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    Issue with SG-3100 and 22.01? [Solved]

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    • stephenw10S
      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
      last edited by

      Nothing else logged?

      Yes, I would connect to the serial console and see what shows there. Try restarting PHP from the console menu.

      Steve

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        FSC830
        last edited by

        Yes, nothing else, this was all.
        And now I know for sure that system crashes about 06:53am local time.
        I am running periodic updates to a weather site and this stopped at 06:53 and continues after my reboot at 08:15am.
        At this time no one accessed the pfSense, so I am wondering why php is crashed.

        Regards

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        • stephenw10S
          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
          last edited by

          With weeks in between incidents like that it could be something like RAM or disk exhaustion.

          Check the graphs in Status > Monitoring. Do they show continuously increasing resource use anywhere?

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            FSC830
            last edited by

            I will keep an eye in the next time at this page.
            Until yet I always checkech in the dashboard the usage, but this was always low:

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            and did not increase unusal.

            Regards

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            • stephenw10S
              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
              last edited by

              The monitoring graphs log that over time so should show anything like that still if it happened.

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                FSC830
                last edited by FSC830

                Upps, just seen that it stores over time. Clearly seen, the gap from this morning when services stops:

                drop_april.png

                But usage is constant every time!?

                Regards

                Edit: And here is the first drop in March:

                drop_march.png

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                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by

                  So no big CPU usage before it stopped logging. You can check other resources by changing the graph settings. I would definitely check memory.

                  Steve

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                    FSC830
                    last edited by

                    Yes, seems that memory is slowly, but steadily decreasing over the days! 🤔

                    But if I see it correct, there was more than 65% free this morning!?

                    From today:

                    memory_april.png

                    And in total since running on 22.01:

                    memory_march.png

                    Regards

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                    • stephenw10S
                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                      last edited by

                      Hmm, still mostly free though. That wouldn't stop it responding.

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                        NOCling
                        last edited by

                        Is this the Unit you Update Wireguard and got into the wrong branch issue?

                        If so, go for a Backup and clean reinstall.

                        Netgate 6100 & Netgate 2100

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                        • ?
                          A Former User
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                          Hi, I have the exact same problem with a 2100. I did a clean install of 2.6 about a month ago, and this problem has happened twice since then. I had no issues with the device before.
                          The GUI becomes inaccessible, SSH unreachable, cron jobs stop running etc., but routing still works to some extent (I can access my VPN server behind pfSense remotely).
                          I haven't been able to find anything relevant in the logs, so any pointers as to where to look would be appreciated.
                          I use pfSense at an SMB so this is an absolute deal breaker for me unfortunately.

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                          • stephenw10S
                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                            last edited by

                            There is no 2.6 image for the 2100, which is aarch64, I assume you mean 22.01?

                            Some services remaining up whilst others fail is typical of something like RAM exhaustion though so check the same things. It can also be caused by a failing drive which then prevents any errors being logged.

                            Steve

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                            • ?
                              A Former User @stephenw10
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                              @stephenw10: Yes, I meant 22.01, sorry. I don't see anything unusual with RAM usage. Is there anything in S.M.A.R.T. data that would indicate that the M.2 SSD is failing? Also, is there an M.2 SATA SSD (2242) that you'd "officially" recommend?

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                              • stephenw10S
                                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                last edited by

                                Not other than the one that was already fitted if it has one.

                                I would expect some errors in the SMART data if it is failing.

                                I might expect to see other errors logged also.

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                                  A Former User @stephenw10
                                  last edited by

                                  @stephenw10: It didn't come with an M.2 SSD, I installed one. Do you know what errors/indicators I should be looking for, specifically?

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                                  • stephenw10S
                                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                    last edited by

                                    Not anything specific. Any errors are bad!

                                    Try running the short test and check the results.

                                    Logging the console output is usually the best way to diagnose a drive failure of you can since the system will often dump error output there that cannot be written to the system log.

                                    Steve

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                                      A Former User @stephenw10
                                      last edited by

                                      @stephenw10: I've run a short test, but it doesn't show any errors. I'll reinstall to eMMC. I really hope it's the SSD and not a software issue. 😬

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                                        FSC830
                                        last edited by FSC830

                                        My device has no SSD, only eMMC. Hopefully its not the hardware. 😟
                                        Next days I will setup my standby device from scratch and replace this unit when issue occurrs next time.

                                        Regards

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                                        • stephenw10S
                                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                          last edited by

                                          I would also consider re-installing 22.01 clean and restoring your config to rule out any issues during the upgrade.

                                          Steve

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                                            gherkin'd
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                                            My 3100 booted once (if I recall correctly) after the 22.01 update, back in Feb. Since then, I have been forced to set the unit aside. Update completed fine, but afterwards, I cannot access from serial nor Web page.
                                            I've tried to hard reset - via the reset button with no changes. Yet the boot process seems to complete, since the LED panel-indicators seem to proceed in a valid sequence.
                                            I cannot access by any means.
                                            Is there factory services?
                                            I've opened a TAC-Lite ticket and am just surfing around the forum until a reply is received.

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