Upgrade from 2.5.1 to 2.7.0 nightmare
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I upgraded from 2.5.1 to 2.7.0
Aliases were a mess after the upgrade
Could not create new ones (host and IP)
Could not update from 2.7.0 to 2.7.2 (even after trying certctl rehash)
Some UDP traffic wasn't going from site 1 to site 2 properly THROUGH MY tunnel ( I didn't adjusted the IPŜEC config)
Rebooted and pfSense would not boot anymore
QUESTION
Is it better if I go from 2.5.1 to 2.6.0 then to 2.7.0 then to 2.7.2 ? -
Coming from 2.5.1 I would probably install 2.7.2 clean and restore the config into it.
However you should be able to upgrade.
Was it just not offering 2.7.2?
If it failed to boot it may have been some existing issue that was revealed by the upgrade and reboot. A hardware problem perhaps. Do you know where it stopped booting? What error was shown?
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S stephenw10 moved this topic from General pfSense Questions
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@stephenw10 Tks for the reply stranger
THe UPDATE GUI (Web ) was offering 2.7.0
Once I rebooted it was offering 2.7.2
VM hosted at vultr.com and made snapshot before (while running and also while HALTED)
I rebooted several time before the update from 2.5.1. to 2.7.0
SO you are telling me I can backup ( the xml file) my config 2.5.1, install 2.7.2 fresh and import my 2.5.1 HTML config ?
I'm not a PfSense expert even if my company has been using several years and hundreds of domains are impacted by it running well or not :-)
I'm 57 ( 30+ years in IT MAc, Win, Linux, security.... ) I come from the BBS world up to now... One of those guy talking about DOS, COmmodore VIC 20 and modems)
tks !
If I am asking if 2.5.1 file will work it's because all my aliases were messed up after the upgrade... And the GUI (creating new alias) was behaving abnormaly
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Yes you can import a config file from an older version into 2.7.2. Theoretically from any earlier version. 2.5.1 is not that old though so I wouldn't expect any issues.
Since you're running in a VM and have snapshots it should be relatively risk free.
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@stephenw10 Tks my friend.... A project for this week end when my wife goes to sleep :-)
And my customers too.... ( I have 2 sites... Site two can handle the load ( eMails gateway..... oops I'm sharing too much)