2.3_1 to 2.3.1 : appliance dies during upgrade
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Hi all,
After having received the 2.3.1 notification, I started the upgrade process a few hours ago.
Here's all the log I was able to receive :
>>> Updating repositories metadata... Updating pfSense-core repository catalogue... pfSense-core repository is up-to-date. Updating pfSense repository catalogue... pfSense repository is up-to-date. All repositories are up-to-date. >>> Upgrading pkg... done. >>> Updating repositories metadata... Updating pfSense-core repository catalogue... Fetching meta.txz: . done Fetching packagesite.txz: . done Processing entries: .. done pfSense-core repository update completed. 13 packages processed. Updating pfSense repository catalogue... Fetching meta.txz: . done Fetching packagesite.txz: .......... done Processing entries: .......... done pfSense repository update completed. 376 packages processed. >>> Upgrading pfSense-repo... done. >>> Updating repositories metadata... Updating pfSense-core repository catalogue... Repository pfSense-core has a wrong packagesite, need to re-create database Fetching meta.txz: . done Fetching packagesite.txz: . done Processing entries: .. done pfSense-core repository update completed. 13 packages processed. Updating pfSense repository catalogue... Repository pfSense has a wrong packagesite, need to re-create database Fetching meta.txz: . done Fetching packagesite.txz: .......... done Processing entries: .......... done pfSense repository update completed. 376 packages processed. **** WARNING **** Duplicate slice required!! Before starting the upgrade process, the currently mounted nanobsd partition needs to be cloned to the secondary partition, where the update will happen After installation a reboot will be required to switch partition. >>> Cleaning secondary partition... done. >>> Duplicating current slice... done. >>> Restoring slice label... done. >>> Testing duplicated partition integrity... done. >>> Mounting second partition to run upgrade... done. >>> Unlocking package pfSense-kernel-pfSense_wrap... done. >>> Downloading upgrade packages... Updating pfSense-core repository catalogue... pfSense-core repository is up-to-date. Updating pfSense repository catalogue... pfSense repository is up-to-date. All repositories are up-to-date. Checking for upgrades (61 candidates): .......... done Processing candidates (61 candidates): .......... done The following 63 package(s) will be affected (of 0 checked): New packages to be INSTALLED: uclcmd: 0.1 [pfSense] libucl: 0.8.0 [pfSense] Installed packages to be UPGRADED: unbound: 1.5.5 -> 1.5.8 [pfSense] sqlite3: 3.9.2 -> 3.11.1 [pfSense] smartmontools: 6.4_1 -> 6.4_2 [pfSense] rate: 0.9 -> 0.9_1 [pfSense] python27: 2.7.11_1 -> 2.7.11_2 [pfSense] php56-zlib: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-xmlwriter: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-xmlreader: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-xml: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-tokenizer: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-sysvshm: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-sysvsem: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-sysvmsg: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-sqlite3: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-sockets: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-simplexml: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-shmop: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-session: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-readline: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-posix: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-pdo_sqlite: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-pdo: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-pcntl: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-openssl: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-opcache: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-mcrypt: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-mbstring: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-ldap: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-json: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-hash: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-gettext: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-filter: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-dom: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-curl: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-ctype: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-bz2: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-bcmath: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] pfSense-rc: 2.3 -> 2.3.1 [pfSense-core] pfSense-kernel-pfSense_wrap: 2.3 -> 2.3.1 [pfSense-core] pfSense-default-config-serial: 2.3 -> 2.3.1 [pfSense-core] pfSense-base-nanobsd: 2.3 -> 2.3.1 [pfSense-core] pfSense-Status_Monitoring: 1.0_1 -> 1.3_1 [pfSense] pfSense: 2.3_1 -> 2.3.1 [pfSense] perl5: 5.20.3_8 -> 5.20.3_12 [pfSense] pecl-zmq: 1.1.3 -> 1.1.3_1 [pfSense] openvpn: 2.3.9 -> 2.3.11 [pfSense] nettle: 2.7.1 -> 3.2 [pfSense] libzmq4: 4.1.3 -> 4.1.4_1 [pfSense] libsodium: 1.0.3 -> 1.0.8 [pfSense] libedit: 3.1.20150325_1 -> 3.1.20150325_2 [pfSense] gmp: 5.1.3_2 -> 5.1.3_3 [pfSense] glib: 2.44.1_3 -> 2.46.2 [pfSense] gettext-runtime: 0.19.6 -> 0.19.7 [pfSense] filterlog: 0.1_1 -> 0.1_2 [pfSense] dnsmasq-devel: 2.76.0test8 -> 2.76.0test12 [pfSense] curl: 7.47.0 -> 7.48.0_1 [pfSense] cpdup: 1.17_2 -> 1.18 [pfSense] bsnmp-ucd: 0.4.1 -> 0.4.2 [pfSense] Installed packages to be REINSTALLED: rrdtool-1.5.5_1 [pfSense] (options changed) nginx-1.8.1,2 [pfSense] (options changed) 72 MiB to be downloaded. Fetching unbound-1.5.8.txz: .......... done Fetching sqlite3-3.11.1.txz: .......... done Fetching smartmontools-6.4_2.txz: .......... done Fetching rrdtool-1.5.5_1.txz: .......... done Fetching rate-0.9_1.txz: ..... done Fetching python27-2.7.11_2.txz: .......... done Fetching php56-zlib-5.6.21.txz: .. done Fetching php56-xmlwriter-5.6.21.txz: .. done Fetching php56-xmlreader-5.6.21.txz: .. done Fetching php56-xml-5.6.21.txz: .. done Fetching php56-tokenizer-5.6.21.txz: . done Fetching php56-sysvshm-5.6.21.txz: . done Fetching php56-sysvsem-5.6.21.txz: . done Fetching php56-sysvmsg-5.6.21.txz: . done Fetching php56-sqlite3-5.6.21.txz: .. done Fetching php56-sockets-5.6.21.txz: .... done Fetching php56-simplexml-5.6.21.txz: ... done Fetching php56-shmop-5.6.21.txz: . done Fetching php56-session-5.6.21.txz: ... done Fetching php56-readline-5.6.21.txz: .. done Fetching php56-posix-5.6.21.txz: . done Fetching php56-pdo_sqlite-5.6.21.txz: .. done Fetching php56-pdo-5.6.21.txz: ..... done Fetching php56-pcntl-5.6.21.txz: .. done Fetching php56-openssl-5.6.21.txz: ..... done Fetching php56-opcache-5.6.21.txz: ...... done Fetching php56-mcrypt-5.6.21.txz: .. done Fetching php56-mbstring-5.6.21.txz: .......... done Fetching php56-ldap-5.6.21.txz: .. done Fetching php56-json-5.6.21.txz: .. done Fetching php56-hash-5.6.21.txz: .......... done Fetching php56-gettext-5.6.21.txz: . done Fetching php56-filter-5.6.21.txz: .. done Fetching php56-dom-5.6.21.txz: ..... done Fetching php56-curl-5.6.21.txz: ... done Fetching php56-ctype-5.6.21.txz: . done Fetching php56-bz2-5.6.21.txz: .. done Fetching php56-bcmath-5.6.21.txz: .. done Fetching php56-5.6.21.txz: .......... done Fetching pfSense-rc-2.3.1.txz: . done Fetching pfSense-kernel-pfSense_wrap-2.3.1.txz: .......... done Fetching pfSense-default-config-serial-2.3.1.txz: . done Fetching pfSense-base-nanobsd-2.3.1.txz: .......... done Fetching pfSense-Status_Monitoring-1.3_1.txz: .. done Fetching pfSense-2.3.1.txz: . done Fetching perl5-5.20.3_12.txz: .......... done Fetching pecl-zmq-1.1.3_1.txz: ... done Fetching openvpn-2.3.11.txz: .......... done Fetching nginx-1.8.1,2.txz: .......... done Fetching nettle-3.2.txz: .......... done Fetching libzmq4-4.1.4_1.txz: .......... done Fetching libsodium-1.0.8.txz: .......... done Fetching libedit-3.1.20150325_2.txz: .......... done Fetching gmp-5.1.3_3.txz: .......... done Fetching glib-2.46.2.txz: .......... done Fetching gettext-runtime-0.19.7.txz: .......... done Fetching filterlog-0.1_2.txz: . done Fetching dnsmasq-devel-2.76.0test12.txz: .......... done Fetching curl-7.48.0_1.txz: .......... done Fetching cpdup-1.18.txz: ... done Fetching bsnmp-ucd-0.4.2.txz: .. done Fetching uclcmd-0.1.txz: .. done Fetching libucl-0.8.0.txz: .......... done Checking integrity... done (0 conflicting) >>> Upgrading pfSense kernel... Updating pfSense-core repository catalogue... pfSense-core repository is up-to-date. Updating pfSense repository catalogue... pfSense repository is up-to-date. All repositories are up-to-date. Checking integrity... done (0 conflicting) The following 2 package(s) will be affected (of 0 checked): Installed packages to be UPGRADED: pfSense-kernel-pfSense_wrap: 2.3 -> 2.3.1 [pfSense-core] pfSense-rc: 2.3 -> 2.3.1 [pfSense-core] [1/2] Upgrading pfSense-rc from 2.3 to 2.3.1... [1/2] Extracting pfSense-rc-2.3.1: .... done [2/2] Upgrading pfSense-kernel-pfSense_wrap from 2.3 to 2.3.1... ===> Keeping a copy of current kernel in /boot/kernel.old [2/2] Extracting pfSense-kernel-pfSense_wrap-2.3.1: .......... done >>> Upgrading necessary packages... Updating pfSense-core repository catalogue... pfSense-core repository is up-to-date. Updating pfSense repository catalogue... pfSense repository is up-to-date. All repositories are up-to-date. Checking for