Upgrade 9.2.1.7 to 9.3 question

[elkstreet]

I'm currently running 9.2.1.7 from a USB stick. Reading the upgrade documentation says I can upgrade via the GUI (but I don't have a System->Upgrade menu). I downloaded the .iso file but am confused. Do I burn it to a NEW memory stick or to the one that is currently running? If I overwrite the old one, won't I lose all my config?

I am admittedly confused!

 

[dlavigne]

You won't have that menu until you're on 9.3. Read the upgrading from the gui section from the Guide that matches your version of FreeNAS.

 

[elkstreet]

You won't have that menu until you're on 9.3. Read the upgrading from the gui section from the Guide that matches your version of FreeNAS.

OK, that much I get. I did read the upgrade instructions about using the .iso, but I am still not clear: do I re-use my existing USB and overwrite it, or do I use a new one?

Secondly, once I boot with the 9.3 USB it asks where I want to install the OS. Do I install it to the 9.3 USB stick that is booted or do I used another USB stick?

 

[sysfu]

I was able to to upgrade from 9.2 to 9.3 using the GUI, so the ISO should not be necessary in all cases.

 

[elkstreet]

I was able to to upgrade from 9.2 to 9.3 using the GUI, so the ISO should not be necessary in all cases.

How were you able to do that?

 

[sysfu]

I applied every single update within a few days of it coming out. The only area I ran into issues was applying some of the 9.3-Beta updates. That was resolved be deleting unused boot environments which freed up the necessary space on the 4GB USB system drive.

 

[diedrichg]

User guide for 9.2.1.7
http://web.freenas.org/images/resources/freenas9.2.1/freenas9.2.1_guide.pdf

You will want the FreeNAS-9.3-RELEASE.GUI_Upgrade.txz to do an upgrade from the GUI. I do not know if it will be required to upgrade to .8 or. 9 before going to 9.3 though.

 

[stranger]

Would it not be a safer upgrade to take a backup of the 9.2 installation and install 9.3 fresh on the stick. finally restoring the backed-up db to the fresh install?

 

[diedrichg]

Yes, that is a sound solution. That will be my upgrade path once 9.3 gets fleshed out a little more. I plan to do exactly as you mentioned.

 

[stranger]

I just read this:
https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/problem-restoring-9-2-1-9-config-to-9-3.25482/

so it might make sense to to disable tunables before upgrading.