Proper way to restore configuration on new vm
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@johnpoz Thing is, when I do new interface, or do any change which causes to change interface assignments, I get my connection lost, so no console, no anything. It's a remote system on which I'm connected over VPN :)
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@dzonic90 said in Proper way to restore configuration on new vm:
so no console, no anything. It's a remote system on which I'm connected over VPN :)
That is bad. Is the vm from the same hypervisor or is it different. How do you do this anyway, if you loose the connection?
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@dzonic90 said in Proper way to restore configuration on new vm:
@johnpoz Thing is, when I do new interface, or do any change which causes to change interface assignments, I get my connection lost, so no console, no anything. It's a remote system on which I'm connected over VPN :)
advice: don't add interfaces to a pfsense-VM remotely
if you have to do it:
1)get someone on-site ready with a cellular hotspot that has direct connection to the hypervisor management interface
2)add the VM interfaces over this cellular link
3)open the VM console of your pfsense and reassign the interfaces -
@Bob-Dig It is the VM from the same hypervisor - also on the same hypervisor, VMWare ESXi.
I usually hoped for the best when doing such changes
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@heper Yeap, this seems like the only way to do it.
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@dzonic90 said in Proper way to restore configuration on new vm:
It is the VM from the same hypervisor - also on the same hypervisor, VMWare ESXi.
Then you only have to create the exact same interfaces beforehand, should be doable.
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How many interfaces do you have already? How many are you adding?
ESXi will reorder the NICs when you add more than 4.
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@Bob-Dig I'm currently doing it in test env. Will see, I hope for the best.
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@stephenw10 It has more, 8 or 9, something like that.
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Hmm, I forget if it reorders again at higher numbers. But not the usual limit people hit though.
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@stephenw10 Uhhh, wait, you mentioned NICs, I thought on interfaces. sorry. It has VLANs and other interfaces, altogether it makes 8-9, but NICs, it has 2 I think.
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Ah, well still not hitting that then.
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@stephenw10 Possible