upgrades (59 candidates): .......... done Processing candidates (59 candidates): .......... done Checking integrity... done (0 conflicting) The following 61 package(s) will be affected (of 0 checked): New packages to be INSTALLED: uclcmd: 0.1 [pfSense] libucl: 0.8.0 [pfSense] Installed packages to be UPGRADED: unbound: 1.5.5 -> 1.5.8 [pfSense] sqlite3: 3.9.2 -> 3.11.1 [pfSense] smartmontools: 6.4_1 -> 6.4_2 [pfSense] rate: 0.9 -> 0.9_1 [pfSense] python27: 2.7.11_1 -> 2.7.11_2 [pfSense] php56-zlib: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-xmlwriter: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-xmlreader: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-xml: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-tokenizer: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-sysvshm: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-sysvsem: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-sysvmsg: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-sqlite3: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-sockets: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-simplexml: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-shmop: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-session: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-readline: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-posix: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-pdo_sqlite: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-pdo: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-pcntl: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-openssl: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-opcache: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-mcrypt: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-mbstring: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-ldap: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-json: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-hash: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-gettext: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-filter: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-dom: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-curl: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-ctype: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-bz2: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56-bcmath: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] php56: 5.6.20 -> 5.6.21 [pfSense] pfSense-default-config-serial: 2.3 -> 2.3.1 [pfSense-core] pfSense-base-nanobsd: 2.3 -> 2.3.1 [pfSense-core] pfSense-Status_Monitoring: 1.0_1 -> 1.3_1 [pfSense] pfSense: 2.3_1 -> 2.3.1 [pfSense] perl5: 5.20.3_8 -> 5.20.3_12 [pfSense] pecl-zmq: 1.1.3 -> 1.1.3_1 [pfSense] openvpn: 2.3.9 -> 2.3.11 [pfSense] nettle: 2.7.1 -> 3.2 [pfSense] libzmq4: 4.1.3 -> 4.1.4_1 [pfSense] libsodium: 1.0.3 -> 1.0.8 [pfSense] libedit: 3.1.20150325_1 -> 3.1.20150325_2 [pfSense] gmp: 5.1.3_2 -> 5.1.3_3 [pfSense] glib: 2.44.1_3 -> 2.46.2 [pfSense] gettext-runtime: 0.19.6 -> 0.19.7 [pfSense] filterlog: 0.1_1 -> 0.1_2 [pfSense] dnsmasq-devel: 2.76.0test8 -> 2.76.0test12 [pfSense] curl: 7.47.0 -> 7.48.0_1 [pfSense] cpdup: 1.17_2 -> 1.18 [pfSense] bsnmp-ucd: 0.4.1 -> 0.4.2 [pfSense] Installed packages to be REINSTALLED: rrdtool-1.5.5_1 [pfSense] (options changed) nginx-1.8.1,2 [pfSense] (options changed) [1/61] Upgrading gettext-runtime from 0.19.6 to 0.19.7... [1/61] Extracting gettext-runtime-0.19.7: .......... done [2/61] Upgrading python27 from 2.7.11_1 to 2.7.11_2... [2/61] Extracting python27-2.7.11_2: .......... done [3/61] Upgrading perl5 from 5.20.3_8 to 5.20.3_12... [3/61] Extracting perl5-5.20.3_12: .......... done makewhatis: not found makewhatis: not found pkg: POST-INSTALL script failed [4/61] Upgrading glib from 2.44.1_3 to 2.46.2... [4/61] Extracting glib-2.46.2: ........
At one point ( probably during the glib extraction as it's the last line that was displayed ) :
- the web interface stopped responding ( eventually leading to a 504 timeout message )
- the Internet trafic routing was stopped
- the DNS queries were refused
- the only thing that was working was the LAN interface ping, and SSH
:(
I waited one hour, just to make sure it wasn't related to the upgrade itself, but since the appliance was still in the dark after that, I decided to reboot it :-\
It's now running fine and says to be running 2.3.1, but :
- how can I check what went wrong during the upgrade procedure ?
- how can I be sure that the system's integrity is fine ?
???
Thanks beforehand 8)
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Same issue here, I'm doing a clean install right now. I had no issues for years and 2.3.1 just killed my box. :(
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