[atlas] Encouraging people to upgrade software probe versions
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Michael J. Oghia
mike.oghia at gmail.com
Mon Jan 9 11:31:32 CET 2023
Hi Michel, Happy New Year! Yes, exactly, the small white probes. Best, -Michael On Mon, Jan 9, 2023 at 11:27 AM Michel Stam <mstam at ripe.net> wrote: > Hi Michael, > > Are you running hardware probes (the small white boxes)? 1100 only applies > to those. > > Let me know. > > Regards, > > Michel > > On 9 Jan 2023, at 11:12, Michael J. Oghia <mike.oghia at gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Michel, all: > > I'm a big fan of the Atlas programme, and have hosted probes for years now > (and I'm an active member of this community). However, I don't have a > technical or engineering background and while one of my probes is close to > me, another is not. Both of the probes I host have firmware version 5080 > (1100). > > Is there anything I need to do right now to update the software? And if > not (e.g., it's the latest for now), can the NCC provide detailed > instructions for how to do so (i.e., in the style of "WikiHow") so we can? > > Best, > -Michael > > > On Mon, Jan 9, 2023 at 10:19 AM Michel Stam <mstam at ripe.net> wrote: > >> Hi guys, >> >> The automatic update for the CentOS package was removed as of 5080. This >> means that the update to 5080 will still be automatic, but not any more >> after this (say 5090 onwards). >> This was a request by several users because Atlas forced the update, >> which violated their sysadmin policies. >> >> As to updating the package, we are looking to see if it is possible to >> make an RPM that is part of the base RedHat repository, together with a >> packager. We could do something similar for Debian (possibly others, such >> as OpenWRT). >> >> I’m not sure what you mean with methods: >> How many probe users are using auto-update is a bit difficult to answer, >> since right now it is forced, but as of the next software release it will >> not be. >> Which operating systems are used is also a bit difficult since we do not >> provide an official Debian package yet, and the software does not >> differentiate between different flavours of Linux. >> >> Hope this helps. >> >> Regards, >> >> Michel >> >> > On 8 Jan 2023, at 01:36, Seth David Schoen <schoen at loyalty.org> wrote: >> > >> > Alexander Bochmann writes: >> > >> >> When using the CentOS binary repo as recommended, the software should >> >> auto-update during normal system update procedures. >> >> >> >> For source releases (Debian), you're more or less on your own. >> Updating >> >> is still easy - just go through the initial installation again, minus >> >> registration. >> > >> > I see, so that's a pretty significant difference in the experiences of >> > people using different systems. >> > >> > Is it clear how many probe users use each of these methods? (which >> > might indicate whether it could be worth maintaining a more automated >> > installation method for Debian-based systems) >> > >> > -- >> > ripe-atlas mailing list >> > ripe-atlas at ripe.net >> > https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/ripe-atlas >> >> >> -- >> ripe-atlas mailing list >> ripe-atlas at ripe.net >> https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/ripe-atlas >> > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://lists.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ripe-atlas/attachments/20230109/cd120221/attachment.html>
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