Nick Ellermann <nellerm...@broadaspect.com> writes: > I have a Cisco IOS specific question for the group and also > specifically related to the 6500 platform. We have always been very > conservative with our IOS version that we run in production, we are > still running a pretty old safe harbor build of 12.2.x on SUP 720 > 3BXLs with BGP and OSFP routing. Any advice from fellow network > operators that are running the 6500 platform in the core still for > versions that are considered safe for production? We are stable, but I > am really wanting access to features such as Netflow v9, etc. > > Thanks for any advice! >
You're pretty spot on with your thinking here. Don't upgrade unless there's a known vulnerability, a bug fix or a feature that you need on a particular device; and don't expose your management to the Internet. tl;dr: don't fix what isn't broken. Having said that; make use of the software download tools on your CCO account. Cisco has a list of recommended builds for your particular platform and code train. When in doubt you can always fall back to S-train stuff on a Sup720. -S images were made for service providers and are generally very stable. -Daniel
