SB10126 questions

[Travler]

I'm currently at 8.3.2 p6.  I'm planning on updating to 8.3.2 p7 later this month.  Now SB10126 tells me there is an ePatch (8.3.2E61) that I need to apply.

Does 8.3.2E61 require a reboot after installing?

If I apply 8.3.2E61 prior to 8.3.2 p7, will I need to reapply 8.3.2E61 after I apply 8.3.2 p7 ?

Does anyone have an eta on 8.3.2 p8 (assuming that p8 would incorporate 8.3.2E61)?

Thanks!

[sliedl · Accepted solution]

When you Load a patch onto the firewall you can see the Details of the patch, including what patches are required to be installed first and if the patch requires a reboot.

Also, although the patches themselves are binary files you can still open the patch in Notepad or via less/more/cat on the firewall and see the text-information at the top of the output:

PKG_FLAGS=active uninstallable

REQUIRES=8.3.2P07

Next to PKG_FLAGS, 'active' means it does not require a reboot (it will say the word 'reboot' there if it does require a reboot).

8.3.2E61 requires 8.3.2P07 to be installed before or alongside the patch.  8.3.2E61 itself does not require a reboot (but P07 does).  There is no ETA for 8.3.2P08 right now but I am positive this epatch will be included in P08 once it's released.

[Travler]

Thank you very much for the answers, and for the extra information, too!

[Travler]

sliedl,

Concerning your comment:

Next to PKG_FLAGS, 'active' means it does not require a reboot (it will say the word 'reboot' there if it does require a reboot).

I've checked out another ePatch, 8.3.2E60.  When looking at its contents via Notepad, I see:

PKG_FLAGS=active uninstallable reboot

So I'm assuming this one DOES need a reboot, despite it also stating "active".  Since I'm also seeing some information in these patches about previous patches that are obsolete, I'm assuming that "active" is designating that a particular patch is not "obsolete".

Am I on the right track in interpreting this information?

Thanks!

[sliedl]

I got the answer from engineering on what the flags mean:

inactive	Dumps the current system, installs on alternate slice, and reboots. Reverting requires rollback.
active uninstallable	Installs on active slice. Can be uninstalled.
active uninstallable reboot	Installs on active slice and reboots. Can be uninstalled.

These aren't important, really, as they only show up if you view the binary patch in a text-viewing program.

[Travler]

Thanks, sliedl, for going the extra mile in finding out the definitions! 

It may not be all that important, but I hadn't found anywhere else that told me that 8.3.2E60 required a reboot.