FusionHub Hardware Revision 2?

[vigilant]

I just deployed a new FusionHub on Vultr where I’ve had another FusionHub running fine for almost a year. I followed the guide on llamanetworks.com where it mentions using the Raw UEFI base image. I recall the first FusionHub I set up required contacting Vultr’s support to disable UEFI whereas this new method no longer required that. Great!

Now that it’s up and running I noticed the firmware on the new FusionHub server is 8.5.1s045 build 5258 and there are no new firmware updates available. The original FusionHub is on 8.5.2 build 5282. I also noticed the new instance says Hardware Revision 2 while the old instance is Hardware Revision 1.

What’s the reason for the different Hardware revisions and why can’t I get the new FusionHub server on 8.5.2?

[ChristopherSpitler]

hey @vigilant , super happy that you found our guide useful!

I can’t answer the hardware revision question, but I just checked on my server (this is the old version, on Vultr as well) and it’s on 8.5.0. I can update in both IC2 and locally to 8.5.2.

I can also do the same on the new revision.

Can you send some screenshots? How are you trying to update? I can update locally and via IC2.

[vigilant]

There’s no option to set a firmware revision in the organization policy for the Hardware Revision 2.

When I check locally it says no update available.

[padaco-daniel]

The HW2 version is UEFI based. You should be able to update it with the same firmware available for the HW1 version (non UEFI):

https://download.peplink.com/firmware/fusionhub/fw-fusionhub_sfcn-8.5.2-build5282.bin

If you want to do that centrally through inControl you can select Custom there and paste the URL in.

[vigilant]

Thanks. I was able to update it with that link. Strange that there is no way to set it via a policy for HW2.

[WeiMing]

@vigilant thanks for reporting this to us, I have notified the team to look into it and will share the update soon.

[Lai]

Firmware for FusionHub HW2 has been added back to InControl.

HW1 uses BIOS, HW2 uses UEFI, but both run the same firmware.