So just to give a quick update on how this went:
Since pfSense 24.03 is based on FreeBSD 15 I proceeded with a FreeBSD 15 installation on XCP-ng to see if the issue stemmed from there. FreeBSD15 installed and booted correctly.
From there I ended up testing the development snapshot 24.08.
Also installed correctly and booted.
So whatever issue was there between pfSense 24.03 and XCP-ng that was preventing it from booting, was only present on version 24.03.
@olivierlambert I changed the memory settings like this
I'm going to proceed with the upgrade and post the outcome
@high-voltages I believe turbo boost takes it up to 3.3GHz. The 2.7 is reduced workload
Alright I updated XO again and the problem is gone.
I would just like to comment that unlike described by another user that was only happening on single-node installs, this was happening to me in 2 out 4 nodes in a cluster. Two hosts would show normal, and another two showed glitched.
Anyway, SOLVED!
Well since there is no issue when looking at XOA but only on XO, I am going to disregard this issue and wait to see if it resolves by itself until the weekend and if not I'll try and remove this XO build and make a new one.
Thank you for your suggestions, I'll try and let know how it went.
So just to give a quick update on how this went:
Since pfSense 24.03 is based on FreeBSD 15 I proceeded with a FreeBSD 15 installation on XCP-ng to see if the issue stemmed from there. FreeBSD15 installed and booted correctly.
From there I ended up testing the development snapshot 24.08.
Also installed correctly and booted.
So whatever issue was there between pfSense 24.03 and XCP-ng that was preventing it from booting, was only present on version 24.03.
First column: VM name (green running, red halted, yellow and gray also possible)
Second column: OS Icon (if there is one) and DESCRIPTION
Third Column: Pool (if host halted) - Pool and Host where running if running.
On the second column you have the OS icons ... your first screenshot shows two Debians, the second shows two FreeBSD.
OS icon requires Guest Utilities to be installed. Many OS don't come with the respective icons on XO, that I do believe should be fixed.
Thank you @Andrew I will mention this to pfSense. lets hope
The Dell R620 (Intel):
# dmidecode -t memory | grep -i "ecc"
Error Correction Type: Multi-bit ECC
The lab AMD Razor
# dmidecode -t memory | grep -i "ecc"
#
One server has ECC memory, the other doesn't. I believe it would be a very odd case of having "bad memory" on two completely different instances, and the fault being exactly the same on the different machines ... but as I said, this is not my area of expertise.
@olivierlambert let me talk to Netgate support and work some way out
@olivierlambert I changed the memory settings like this
I'm going to proceed with the upgrade and post the outcome
@AtaxyaNetwork I'm using XCP-ng 8.2.1
There isn't a 24.03 ISO as it is the paid (Plus) option.
Right now to install I have to install the 2.7.2 CE version, then Netgate systems identify the Netgate ID of the device and allow the upgrade to pfSense 23.09.1 Plus version, and then you are offered the 24.03 Plus version. There isn't a direct update from 2.7.2 CE to 24.03 Plus.
I have installed the 24.03 version on physical devices. However the virtualised devices, after the update and upon first boot, fail to boot as they crash.
I'm not guy to diagnose boot crashes. I made the possible captures.
All I can affirm without doubt is that the error is exactly the same on two completely different machines.
@nikade they have always been created using the "other" template.
The original VM's had 1 vCPU and 2 GB preset on the template. Aside from the values changed initially, I didn't made changes to the memory/resources.
NIC: 2 NIC's (one for WAN another for LAN). Initially they always have the "Realtek" driver, so all I did on one test was changing that to Intel e1000. But there was no change to the outcome.
I'm looking for some expert insights from the XCP-ng project developers...
or will XCP-ng be incompatible with future FreeBSD versions?
