[atlas] Encouraging people to upgrade software probe versions
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Michael J. Oghia
mike.oghia at gmail.com
Mon Jan 9 11:47:07 CET 2023
Ah OK, great! Thank you, and sorry for being such a nooby luddite :-) Best, -Michael On Mon, Jan 9, 2023 at 11:42 AM Michel Stam <mstam at ripe.net> wrote: > Hi Michael, > > Oh of course, happy new year to you too (keep forgetting). > > In that case, you don’t have to do anything to keep your probe up to date, > this should all happen automatically. > > Cheers, > > Michel > > On 9 Jan 2023, at 11:31, Michael J. Oghia <mike.oghia at gmail.com> wrote: > > 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/ac703bc8/attachment.html>
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