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

[OBrien, Will]

I think it's a matter of the newer switching fabric only being supported in 11.

Will O'Brien

On Mar 22, 2012, at 8:12 AM, "Per Granath" <per.granath at gcc.com.cy> wrote:

> 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.
> 
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