graphics Family.

Chipset Vendor

Graphics chipset manufacturer information. Shows Unknown when vendor details cannot be detected.

PCI Slot

Physical PCI bus location of the graphics device in standard notation (e.g., 0000:06:00.0).

Available to Host

Indicates whether the GPU device is available for use by the host system, displayed with a green check icon when available.

Export Inventory Dialog

The Export button opens the Export Inventory dialog with export options to download inventory information in various formats.

Systems Selection

Multi-select dropdown to choose which TrueNAS systems to include in the inventory export. Displays connected systems by host name (e.g., my-system). Multiple systems can be selected for batch export.

Type Selection

Dropdown to select the scope of inventory data to export:

  • Full: Complete comprehensive inventory including system info, detailed hardware specifications, disk information with ZFS pool assignments, GPU details, and technical attributes like physical memory, CPU cores, load averages, and SMART data
  • Systems: High-level system information only including system ID, hostname, serial number, TrueNAS version, CPU model, core count, and total memory - ideal for system inventory and asset tracking
  • Disks: Storage-focused export containing disk names, models, serial numbers, capacity, type (HDD/SSD), rotation rates, and system association - useful for storage planning and disk management

Format Selection

Dropdown to choose the file format for the exported inventory data:

  • JSON: Structured data format suitable for programmatic processing and API integration
  • CSV: Comma-separated values format for spreadsheet applications and data analysis

Cancel closes the dialog without performing an export.

Ok executes the inventory export with selected parameters and downloads the resulting file.