From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 26 08:02:35 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6A9BC16A401 for ; Wed, 26 Apr 2006 08:02:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Tyrone.VanDerHaar@TelecityRedbus.com) Received: from s200aog11.obsmtp.com (s200aog11.obsmtp.com [207.126.144.125]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id E535F43D68 for ; Wed, 26 Apr 2006 08:02:30 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from Tyrone.VanDerHaar@TelecityRedbus.com) Received: from source ([195.149.172.5]) by eu1sys200aob011.postini.com ([207.126.147.11]) with SMTP; Wed, 26 Apr 2006 08:02:29 UTC Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 10:02:29 +0200 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Router upgrade.... Thread-Index: AcZpB+w7Q5kaQVPnQbyMmRH6zQusaQ== From: To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Router upgrade.... X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 08:02:35 -0000 Hi =20 I'm running freebsd5.4 on one of our main routers, also running quagga = bgp etc. =20 I would like to upgrade the OS to 6.1RC1 to get the better support for = CARP on VLAN interfaces.What would the best way be to upgrade with = minimum downtime? =20 Here are a list of things I've considered, feel free to add anything you = think I've left out =20 * prepare a new hardisk with appropriate OS etc. reboot and plug new = disk in and pray * prepare a new router swap cables etc. and hope no ARP cache problems = arrive * ghost etc. not sure what software to use =20 any feedback would be helpful =20 Tyrone =20 TeleCityRedbus Sverige Visit: Marieh=E4llsv=E4gen 36 Address: P.O.Box 20165, 161 02 Bromma, SWEDEN Phone: +46 8 799 38 00 - Direct: +46 8 799 38 07 Email: tyrone@telecity.se Internet: http://www.telecity.se =20 TelecityRedbus is an ISO 9001:2000 & BS7799 certified company Winner - Best Practice in Network and Infrastructure Security 2005, = Aberdeen Group =20 DISCLAIMER This e-mail is intended only for the use of the addressees named above an= d may be confidential. = If you are not an addressee you must not use any information contained in= nor copy it nor inform any person other than the addressees of its exist= ence or contents. = If you have received this e-mail in error, please contact the IT departme= nt on +44 207 001 0090 Internet communications cannot be guaranteed 100% secure, you should ther= efore take this potential lack of security into consideration when emaili= ng us as we do not accept legal responsibility for the security of the co= ntents of this or other emails. Whilst we take measures to prevent any vi= rus contamination of our computer systems, recipients of emails should al= ways ensure that they take their own precautions to avoid virus contamina= tion. =0D