9.10.1-U4 that last version that supported VirtualBox?

[adrianwi]

I'm still on 9.3.1, but have started encountering some issues with the jails as FreeBSD is EOL.

Don't want to lose vbox just yet, so wanted to know the last safe place I can upgrade too.

Thanks

 

[m0nkey_]

Yes.

VirtualBox has been replaced by Bhyve.

 

[adrianwi]

Thanks! Not known for my patience (and thinking I could always roll back if things went south) I downloaded the 9.10.1-U4 iso file and tried to use the Manual Update button. After selecting the file and adding the sha key the update starts but then throws up the following error message during step 1/3:

Code:

Environment: Software Version: FreeNAS-9.3-STABLE-201605170422 Request Method: POST Request URL: https://192.168.168.15/system/manualupdate/?X-Progress-ID=a58c176d-e919-4ee5-8bfc-e4539facf627 Traceback: File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/core/handlers/base.py" in get_response 105. response = 
middleware_method(request, callback, callback_args, callback_kwargs) File "/usr/local/www/freenasUI/../freenasUI/freeadmin/middleware.py" in process_view 156. return login_required(view_func)(request, *view_args, **view_kwargs) File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/contrib/auth/decorators.py" in _wrapped_view 22. 
return view_func(request, *args, **kwargs) File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/views/generic/base.py" in view 69. return self.dispatch(request, *args, **kwargs) File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/contrib/formtools/wizard/views.py" in dispatch 236. response = super(WizardView, self).dispatch(request, 
*args, **kwargs) File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/views/generic/base.py" in dispatch 87. return handler(request, *args, **kwargs) File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-
packages/django/contrib/formtools/wizard/views.py" in post 297. return self.render_done(form, **kwargs) File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/contrib/formtools/wizard/views.py" in render_done 350. done_response = self.done(final_form_list, **kwargs) File "/usr/local/www/freenasUI/../freenasUI/system/forms.py" in done 906. cleaned_data['sha256'].encode('ascii', 'ignore'), File "/usr/local/www/freenasUI/../freenasUI/system/utils.py" in manual_update 419. 
retval = notifier().validate_update(path) File "/usr/local/www/freenasUI/../freenasUI/middleware/notifier.py" in validate_update 2700. ['bin/install_worker.sh', 'pre-install'], stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py" in check_output 566. process = Popen(stdout=PIPE, *popenargs, **kwargs) File 
"/usr/local/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py" in __init__ 710. errread, errwrite) File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py" in _execute_child 1327. raise child_exception Exception Type: OSError at /system/manualupdate/ Exception Value: [Errno 2] No such file or directory

I'm guessing my next option is to copy the iso file to a bootable USB stick and try to update from there, or should I be looking to do a clean install and then restoring my configuration backup?

I'd really like all my jails and vbox VMs to still work after updating, which will give me some time to rebuild as required and play around with creating the VMs in Bhyve.

 

[Ericloewe]

The manual update went through some... complications over that time. Your best bet is to install it from ISO.

 

[adrianwi]

Well, that appears to have gone remarkably well :)

After remembering how to access the BIOS through IPMI to change my boot device, everything ran through almost as expected. The config didn't pull through, but after uploading everything appears to have restarted as before (jails for ownCloud, Plex, OpenVPN and my CentOS VM in vbox which I run CrashPlan has also started back up)

I do have a problem with replication, which is giving me lots of red warnings:

Code:

May 19, 2017, 11:48 p.m. - Replication APEpool1/backup -> 192.168.n.x: APEpool2 failed: Failed: Permission denied (publickey,password).

I have several replication tasks setup which copy data from one FreeNAS box to another overnight. I've edited one of the tasks and rescanned the SSH key, but still the same error. I'm wondering if this is a problem as the backup FreeNAS box is still running 9.3.1, but worst case I have to recreate the replication tasks after updating the other box. I think that's probably a job for tomorrow, as I'll need to find a keyboard and monitor to do that one. You can only have so much to worry about in one day!

Update - figured out the replication issue too! Just needed to copy the public key from the PUSH system into the root user on PULL. A good nights work if I do say so myself :D