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    Pfsense 2.4 HA on Xenserver 7.2, a good idea?

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    • S
      Stanislasss
      last edited by

      Hi everyone,

      I would be curious about you sharing your experience on having pfsense 2.4 running in HA mode inside Xenserver 7.2.
      I have a successful run of one sole instance using this tweak: https://hoops.rocks/2017/02/16/pfsense-on-xenserver-7/
      But would I encounter any other issue due to some CARP incompatibilities?

      Thanking you in advance.

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      • DerelictD
        Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
        last edited by

        Ran it on 6.5 for several years for my lab. CARP worked fine.

        Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
        A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
        DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
        Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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          Stanislasss
          last edited by

          Ok, so I'll give it a try. Thanks for your feedback ;-)

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          • werterW
            werter
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            @Stanislasss

            Hi.
            Try XCP-ng + Xen Orchestra (https://xen-orchestra.com/docs/from_the_sources.html) instead Xenserver

            Or Proxmox VE so much much better :)

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            • DerelictD
              Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
              last edited by

              I have switched to Proxmox as well.

              Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
              A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
              DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
              Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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                bluepr0 @Derelict
                last edited by

                @derelict sorry to bother, care to share why you like Proxmox more? I'm also looking at virtualisation options and it will be helpful if you have time. Thank you!

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                • DerelictD
                  Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                  last edited by

                  The main reason is the windows client required to maintain XenServer - I pretty much never have to boot that windows VM any more. They also removed a bunch of functionality I used from the free product. I was "stuck" at XenServer 6.2.

                  Citrix basically lost me. I do pay Proxmox but since it's just one socket (with 12 cores) it is quite reasonable. Even for a home lab.

                  I have some Dells in the garage and it's on the list to build a Ceph cluster with them.

                  Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
                  A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
                  DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
                  Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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