Quantum 9100 to S600 - Version and Update Order Inquiry

[IGSSV]

Hi everyone,

I hope you're doing well. I recently purchased a Quantum 9100 and am planning to add it under the management of an existing S600. I have a question regarding version compatibility and update order, and I’d appreciate your advice.

Currently, the Gaia OS versions are as follows:

Quantum: 81.20 Take 791
S600 (SMS): 81.20 Take 634

The patch version on the SMS is slightly older than the Quantum. Due to certain constraints, I cannot immediately update the SMS.

Would it be acceptable to add the Quantum 9100 under the SMS's management in this state, or would it cause any issues?

When updating both the SMS and SG to the latest patch (currently Take 92), is there a recommended order? I plan to proceed with SMS first, followed by SG, unless advised otherwise.

Thank you in advance for your time and guidance. Any insights or recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

Best regards,

[Chris_Atkinson]

Is the management at least Jumbo/JHF T54 or higher?

Otherwise don't foresee an issue here, sometimes new hardware needs a specific build image that won't apply to other units.

For major version upgrades the Management should be done first.

For incremental jumbo/JHF patching it's less critical.

[the_rock]

As @Chris_Atkinson , there should not be any issues. Yes, its recommended to have all "entities" if you will on the same jumbo fix, but honestly, I had seen customers run way lower jumbo jotfix on mgmt server than gateways and its never a problem, as long as version is the same.

ie -> management R81.20 jumbo 10

gateways can be R81.20 jumbo 96 (latest one) and it will work just fine. All you need to remember is that management has to be same OR higher version than the gateways it manages, thats it.

Hope that helps.

Andy

[Chillyjim]

In my not-so-humble opinion, this is one of the "Just because you can do it doesn't mean that you should."
@the_rock is correct; up until a new gateway feature is added, then I see it break.

Is there a reason not to patch the manager?

[the_rock]

In my honest opnion, Im fairly confident all would work, as I had tested this in the lab many times and no issues, but again, it is best practise after all, to keep everything on the same "level", if you will.

Andy