On 14-08-09 02:23 PM, System Administrator wrote:
I need to deploy a BGP router in the next week or so. Generally, I run
stable in production, but having watched on the lists the many
advancements from 5.5 (last release) to current which is about to
become 5.6 release, my question is thus -- is there or soon will be a
stable snapshot that is (or easily upgradeable to) 5.6 release? If so,
where do I go to fetch it and the corresponding packages?
This will run on PowerEdge 1850 (amd64) with em(4) multi-port cards.
Speaking as a user, you have three choices with OpenBSD:
1) pick a release and stick with it as long as the hardware lasts
2) stick with -STABLE releases, upgrading every 6 months (or every 12
months if you're willing to jump two versions at a time)
3) track -CURRENT fairly closely
Lots of people do #1, but then you're stuck at a certain point in time
and getting any help becomes difficult.
#2 seems to be fairly popular among people who prefer to not spend all
their time being a sysadmin.
#3 is also surprisingly popular, especially among people who are very
close to the project.
However, what you ask for doesn't specifically exist - you'd be better
off running 5.5 and upgrading to 5.6 when it is released in November,
since that will be a fully-supported upgrade path.
--
-Adam Thompson
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