Moved Pfsense from hardware to VM - No Plus
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Hi All,
I have decide to put my Pfsense in Hyper-v on my min server with all my other stuff to cut down on clutter and make it easier in general to manage, I have installed the current build and ran the restore from a backup file from the original Pfsense I had running on a old PC, but after the restore, its no longer detecting a valid plus install.
Can anyone advise on this please as the original box had the plus version upgraded from CE when it was free.
Many thanks to anyone who reply's.
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The NDI on the VM will be different so the Plus sub you had for the hardware is not valid there.
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I take it the license cant be transferred to the VM even though I have a license on the old PC?
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Send me the NDI in chat and I'll check it
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Same here in case of replacing the APU board by a newer one and restoring the backup file.... no Plus now !?
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That's disappointing, I was planning on moving my pf install to another bare metal machine as the current has begun having issues.
I haven't had the time yet to try and "activate" the Plus upgrade, and wasn't planning to until the switch out was complete, knowing I can't may complicate matters..
Will the configuration backup from Plus load properly on community edition?
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@VW_Factor said in Moved Pfsense from hardware to VM - No Plus:
Will the configuration backup from Plus load properly on community edition?
For me it was working without issues (latest CE version).
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Might want to explore the several conversion utilities available on the interwebs. A fun(?) exercise anyway. And, yes, I use Bing!
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@VW_Factor said in Moved Pfsense from hardware to VM - No Plus:
Will the configuration backup from Plus load properly on community edition
Depends on version, see https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/backup/restore.html#backup-compatibility and the linked table.
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Hi Stephenw10,
I have sent you code.
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Got around this morning to contacting support about the change in NDI from the "repair".
Essentially told to pound sand with the Plus upgrade.. So I guess grandfathering in the Plus for homelab is not a thing anymore. :(
That's too bad.
