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Re: [Networker] 7.2.2->7.4 upgrade. new server, same peripherals
2008-10-01 18:48:07
On 02/10/2008, at 08:31 , Davina Treiber wrote:
rick pim wrote:
in broad strokes i've done this process before, as far back as
version
4.x this time, though, my reading has left me, like other folks
who've
posted recently, um, "apprehensive". i have no particular worry about
just fighting with it, but since this is the production system,
backups will be suspended while i fiddle.
I don't quite understand why you are so apprehensive about this
upgrade. There have been some upgrades in the past where you would
have been wise to worry, but this is not one IMO.
I agree - in particular I've found 7.4.2 to be a pretty stable
release, all things considered. The other factor is - shouldn't you be
more concerned about remaining on an unsupported version of the
product? (I.e., 7.2.x)
There are a number of architectural changes but only two issues that
would concern me about this jump.
Firstly nwadmin is gone after 7.2.x. and NMC is introduced. If you
are wise you will have already familiarised yourself with NMC on
your 7.2.x server.
Agreed, going from nwadmin to NMC can be a bit of a hairy experience;
however, particularly NMC for 7.4.x is a lot better than that which
comes with 7.3.x.
Probably the most important thing to do with a 7.[<3].x -> 7.[>=3].x
update is to make sure you have a complete bootstrap/mm backup before
you proceed; the upgrade makes unalterable changes to the media
database, so if for some reason you _do_ have to revert while
something is sorted out, you need to be able to revert to a 7.2.x mm.
I have found 7.4.1 and 7.4.2 to be pretty stable, although some
7.3.x versions should be avoided. 7.4.3 is too new for me to comment
on yet, although I have installed it on a new system (not yet in
production).
7.4.3 seems to contain a lot of good fixes; lamentably but
understandably it's also missing some patches that were issued late in
the game for 7.4.2, but I'm sure EMC engineering will hurry up and get
those re-issued. (Which reminds me, it's time to go chat to support
again about that...)
Cheers,
Preston.
--
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