zambanini
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- Sep 11, 2013
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hello everybody!
we run a bunch of freenas boxes for backup space on different locations.
with 9.2 it was easy to know the release version and the problems each release had (well from 9.2.0 to 9.2.8). the problems with each bug fix release where ok. we tested each release, waited a couple of days to see what problems other users had and if everything was ok, we start deploying the new release to each box. this strategy worked quit well. yes, we were looking forward to purchase truenas, but since you have to buy the hw with it, shipping and everything else to europe does not make any sense.
with 9.3 and lets call it rolling releases (the hotfix and update function), this will not work anymore.
looking through redmine (bugs.freenas.org), hope that a bug fix does not effect other things and enough people test the new patch/update, taking care every box has the same release/version on it and be sure to know the known issue with each build numer...is hardly possible right now.
Do not get me wrong. I really love FreeNAS, I recommended it to other companies, freelancers and friends. It is really great project.
Right now it looks to me, that the new release system, as I understand it, makes things much more complicated related to maintenance.
we run a bunch of freenas boxes for backup space on different locations.
with 9.2 it was easy to know the release version and the problems each release had (well from 9.2.0 to 9.2.8). the problems with each bug fix release where ok. we tested each release, waited a couple of days to see what problems other users had and if everything was ok, we start deploying the new release to each box. this strategy worked quit well. yes, we were looking forward to purchase truenas, but since you have to buy the hw with it, shipping and everything else to europe does not make any sense.
with 9.3 and lets call it rolling releases (the hotfix and update function), this will not work anymore.
looking through redmine (bugs.freenas.org), hope that a bug fix does not effect other things and enough people test the new patch/update, taking care every box has the same release/version on it and be sure to know the known issue with each build numer...is hardly possible right now.
Do not get me wrong. I really love FreeNAS, I recommended it to other companies, freelancers and friends. It is really great project.
Right now it looks to me, that the new release system, as I understand it, makes things much more complicated related to maintenance.