This is the new throttle branch release process I mentioned 3 or 4
months ago (of which, when I mentioned it, most people thought I was
smoking dope). They are bug fix only releases that are built per
customer request. Now this could have changed slightly but last I heard
was that they are going to keep 4 throttles open per release. I believe
this decision was made after 16S already had 4 open throttles - not sure
though.
So, for example, we requested 12.0(18)S3 to be built for us. And,
interesting enough, it's been the cleanest, most successful IOS
deployment we've had by a long shot. My experience in dealing with this
new throttle branch release process has been very positive. Mind you,
it's not perfect but a significant difference from the past.
Again, I'll recommend that people educate themselves about this process.
Thanks,
Chris
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gert Doering [mailto:gert@greenie.muc.de]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 7:53 AM
> To: Przemyslaw Karwasiecki; Gert Doering
> Cc: cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net
> Subject: Re: [nsp] CSCdw65903
>
>
> Hi,
>
> On Tue, Feb 12, 2002 at 10:21:26AM -0500, Przemyslaw
> Karwasiecki wrote:
> > Pardon my ignorance, but how to identify rebuild?
> >
> > We are using ST images because of MPLS functionality,
> > but I was not aware that cisco is changing those images
> > without incrementing subrevision number (18)....
>
> There is a subsubversion number, like in "12.0(16)S3 -> 12.0(16)S8".
>
> Usually you have no additional digits, like in "12.0(16)S".
>
> > Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
> > IOS (tm) 7200 Software (C7200-K4P-M), Version 12.0(18)ST, EARLY
> > DEPLOYMENT RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
>
> There does not seem to be a rebuild for 18-ST, but there are a number
> for 19-ST (12.0(19)ST1 and 12.0(19)ST2, the latter having
> been released
> to CCO this Sunday).
>
> > Thanks for pointers or clarifications,
>
> There are some docs on www.cisco.com that explain this, but I do not
> have any URLs handy. Try to search for "IOS naming rebuild"
> or something
> like this.
>
> gert
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