How we are migrating (many of) our servers from Linux to FreeBSD - Part 3 - Proxmox to FreeBSD
This is the story of a successful migration from Proxmox to FreeBSD. VMs, LXC containers and services are now running on the new server.
hardware
FreeBSD, Raspberry PI - problems booting with USB powered hub connected
Raspberry PI i4 s a great platform for FreeBSD but if u-boot detects there's a powered hub, the boot seems to go crazy. It isn’t even able to recognize the SD partitions. The result is that the Rpi4 won’t boot and start loop.
FreeBSD on Raspberry PI - enable and use Watchdog
Watchdog devices are important to be sure our servers are working.
Unfortunately, watchdog daemon seem to crash if enabled on Rasbperry PI.
The problem is that our Pis have a strange watchdog hardware
Proxmox - Enable and use Watchdog to reboot stuck servers
Sometimes servers can become unresponsive. Both physical and virtual, you may be unable to connect to them, especially when overloaded. So a watchdog can be a solution.