[cisco-voip] Call for opinions; 6.1.3 or 6.1.4?

Tue Sep 1 10:59:22 EDT 2009

IMHO I always err towards the “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” school of thought. If I’m on a version that has all of the features I need and is stable and functioning properly (for me) and I feel it is secured properly (firewalled off from the Internets), I won’t rush out to apply the latest release the day after it is posted. I typically would recommend applying the “latest and greatest” stable version (a version that is at least a week old) usually quarterly, simply to keep from getting too far behind. I stay away from the “bleeding edge” releases. Cisco is notorious for releasing a “12.x(x)” code and then three or four days later releasing a “12.x(x)a” code that fixes a bunch of bugs in the first release.

Having said all of that, if I have any major issues I’ll check the latest code for bug fixes related to my issues and typically try the new code before calling TAC.

-Go0se

http://atc.go0se.com

From: cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net [mailto:cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Wes Sisk
Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 9:09 AM
To: Lelio Fulgenzi
Cc: cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
Subject: Re: [cisco-voip] Call for opinions; 6.1.3 or 6.1.4?

IMHO this is very critical. If you come to me for support I cannot give you a "minimal set" change between where you are and where the fix is available.  You are going to get all of the changes from 6.1.3 to 6.1.4 in addition to any new fix that is tailored to your environment.  I may be a bit biased as my business leads me to expect things to be broken.  To that end it appears prudent to get as close as possible to any patches that may be necessary.

I would very much like to hear the positions of others.

/Wes

On Tuesday, September 01, 2009 9:25:24 AM , Lelio Fulgenzi  <mailto:lelio at uoguelph.ca> <lelio at uoguelph.ca> wrote:

Ah, yes, that's another way to look at it. As each dot.dot release is released, the previous likely gets shelved for development.

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From: "Wes Sisk"  <mailto:wsisk at cisco.com> <wsisk at cisco.com>
To: "STEVEN CASPER"  <mailto:SCASPER at mtb.com> <SCASPER at mtb.com>
Cc: cisco-voip at puck.nether.net, lelio at uoguelph.ca
Sent: Tuesday, September 1, 2009 9:04:59 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [cisco-voip] Call for opinions; 6.1.3 or 6.1.4?

6.1(3) is "done" meaning no more ES will be built for it. If you upgrade  to 6.1.3 and encounter a serious issue Cisco will require you to upgrade to 6.1.4 or an engineering special of 6.1.4 to get a fix.

net: 6.1(4) is the "best" place to be currently.

/Wes

On Tuesday, September 01, 2009 6:18:50 AM , STEVEN CASPER  <mailto:SCASPER at mtb.com> <SCASPER at mtb.com> wrote:

I believe 6.1.4  fixes the Denial of Service vulnerabilities recently reported.

Lelio Fulgenzi  <mailto:lelio at uoguelph.ca> <lelio at uoguelph.ca> 08/31/09 11:25 PM >>>

Not easy, but necessary. Even taking a look at SEV 1/2 bugs should be enough. Also, my understanding is that ES's are no longer what ES's were in the days of 3.x and 4.x (possibly 5.x). They're not built for individual customers like they used to be, but essentially, they are what service packs used to be. Granted they're not published for some reason. 

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brandon Phelps"  <mailto:btphelps at atomicnets.com> <btphelps at atomicnets.com> 
To: cisco-voip at puck.nether.net 
Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 10:00:28 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: Re: [cisco-voip] Call for opinions; 6.1.3 or 6.1.4? 

meh, thats easy to do. Looking more for opinions and anecdotes. 

Would most people install an ES without having a specific reason for 
doing so? 

B 

Lelio Fulgenzi wrote: 

I think you'll hear from Cisco TAC over and over, always use the latest 
version and the latest ES. Nowadays, especially from x.x.3 to x.x.4 it's 
not feature enhancements but bug fixes mostly. Or so we're told. Take a 
look at the bug list, see if there are any that stand out and not work 
for you. 

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Lelio Fulgenzi, B.A. 
Senior Analyst (CCS) * University of Guelph * Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1 
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From: "Brandon Phelps"  <mailto:btphelps at atomicnets.com> <btphelps at atomicnets.com> 
To: cisco-voip at puck.nether.net 
Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 8:35:38 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: [cisco-voip] Call for opinions; 6.1.3 or 6.1.4? 

Which one is more stable? 

CUCM 6.1.3 or 6.1.4? 
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