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    X86 Migration plan to 2.3

    2.3-RC Snapshot Feedback and Issues - ARCHIVED
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    • junicastJ
      junicast
      last edited by

      Hi,

      I have a couple of installations running with 2.2.6 on common x86 hardware, partially virtualized. Those are my own but also customer environments I manage.
      Now I'm planing to go to 2.3 soon. For some environments I want to risk testing 2.3 RC even if there might be some bugs.

      For these systems going from 2.2.6 to 2.3 RC, what do I need to consider and what to do to upgrade? Just do a plain installation and then restore full backup from 2.2.6? What if 2.3 becomes stable. Can I go from those 2.3 RC installations to 2.3 stable? How?

      For the systems I plan to upgrade to 2.3 stable coming from 2.2.6, what are the steps to do here?

      Thank you for this brilliant pfSense software!

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        heper
        last edited by

        just restore the config.xml

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          phil.davis
          last edited by

          And just use update from GUI or console menu to go from 2.3-RC to 2.3-RELEASE and beyond as those versions come out.

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          • jimpJ
            jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
            last edited by

            You can upgrade in-place without much drama. Especially if you uninstall your packages first, then upgrade, then manually add them back. Along the way to 2.3 we have tested that on a number of occasions.

            If you need to switch architectures, you can take a backup and then reinstall using the "Rescue config.xml" option on the installer's main menu, followed by a quick install. That saves the step of having to restore the config manually, but still take a backup in case you have to restore it some other way.

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            • junicastJ
              junicast
              last edited by

              Thank you for your help @all. I would like to give something back as good as I can by summarizing my actions. It might be of help to someone else.

              full backup WebGUI

              uninstall packages

              another full backup WebGUI

              connect to console, choose: 13) Upgrade from console

              1) Update from a URL

              pasted this https://snapshots.pfsense.org/amd64/pfSense_RELENG_2_3/updates/pfSense-CE-Full-Update-2.3-RC-amd64-latest.tgz (Source: https://snapshots.pfsense.org/)

              Warning about the image not being signed. Well this one made me unsure about what to choose, but since I downloaded via HTTPS I said

              Do you want to install this image anyway at your own risk [n]? y

              After file was downloaded it took less than 5 minutes to finish.

              Hit the WebGUI  8) 8) 8)

              Install packages

              having a menu corpse in Services -> OLSRD Package wasn't installed just before update. Now I cannot reinstall, because there isn't such pacckage available any more.

              vlan configuration is fully functional

              he.net 6in4 tunnel still fully functional

              Received notification about a Layer 7 shaping that has been removed. I actually was not aware that I used this function :-[

              In the end I actually didn't need the backup files at all.

              To me it feels like if the system has gotten much more responsive. I like it [b]very much  ;D so far. The old GUI had gotten too retro lately.

              pfsense23upgradeA.PNG
              pfsense23upgradeA.PNG_thumb

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                cmb
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                @pmisch:

                Received notification about a Layer 7 shaping that has been removed. I actually was not aware that I used this function :-[

                [/quote]

                You weren't if you weren't aware of it. The empty config tag was probably removed in that case.

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                  sos
                  last edited by

                  Don't you love it when impatience gets the better of you?

                  Upgrading now, thanks to the clear & present instructions of pmisch above. Wish me luck….

                  UPDATE: Wow. That was quick & painless. All up an running inside 5 minutes, with all my old configs, including cron and pfBlockerNG all imported automagically.

                  Also loving the slick, light interface :)

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