Updated the [DISCUSS] tag on this to get more visibility. +1 on this. We need to make sure that we keep these upgrades for every version. This helps to maintain our security hardening on the system VMs and thus the systems running behind them.
Thanks Matt On 7/2/13 1:00 PM, "Abhinandan Prateek" <abhinandan.prat...@citrix.com> wrote: >Additionally ipv6 support is also there in newer templates apart from >several performance related enhancements. > >On 02/07/13 10:18 PM, "Abhinandan Prateek" <abhinandan.prat...@citrix.com> >wrote: > >>I think making it mandatory is good due to following: >> >>1. The guestOS version is upgraded over time the support for old OSes may >>be withdrawn, a this point I do not have exact dates on those though. >>2. We are bundling Hypervisor tools onto the system Vms and with dynamic >>scaling they will work seamlessly. >> >>On the other hand the older templates are still compatible, could be a >>good reason to make this optional. >> >>-abhi >> >>On 02/07/13 10:10 PM, "Harikrishna Patnala" >><harikrishna.patn...@citrix.com> wrote: >> >>>Hi >>> >>>I have few questions regarding System vm templates and their upgrade >>>from >>>4.1 to 4.2. Could you please help me clarifying on this. >>> >>> 1) During the upgrade from 4.1 to 4.2 do we need to make System >>>templates upgrade mandatory. Since I guess 4.2 works fine with the old >>>system template except for IPV6 support. >>> 2) Are we including XS tools / VMWare tools in the new System >>>templates. >>>If we include I think we have to make template upgrade mandatory incase >>>of XenServer and VMware since tools are needed in order to work dynamic >>>scaling of CPU and Memory for System VMs. >>> >>>Based on this we need to modify the upgrade process, since we made >>>system >>>template upgrade mandatory. >>> >>>Thank you >>>Harikrishna >>> >> >
