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installation-upgrade.md : Add a troubleshooting entry for upgrade not offered (UEFI vs BIOS)
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The target installation partition is mounted in `/tmp/root`.
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## The ISO installer does not offer to upgrade the existing install (XCP-ng or XenServer)
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For the installer to detect your current install (XCP-ng or XenServer), the ISO must be booted in the same firmware context.\
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The difference is how you pick the drive at boot. This applies to physical and virtual CD/DVD/USB drives.
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If your existing installation is in legacy BIOS mode, boot the ISO is BIOS mode.
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If your existing installation is in UEFI mode, boot the ISO is UEFI mode.
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In your server boot menu, you might see something like this :
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```
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Please select boot device:
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UEFI: Virtual CDROM Device <<<<<< This one is in UEFI mode
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Virtual CDROM Device <<<<<< This one is the same device, in legacy BIOS mode
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...
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other boot entries
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```
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### How identify if a running install is using UEFI or legacy BIOS ?
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On the host, run `efibootmgr`
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- If ou see `EFI variables are not supported on this system.` you're running on Legacy BIOS
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- If you see some EFI boot entries, you’re running on UEFI
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## Installation logs
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The installer writes in `/var/log/installer/`.

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