NetProfiler and Flow Gateway software version naming convention.
|
Release type |
Example version |
Release contents |
|
Major Release |
10.27 |
Contains significant new features and may also contain minor new features, software error corrections, security patches and vulnerabilities fixes. |
|
Patch/Maintenance Release |
10.27.1 |
Contains security patches and vulnerabilities fixes. |
Explanation:
First Number (X): Indicates the major software version (e.g., 10).
Second Number (Y): Represents the feature release train (e.g., 27 in 10.27).
Third Number (Z): Shows the maintenance release version (e.g., 1 in 10.27.1).
Starting from v10.27 release , there is going to be frequent Patch/Maintenance release to address the vulnerabilities and there is a change in the upgrade path, please refer to the details below.
1) User can directly upgrade NetProfiler and Flow Gateway from a major release to the next major release and doesn't need to go through Patch/Maintenance release.
For instance :
a) User wants to upgrade from v10.27 to v10.28.
In this case, the upgrade path will be v10.27 -> v10.28.
b) User wants to upgrade from v10.27 to v10.29.
In this case, the upgrade path will be v10.27 -> v10.28 -> v10.29
2) However if the appliance is in a Patch/Maintenance release then user has to go via through all the Patch/Maintenance release inbetween to the next the next major release.
For instance :
a) User wants to upgrade from v10.27.1 to v10.28.
In this case, the upgrade path will be v10.27.1 -> v10.27.2 -> v10.28.
