Update stuck (Update: FreeNAS-9.10.1-U4 has already been applied. Please Reboot the system to avail)

[enoch85]

I really think IXsystems should do something about this. Everytime I upgrade (via GUI) it takes about 40 minutes. Right now I'm 55 minutes into 20%, that's not acceptable.

USB 3.0 in a RAID1, Kingston Traveler.
Other than that, really good specs.

 

[Ericloewe]

It's not their fault USB flash drives suck. Use an SSD and updates will be much, much faster.

 

[enoch85]

It's not their fault USB flash drives suck. Use an SSD and updates will be much, much faster.

Well, I run ESXi on USB flash drives as well, and there it takes around 10 minutes or less for each update. Looking at `top` when the FreeNAS update is running shows that it's idle most of the time. To me that's ineffective.

 

[Ericloewe]

it's idle most of the time.

Presumably waiting on I/O.

Well, I run ESXi on USB flash drives as well

Well, it doesn't use ZFS, so it has an easier time with that.

 

[Phobos]

I think the update interface just needs to convey more information. It’s not clear if the update is stalled or is taking too long; users aren’t sure if they just need to refresh the tab, or if refreshing the tab will abort the update.

Ideally the update page would show the status of any update currently being applied (even if the browser tab is closed), and include a note like “installs on USB media can take 1-2 hours”.

 

[Ericloewe]

I think the update interface just needs to convey more information. It’s not clear if the update is stalled or is taking too long; users aren’t sure if they just need to refresh the tab, or if refreshing the tab will abort the update.

Yeah, maybe it does need a "do not close this window, the process may take a while" notice.

Ideally the update page would show the status of any update currently being applied (even if the browser tab is closed), and include a note like “installs on USB media can take 1-2 hours”.

That's more complicated at the moment, but should be doable with the new GUI.

 

[dlavigne]

I really think IXsystems should do something about this. Everytime I upgrade (via GUI) it takes about 40 minutes. Right now I'm 55 minutes into 20%, that's not acceptable..

This should be better after 11.1: https://bugs.freenas.org/issues/22859.

 

[enoch85]

Old thread, but yeah, much has improved since 11.1, even better in 11.2. :)