[j-nsp] JunOS 10.4R8.5 on MX5? Am I forced to run 11.4+?

[Per Granath]

I suspect the 10.4 would not lock down the XE ports on the chassis, so there is a reason for not allowing it to work...


> It's quite weird, especially since I can "upgrade" the system to a full  MX80
> with licences only, and if I do that I expect that I will be able to run my
> standard release (10.4R8.5) which I run on my other MX80s (which is the full
> MX80 btw).
> 
> So basically, I feel a bit cheated that I had to "wait" for MX5 to be released
> when I could get a MX80-5G.
> 
> I'm going to try to install 11.2R5.4 (recommended release) on it now, I do not
> trust a R1-release. Ever. ;-) I might also try create a technical support ticket or
> raise hell with my SR to try to make the 10.4-series to support MX5/10/40s
> unless someone else has done it already.