Netgate 5100 inaccessible post 23.09 upgrade
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@Gertjan said in Netgate 5100 inaccessible post 23.09 upgrade:
You created your own 5100-MAX, right ?
Effectively. I also put in a 16 Gb memory stick (it was inexpensive enough)
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@kscrib said in Netgate 5100 inaccessible post 23.09 upgrade:
I am confused. I thought the SG-5100 did not support an internal M2 drive. I have never opened mine up. I bought the SG-5100 in 2020, if that makes a difference.
It does not support Nvme, but does support an M.2 drive.
I purchased the base model. Did you purchase the "MAX"? If so, apparently it already has an SSD?
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@kscrib said in Netgate 5100 inaccessible post 23.09 upgrade:
The installation guide states that the SG-5100 does not support NVMe. I assumed that meant the SG-5100 does not support any M2 drives.
Here is the one I got Mar 2022 for about $35 + tax:
Transcend 64GB SATA III 6Gb/s MTS400 42 mm M.2 SSD Solid State Drive (TS64GMTS400)
Notice that it is NOT an NVMe drive - only SSD.
The smallest now seems to be 128GB for about $75.
You can add memory, but I think I have very rarely exceeded 1/2 of the 16 GB I installed.
Phizix
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@Phizix - I ordered this one today.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087CL5KHL?th=1
Kingshark Gamer SSD M.2 2242 256GB Internal Ngff SSD 42MM SATA III 6Gb/s (256GB, M.2 2242)
for $25.29 + tax. (they offered a 6% discount coupon) and free shipping for Prime members. It had descent reviews. And if it doesn;t work, I get free returns :-)
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Let us know how it works.
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@Phizix -
Installation was easy. Since the drive did not come with heat tape, I had to get some of that, so plan ahead. Also, the drive comes with two screws, but they are the wrong size for the SG-5100. I had some laying around that were the proper size, so I used that to secure the drive.
I saved my configuration file during installation. Then I installed with ZFS on the new drive. pfSense lists the drive as "867M used (0%) of 206G" used. I will not be able to increase my log files and ntopng data retention time.
Only time will tell if the drive holds up. But for now it works good.
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Now that you are installed to/booting from the SSD you should wipe the MMC while you still can to ensure it doesn't interfere with your current installation:
https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/troubleshooting/multiple-disks.html
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@jimp Thanks for the tip. I have completed the steps to wipe the old mmcsd0 drive.
The instructions don't mention what to do with mmcsd0boot0 and mmcsd0boot1. So, I decided best to not wipe those.I rebooted after the change and everything is working as expected.
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My 5100 eMMC still has the original UFS load from Mar 2020, but I have never had a collision.
I have not checked the boot priority menu for a very long time. The eMMC has never seen a ZFS load.
I will be converting to my 8200 near the end of the year, so I will likely not do anything with it right now.
Phizix
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Should be fine if it's UFS. Unless you ever decide to install as UFS to the SSD of course!
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The SSD was UFS for a very long time, but still no collisions. I know because the original UFS installed version never showed up again on the dashboard.
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Maybe you named the partition something else. I have seen issues with conflicting UFS devices. Best to avoid the possibility IMO.
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Here is the original post where I installed and configured the boot options. I have never changed the BBS priorities since in the BIOS.
--> [https://forum.netgate.com/topic/141300/sg-5100-verify-that-m-2-ssd-is-recognized-after-physically-installing?_=1700249887071](link url)
Again my motto at this point is "if it ain't broke - don't fix it".
Phizix
