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

[Timh Bergström]

Perhaps, I wish it was still allowed to run earlier code, they've had
honor-based "restrictions" before and I just think that it should
continue like that. Locking down stuff will only make people find
keygens/license generators and do it anyway if they don't honor the
restrictions in the first place.

If it's purely because there is NEW hardware that require the new
software in the newer MX5/10/40-T series then fine, if it's for
locking down ports/enforcing license restrictions then they have a
very skewed priority, instead of fixing bugs they introduce
lock-downs. :-P

Just my 2c.

//T

2012/3/22 Per Granath <per.granath at gcc.com.cy>:
> 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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