[c-nsp] NCS IOS-XR rant (was:Re: Internet border router recommendations and experiences)

[Phil Bedard]

I agree, I mentioned earlier most  just want a single image where they load the image, reboot the box if that’s required, and that’s it.  Managing application level software patches isn’t something most want to keep track of or maintain.  Whle the flexibility is there to do that, it’s not necessarily something I would advocate.

Thanks,
Phil

From: cisco-nsp <cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net> on behalf of Tarko Tikan via cisco-nsp <cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net>
Date: Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 3:56 AM
To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net <cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net>
Subject: Re: [c-nsp] NCS IOS-XR rant (was:Re: Internet border router recommendations and experiences)
hey,

> With XR7 the idea was to mimic how things are done with Linux repos
> by having a specific RPM repo for the routers and the patches which
> is managed similar to Linux and that’s how all software is packaged
> now.

I'd argue you'd want your devices to be cattle and not pets. When doing
upgrades you want all your devices end up in same state and GISO
provides that. When doing investigation you don't have to go and compare
specific RPM versions that someone might have installed etc.

--
tarko

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