Re: [pfSense] website and upgrade procedure
On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 2:21 PM, Curtis Maurand cmaur...@xyonet.com wrote: I'm assuming you used a live CD or an installation CD? Yes, that is what I did. I used the live CD to install onto the new hardware. Then I plugged my laptop into it using a direct ethernet cable (you may need a crossover depending on your ethernet interface's capabilities to auto-detect) and gave it an IP on the default private LAN for the new box. After uploading the backup config file and rebooting, it asks on the console how to map the LAN/WAN/OPT interfaces to the new device. Set those and go. ___ List mailing list List@lists.pfsense.org http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list
[pfSense] website and upgrade procedure
www.pfsense.org is not answering this morning. Just thought you all should know. I was about to go look for instructions. Trying to do two things at once. Change hardware (the old one is...well...old.) How long it will continue to run is anyone's guess. It already doesn't recover from power failures gracefully. I have a very nice little supermicro box to replace it with. However, the current one has been in place for 5+ years and has been rock solid. It's on borrowed time. It's a personal PC that has just been getting it done with a pair of realtek network cards. I'm sure there are going to be gotchas. Is there a procedure in the docs to moving a configuration to a new hardware platform? I'm assuming that I should install the current version on the new hardware, get the configuration onto it then upgrade or should I just install new and go through the configuration by hand? Thanks, Curtis ___ List mailing list List@lists.pfsense.org http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list
Re: [pfSense] website and upgrade procedure
I can get to it with no problem. http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/http://www.pfsense.org/ I will let someone else chime in on the upgrade question, since I have not done that type of upgrade, but it has come up on the list. - Y On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 9:39 AM, Curtis Maurand cmaur...@xyonet.com wrote: www.pfsense.org is not answering this morning. Just thought you all should know. I was about to go look for instructions. Trying to do two things at once. Change hardware (the old one is...well...old.) How long it will continue to run is anyone's guess. It already doesn't recover from power failures gracefully. I have a very nice little supermicro box to replace it with. However, the current one has been in place for 5+ years and has been rock solid. It's on borrowed time. It's a personal PC that has just been getting it done with a pair of realtek network cards. I'm sure there are going to be gotchas. Is there a procedure in the docs to moving a configuration to a new hardware platform? I'm assuming that I should install the current version on the new hardware, get the configuration onto it then upgrade or should I just install new and go through the configuration by hand? Thanks, Curtis ___ List mailing list List@lists.pfsense.org http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list ___ List mailing list List@lists.pfsense.org http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list
Re: [pfSense] website and upgrade procedure
On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 9:39 AM, Curtis Maurand cmaur...@xyonet.com wrote: I'm sure there are going to be gotchas. Is there a procedure in the docs to moving a configuration to a new hardware platform? I'm assuming that I should install the current version on the new hardware, get the configuration onto it then upgrade or should I just install new and go through the configuration by hand? Last time I switched hardware, I just did a restore to the same version of pfSense (since old machine was already running latest) and it prompted me for the new interface names to map to the LAN/WAN/OPT interfaces. I did it on an isolated LAN (basically a crossover cable to my laptop.) Once it was up and running, I physically replaced the old unit. It should work fine loading a config file from an older version of pfSense to a newer one. Note however, that the RRD files will not transfer properly if you switch from 32 to 64 bit, unless you upgrade the old machine first. ___ List mailing list List@lists.pfsense.org http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list
Re: [pfSense] website and upgrade procedure
the website came up about 10 seconds after I hit send. The upgrade procedure covers upgrading to a newer version, but does not cover migrating to new hardware. --C On 11/5/2013 9:43 AM, Yehuda Katz wrote: I can get to it with no problem. http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/http://www.pfsense.org/ I will let someone else chime in on the upgrade question, since I have not done that type of upgrade, but it has come up on the list. - Y On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 9:39 AM, Curtis Maurand cmaur...@xyonet.com mailto:cmaur...@xyonet.com wrote: www.pfsense.org http://www.pfsense.org is not answering this morning. Just thought you all should know. I was about to go look for instructions. Trying to do two things at once. Change hardware (the old one is...well...old.) How long it will continue to run is anyone's guess. It already doesn't recover from power failures gracefully. I have a very nice little supermicro box to replace it with. However, the current one has been in place for 5+ years and has been rock solid. It's on borrowed time. It's a personal PC that has just been getting it done with a pair of realtek network cards. I'm sure there are going to be gotchas. Is there a procedure in the docs to moving a configuration to a new hardware platform? I'm assuming that I should install the current version on the new hardware, get the configuration onto it then upgrade or should I just install new and go through the configuration by hand? Thanks, Curtis ___ List mailing list List@lists.pfsense.org mailto:List@lists.pfsense.org http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list ___ List mailing list List@lists.pfsense.org http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list ___ List mailing list List@lists.pfsense.org http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list
Re: [pfSense] website and upgrade procedure
On 11/5/2013 12:01 PM, Vick Khera wrote: On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 9:39 AM, Curtis Maurand cmaur...@xyonet.com mailto:cmaur...@xyonet.com wrote: I'm sure there are going to be gotchas. Is there a procedure in the docs to moving a configuration to a new hardware platform? I'm assuming that I should install the current version on the new hardware, get the configuration onto it then upgrade or should I just install new and go through the configuration by hand? Last time I switched hardware, I just did a restore to the same version of pfSense (since old machine was already running latest) and it prompted me for the new interface names to map to the LAN/WAN/OPT interfaces. I did it on an isolated LAN (basically a crossover cable to my laptop.) Once it was up and running, I physically replaced the old unit. It should work fine loading a config file from an older version of pfSense to a newer one. Note however, that the RRD files will not transfer properly if you switch from 32 to 64 bit, unless you upgrade the old machine first. I'm assuming you used a live CD or an installation CD? ___ List mailing list List@lists.pfsense.org http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list ___ List mailing list List@lists.pfsense.org http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list
Re: [pfSense] website and upgrade procedure
On 11/5/2013 12:01 PM, Vick Khera wrote: On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 9:39 AM, Curtis Maurand cmaur...@xyonet.com mailto:cmaur...@xyonet.com wrote: I'm sure there are going to be gotchas. Is there a procedure in the docs to moving a configuration to a new hardware platform? I'm assuming that I should install the current version on the new hardware, get the configuration onto it then upgrade or should I just install new and go through the configuration by hand? Last time I switched hardware, I just did a restore to the same version of pfSense (since old machine was already running latest) and it prompted me for the new interface names to map to the LAN/WAN/OPT interfaces. I did it on an isolated LAN (basically a crossover cable to my laptop.) Once it was up and running, I physically replaced the old unit. It should work fine loading a config file from an older version of pfSense to a newer one. Note however, that the RRD files will not transfer properly if you switch from 32 to 64 bit, unless you upgrade the old machine first. Cool, thank you. so do a backup/restore. interesting. --Curtis ___ List mailing list List@lists.pfsense.org http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list ___ List mailing list List@lists.pfsense.org http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list
