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Delay in new ReadyNAS OS version being available for update?
According to https://community.netgear.com/t5/ReadyNAS-Firmware-Release-Notes/ReadyNAS-OS-6-6-1-now-available/m-p/1201427#U1201427 6.6.1 was released on 4th January but only today (17th January) has my ReadyNAS said there's an update available for installation. I'm aware I could download and install the update manually but I wondered if this delay on the 'simple update path' is deliberate to allow early adopters to find any issues with the update? It seems quite a long delay if there are security issues addressed by the update...
Thanks
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It was put on the update server last week.
I'm just curious why there was such a lag before it being announced as being available for download and the update function on the NAS being able to see it? I realise I could have downloaded it as soon as it was available and uploaded it to the NAS...
geojay wrote:
I'm just curious why there was such a lag before it being announced as being available for download and the update function on the NAS being able to see it? I realise I could have downloaded it as soon as it was available and uploaded it to the NAS...
It'd be interesting to hear Netgear's take.
My impression is that the lag is a fail-safe - they see if there are any early issues that show up with the manual updates before pushing it out to the masses. That's just my impression though.
Geojay:
As of last week both of my ReadyNAS units were reporting that they were up-to-date. I did a manual update of both servers and have not had any issues or problems. It appears very stable and I see no reason not to do a manual update.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
David
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