I've done it both ways with almost zero issues. On Thu, Dec 22, 2016 at 3:45 PM, Mike Hammett <[email protected]> wrote:
> All platforms update the CPE first. That's just how it works. > > I haven't needed to truck roll for a failed firmware upgrade on any > platform. > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > > Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Steve D" <[email protected]> > *To: *"Ubiquiti Users Group" <[email protected]> > *Sent: *Thursday, December 22, 2016 12:27:32 PM > > *Subject: *Re: [Ubnt_users] Firmware Releases > > Updating CPE first? Mike, you secretly started drinking the Ubuiquiti > koolaid? You of all people are going to let them get away with shoddy QA? > It's okay if new cpe are deployed one at a time are at or newer, but when > doing a system wide upgrade, no f'n way. The damn things should be able to > be newer or older and just connect and just work regardless. > > A stone-cold reliable updating process should be number one on their > list. I just updated some scabby old canopy network we acquired a couple > weeks ago from versions 6-10 years old and it just worked, no BS. Did the > AP first. Then brought up a handful of CPE. Then the whole works. We > don't even have addresses for all these locations so really didn't want to > truck roll. But I trust that update system. > > A primary/secondary firmware loading system ought to get on their to-do > list at the very least. If people can't trust the damn things to work > without truck rolls, then people won't update firmware. Period. > > On Wed, Dec 21, 2016 at 12:09 PM, Mike Hammett <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I think the clients should always be at equal or greater version than the >> AP, regardless of the platform. >> >> >> >> ----- >> Mike Hammett >> >> Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> >> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> >> <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> >> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >> >> Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> >> <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> >> <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> >> >> The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> >> <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> >> <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> >> ------------------------------ >> *From: *"Rory Conaway" <[email protected]> >> *To: *"Ubiquiti Users Group" <[email protected]> >> *Sent: *Wednesday, December 21, 2016 2:08:38 PM >> >> *Subject: *Re: [Ubnt_users] Firmware Releases >> >> I just test it with an XM Rocket 5M. All clients on beta 15. 41 users >> online. After installation, 18 users came up. Went back to Beta, 41 users >> online again. I'm not sure if I have to make all the clients 6.0 first but >> I do know that this is exactly what we saw with RC3 and we had to go to a >> lot of houses to unload it when they wouldn't reconnect. We refer to that >> as hell week. >> >> Rory >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Nick Bright >> Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2016 10:08 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Ubnt_users] Firmware Releases >> >> On 12/20/2016 9:43 AM, Kevin Lamothe wrote: >> > My experiences so far: >> > >> > 8.0 is stable >> > >> > 6.0 is stable running on 5GHz only. 2.4GHz and 900MHz AP/cpes will >> > randomly disconnect or goto sleep. 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