Thanks to all of you for your thoughts! Sam
On 08/20/2018 04:56 PM, Dave via Mikrotik-users wrote: > I have done production upgrades since for eva ago. > I never had an issue in upgrades except on x86 machines where the > drivers were updated an no longer supported older hardware like sfp modules. > Too easy roll back a few and order new sfps' and viola easy upgrade to > 6.46.6 > > If your concerned about a router fail have one already updated with new > ROS and config on standby. > > my 2 cents > > > > On 08/20/2018 02:28 PM, Josh Luthman via Mikrotik-users wrote: >> What differences exactly? What's the diff say? >> >> What does an upgrade have to do with this? Why can't you just upgrade? >> >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >> On Mon, Aug 20, 2018 at 3:09 PM, Sam Morris via Mikrotik-users >> <mikrotik-users@wispa.org <mailto:mikrotik-users@wispa.org>> wrote: >> >> We have a number of devices to upgrade from 6.35 to 6.42. In >> testing the >> upgrade in a lab, I'm finding many discrepancies in the "export" >> output. >> >> The steps I took were: >> >> (On the production router) export file=prod-config >> >> - set up an identical spare router on the same RoS as the prod >> router, >> reset its configuration, and copy/paste the output of the export >> command >> from the prod router into the spare router >> >> - upgrade the spare router to 6.42.6 >> >> - export the upgraded router config (export file=upgraded-spare) >> >> After this, I compare the differences between the files exported >> on the >> original production router (still running 6.35.x) and the upgraded >> spare >> router (now running 6.42.6). When doing so, I see many >> differences, and >> am concerned that when we upgrade the production routers that they >> will >> no longer work. >> >> Is there anything that may help with this? Tools, documentation, >> etc? Or >> with RoS automatically do the conversion of commands from the earlier >> versions to the newest version? >> >> Thanks >> Sam >> _______________________________________________ >> Mikrotik-users mailing list >> Mikrotik-users@wispa.org <mailto:Mikrotik-users@wispa.org> >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik-users >> <http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik-users> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mikrotik-users mailing list >> Mikrotik-users@wispa.org >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik-users > > -- > > > _______________________________________________ > Mikrotik-users mailing list > Mikrotik-users@wispa.org > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik-users > _______________________________________________ Mikrotik-users mailing list Mikrotik-users@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik-users
