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    pfSense Plus Software Version 23.05 Release Candidate Now Available

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    • keyserK
      keyser Rebel Alliance @mwatch
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      @mwatch I get that an issue might be uncovered with the RC, but if not, how long before release of nothing serious shows up?

      Love the no fuss of using the official appliances :-)

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        rcoleman-netgate Netgate @keyser
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        @keyser

        how long before release of nothing serious shows up?

        About the time it's ready -- we do a final run a smoke tests that takes a day or two typically.

        Ryan
        Repeat, after me: MESH IS THE DEVIL! MESH IS THE DEVIL!
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          free99
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          @mwatch said in pfSense Plus Software Version 23.05 Release Candidate Now Available:

          https://www.netgate.com/blog/pfsense-plus-software-version-23.05-rc-now-available

          Server 2022, I can't move from CE to 23.01 because of "Early boot hangs on Hyper-V with Gen2 VMs #1389". What is the work around to get to 23.05 that fixed this issue?

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          • DefenderLLCD
            DefenderLLC
            last edited by

            I'll be upgrading my 6100 MAX tonight.

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            • stephenw10S
              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
              last edited by

              @free99 said in pfSense Plus Software Version 23.05 Release Candidate Now Available:

              What is the work around to get to 23.05 that fixed this issue?

              After 23.05 is released we will update the CE > Plus upgrade repo to use it. Then you can upgrade directly.

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              • Dobby_D
                Dobby_
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                APU6B4 - pfSense+ (Plus) 23.05 RC since a half hour all
                is fine here, only three packages must be updated too,
                but this went automatically after the first reboot.
                (ACME, Snort and Squid)

                APU4D4 - pfSense 2.7 Devel runs like a charm since today.

                #~. @Dobby

                Turris Omnia - 4 Ports - 2 GB RAM / TurrisOS 7 Release (Btrfs)
                PC Engines APU4D4 - 4 Ports - 4 GB RAM / pfSense CE 2.7.2 Release (ZFS)
                PC Engines APU6B4 - 4 Ports - 4 GB RAM / pfSense+ (Plus) 24.03_1 Release (ZFS)

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                  defunct78
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                  Upgraded went smoothly on my SG-1100. So far no issues. Enabled IPsec-MB also, seems to be working, though my firewall doesn't have the scale to see if this helped me at all.

                  Thanks.

                  SG-1100 24.03 (ZFS)

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                    Wolf666
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                    Upgraded my box Minisforum TH-50 from 23.01, no problems.

                    Modem Draytek Vigor 130
                    pfSense 2.4 Supermicro A1SRi-2558 - 8GB ECC RAM - Intel S3500 SSD 80GB - M350 Case
                    Switch Cisco SG350-10
                    AP Netgear R7000 (Stock FW)
                    HTPC Intel NUC5i3RYH
                    NAS Synology DS1515+
                    NAS Synology DS213+

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                    • DefenderLLCD
                      DefenderLLC
                      last edited by

                      Upgraded my 6100 MAX successfully. I did notice a bunch of errors in the install log watching the console, but I have not encountered any problems. The upgrade waa extremely fast coming from 23.01.

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                      • DefenderLLCD
                        DefenderLLC
                        last edited by

                        Guess I'll be upgrading again tonight!

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                        • juanzelliJ
                          juanzelli @DefenderLLC
                          last edited by

                          @defenderllc Yep. The upgrade to 23.05.r.20230511.0600 was small, quick, and painless so far.

                          Netgate 4100 and HPE InstantOn network at home

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                          • DefenderLLCD
                            DefenderLLC @juanzelli
                            last edited by

                            @juanzelli I'll knock it out between meetings. Yes, I like to roll the dice. :)

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                            • DefenderLLCD
                              DefenderLLC
                              last edited by

                              Upgraded my 6100 MAX from the first RC build to the new one. Upgrade time was less than 5 minutes.

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                                markster
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                                Upgrade completed without errors. However, after reboot GUI reported Mem usage increased form 16% to 51%.
                                This on my Netgate 5100 4Mb RAM. After I did system Halt; and restarted mem usage is back to 17%.

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                                • DefenderLLCD
                                  DefenderLLC @markster
                                  last edited by

                                  @markster said in pfSense Plus Software Version 23.05 Release Candidate Now Available:

                                  Upgrade completed without errors. However, after reboot GUI reported Mem usage increased form 16% to 51%.
                                  This on my Netgate 5100 4Mb RAM. After I did system Halt; and restarted mem usage is back to 17%.

                                  Same. Mine usually hovers around 18% and now it's nearly double that.

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                                  • keyserK
                                    keyser Rebel Alliance @markster
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                                    @markster said in pfSense Plus Software Version 23.05 Release Candidate Now Available:

                                    Upgrade completed without errors. However, after reboot GUI reported Mem usage increased form 16% to 51%.
                                    This on my Netgate 5100 4Mb RAM. After I did system Halt; and restarted mem usage is back to 17%.

                                    That is quite normal. It happens because of the ZFS filesystem ARC cache. The upgrade does a LOT of filesystem work (completely unusual), and the ARC cache therefore grows alot as long as there is free memory to use. A restart clears the cache, and it will not happen again unless a new upgrade or some other anomaly causes massive filesystem work.

                                    Love the no fuss of using the official appliances :-)

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                                    • DefenderLLCD
                                      DefenderLLC @keyser
                                      last edited by

                                      @keyser said in pfSense Plus Software Version 23.05 Release Candidate Now Available:

                                      @markster said in pfSense Plus Software Version 23.05 Release Candidate Now Available:

                                      Upgrade completed without errors. However, after reboot GUI reported Mem usage increased form 16% to 51%.
                                      This on my Netgate 5100 4Mb RAM. After I did system Halt; and restarted mem usage is back to 17%.

                                      That is quite normal. It happens because of the ZFS filesystem ARC cache. The upgrade does a LOT of filesystem work (completely unusual), and the ARC cache therefore grows alot as long as there is free memory to use. A restart clears the cache, and it will not happen again unless a new upgrade or some other anomaly causes massive filesystem work.

                                      In my case, it spiked after a 2nd clean reboot and seems to be slowly returning back to normal (down 1% every 15 minutes or so).

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                                      • Dobby_D
                                        Dobby_
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                                        The entire upgrade went fine without any problems
                                        anymore.
                                        23.05rc.jpg

                                        RAM usage will be a little bit higher on 23.05 RC, but
                                        not on 2.7 Devel, but often after a while it will be
                                        splitting into 50% RAM and 50% swap usage.

                                        23.05 RC
                                        23.05RC RAM.jpg

                                        2.7 Devel
                                        2_7 Devel RAM.jpg

                                        #~. @Dobby

                                        Turris Omnia - 4 Ports - 2 GB RAM / TurrisOS 7 Release (Btrfs)
                                        PC Engines APU4D4 - 4 Ports - 4 GB RAM / pfSense CE 2.7.2 Release (ZFS)
                                        PC Engines APU6B4 - 4 Ports - 4 GB RAM / pfSense+ (Plus) 24.03_1 Release (ZFS)

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                                        • DefenderLLCD
                                          DefenderLLC
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                                          This third RC version has been super stable so far…

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                                            liudger
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                                            Updated to 23.05 RC and most sites were unreachable. What to do? Can't find the exact cause. When I rebooted to 23.01 everything was fine again.

                                            It looked like all ipv6 connections where terminated. But I don't have any weird rule that would cause this. Any suggestions where to look?

                                            I have a PPPoE ipv4 connections and using Use IPv4 connectivity as parent interface for setting up an IPv6 connection.

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