I’ve previously tried installing Scale on a new USB device and booting off that, but it has proved unsuccessful with the computer unable to start booting. (My backout has been to replace the existing boot media and reboot.) With damaged confidence, I now want to try the upgrade again. I have the la…

Core to Scale Upgrade with Backout

wimpy87 December 15, 2025, 8:07am 7

I’ve posted my guide for booting TrueNAS on microserver gen8 in this tread
Microserver Gen8 boot

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