pfSense 2.8.0 full iso/img
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No plans to do so I'm aware of. But this is new ground so....
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@stephenw10 said in pfSense 2.8.0 full iso/img:
No plans to do so I'm aware of. But this is new ground so....
Does need flagging within the org. Reconfiguring (expansive) DC hardware to workaround this is rather abnormal.
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There is awareness where it needs to be.
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@Popolou said in pfSense 2.8.0 full iso/img:
Our servers get installed over their remote consoles with the media being mapped from local clients. It's been a bit of a ballache to workaround such restrictions.
I’m curious why? The direct installation ISO works and you’re saying the network installer doesn’t, in your setup?
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@stephenw10 Disappointed, this could be so straightforward as it was in the past. This may be worth reconsidering. Thank you.
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Is this new Netgate practice an effort to capture metrics on all installs peformed? Not just the # of new installs (and when and from where), but also the originating IP address and rough geolocation?
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No it's not really about metrics. The Net Installer was required for Plus in order to allow direct installs rather than upgrading everything from CE. Having a single installer for both CE and Plus reduces the test load and possibility of bugs significantly.
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@stephenw10 What a disappointing move. Just another thing to add to the list for not using it anymore.
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@stephenw10 said in pfSense 2.8.0 full iso/img:
No it's not really about metrics. The Net Installer was required for Plus in order to allow direct installs rather than upgrading everything from CE. Having a single installer for both CE and Plus reduces the test load and possibility of bugs significantly.
Which is fine, but i struggle to see why that specifically precludes a parallel release of an ISO for CE for those who require it for their deployments.
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@Popolou said in pfSense 2.8.0 full iso/img:
@stephenw10 said in pfSense 2.8.0 full iso/img:
No it's not really about metrics. The Net Installer was required for Plus in order to allow direct installs rather than upgrading everything from CE. Having a single installer for both CE and Plus reduces the test load and possibility of bugs significantly.
Which is fine, but i struggle to see why that specifically precludes a parallel release of an ISO for CE for those who require it for their deployments.
I AGREE.
I'm still using 2.6.x because it just works. I was never able to upgrade to 2.7.x because of issues with FreeBSD that the BSD folks (all flavors) didn't want to continue to fix. Seems pfSense folks keep trying to force people to move to Plus but I'm just waiting to make my move on to a Linux based system that the BSD folks have been recommending for the last few years because of the hole that BSD has dug.
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I mean there is an ISO image for the Net Installer. I assume you mean an offline install image?
It adds a bunch of testing for us to have multiple installers.
You can still just use the 2.7.2 legacy image and upgrade though.
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@jdeloach said in pfSense 2.8.0 full iso/img:
I was never able to upgrade to 2.7.x because of issues with FreeBSD that the BSD folks (all flavors) didn't want to continue to fix.
What issue was that?
