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    Unable to Upgrade Again to 22.05

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software
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      kuschi @rcoleman-netgate
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      It happened on my lab device, an AMD GX-412TC SOC-powered system from PC Engine, as well as on my "whitebox CE install that was upgraded to Plus". I.e. it is not a one-off issue, I believe.

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        rcoleman-netgate Netgate @kuschi
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        @kuschi All I can direct you to is here: https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/troubleshooting/upgrades.html

        Typically I would recommend a reinstallation - however in the CE->Plus world that means 2.6->22.01->22.05, there is no direct reinstallation option for CE->Plus at this time (nor a 2.6->22.05 path)

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          kuschi @rcoleman-netgate
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          @rcoleman-netgate

          At the moment I would anyway hold off from upgrading to 22.05. Do I have to purchase token(s) again or can I use the existing ones I have for the Plus upgrade?

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            rcoleman-netgate Netgate @kuschi
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            @kuschi Once you have a token it is good for the life of either associated TAC Subscription (Pro or Enterprise) or indefinitely (Home/Lab) as I understand it.

            The only thing that will invalidate the token automatically is changing of the NDI - adding or removing NICs is the most likely cause of an NDI change.

            Reinstalling 2.6CE should not change the NDI unless you've already had it change on you.
            Exception: building a new VM would cause new NICs, reusing a VM would not.

            Ryan
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              kuschi @rcoleman-netgate
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              @rcoleman-netgate

              Thanks. I should be safe, they are still the same physical boxes.

              However, how can I find out what caused the high CPU usage? As packages, next to some other minor packages, I have pfBlockerNG and Suricata in use. I read that pfBlockerNG may cause issues after the upgrade but in diagnostics, I could only identify the kernel{if_io_tqg_x}] process was very high.

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                rcoleman-netgate Netgate @kuschi
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                @kuschi There's a known issue with pfBlockerNG and they have a patch. Check out the Forum channel or Subreddit

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                  munson
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                  I am unable to upgrade from 22.01 to 22.05 on my SG5100. As the lyrics in Proud Mary say, "big wheel keeps on turning" yet no update. It appears to be stuck in a loop. Any suggestions?

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                    rcoleman-netgate Netgate @munson
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                    @munson In these cases we'd generally suggest opening a ticket and requesting the current release image, back up your config, restore from the new image and then import your config backup.

                    See the URL in my signature to open a ticket.

                    Ryan
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                      munson @rcoleman-netgate
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                      @rcoleman-netgate weird, after 90-120 minutes the upgrade completed. Initial testing seemed to work. Thank you.

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                        kuschi @rcoleman-netgate
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                        @rcoleman-netgate
                        Good morning,

                        Isn't it a general bug that you can use the newly implemented ZFS snap-shot feature in 22.05 to revert back to 22.01 but cannot come back because the menu in 22.01 is missing? I.e. switch back to "default"? Respectively, the kernel is still 22.05 and now the system is "confused"?

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                          kuschi @rcoleman-netgate
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                          Now, this is somewhat of a disaster. I was able to reinstall to 2.60 and recover my configuration. However, now I cannot upgrade back to 22.01:
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                          Activation is not possible either. Apparently, the my device is already recognized:
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                          Any ideas anyone?

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                            rcoleman-netgate Netgate @kuschi
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                            @kuschi Open a ticket with TAC, include your Netgate Device ID and these screen shots.

                            Ryan
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