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    Changing to a new Server

    Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software
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      pmvalente
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      Hello,
      it's possible to change and HDD with pfsense running to another server machine?
      The new server works after installing just the HDD, or do I need to do a fresh instalation?
      thanks in advance
      Pedro Valente
      somewhere in Portugal

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        danswartz
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        It depends on the HW change.  In general, unless the enet adapters have exactly the same driver, you are going to have to go to the console and re-assign interfaces, but apart from that, it should likely just work (although there are unusual situations where it might not.)

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          pmvalente
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          the 2 NIC are the same so as the HDD. just the motherboard, memory, video card and cpu is diferent

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            danswartz
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            that should just work then, i think.  although there is a chance the ordering of the nics might be different, only one way to find out (and even if that does happen, it's a minor change you make once.)

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              XIII
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              i do it all the time, you have to do this on systems where you cant get pf to install.

              -Chris Stutzman
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                Supermule Banned
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                Why not use a free ESXi from VmWare to do all this??? Very easy to manage and configure….

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