[asterisk-users] Upgrade to Asterisk 1.4 - it's one year's old!

[dave cantera]

phil,
I think you are on to it... the best path is to load a new system up 
with 1.4.x and port your existing dialplan over, test it out, lock it 
down and then roll it out...

I've worked as a UNIX system integrator for 20+ years, worked with open 
source and custom developed C/C++ code, Ada, and a slew of developers 
(150 developers at two gov't projects).    on new projects, developers 
don't usually provide enough info in the first releases to even install 
the product.  you always have a gotcha.  upgrades are better by far but 
still lack those things that developers take for granted.  developers 
conceived the idea and they have been talking about them for months...   
to the integrators, the release is new and that is when the difficulty 
arises.  as an integrator, we are charged with making the product stable 
in the target environment whereas developers are charged with making the 
product stable in their development environment...  it is two different 
scenarios.

when an integrator sets up a test/QA environment, things that the 
developers never invisioned come to light.  then it is a find, fix, 
retest cycle until all is well.  it is time consuming but well worth the 
effort as your support/help desk calls are greatly reduced...  so now 
that I am talking about this, perhaps I should offer a 
migration/integration/test lab service :)...  since I've been through it 
a hundred times...
daveC




Phil Knighton wrote:
> Hello
>
> As a person who is somewhat a "newbie" to Asterisk, I have been given
> the task of preparing our 1.2 installation for upgrade.  The thing that
> has slowed me down is some of the gaps in information on the upgrade
> process.  What's on the Wiki might make complete sense to both
> experienced Linux users, and Asterisk users but as someone who is
> feeling there way through - it's a bit daunting!
>
> Considering how important a phone system is to a business, I'm loathed
> to rush the upgrade through and have instead opted to install 1.4 on a
> different box, and "port" our existing setup over to it.  This is a time
> consuming process and has taken quite a low priority.  As Olle says -
> 1.2 works just fine.
>
> Personally speaking, the upgrade process has to be even easier if people
> are going to jump for it. 
>
> Phil
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Johansson
> Olle E
> Sent: 15 December 2007 10:57
> To: Asterisk Non-Commercial Discussion Users Mailing List -
> Subject: [asterisk-users] Upgrade to Asterisk 1.4 - it's one year's old!
>
> Friends in the Asterisk community,
>
> I'm kind of interested in the slow uptake of Asterisk 1.4. Between 1.2
> and 1.4 there's been a lot of important development. New code cleanups,
> optimization, new functions.
>
> I realize that 1.4 at release time wasn't ready for release, but we've
> spent one year polishing it, working hard with bug fixes. The 1.4 that
> is in distribution now is very different from the young and immature
> product that was release before Christmas in 2006.  
> Testing, testing, testing
> and hard work from developers has changed this and the 1.4 personality
> is now much more grown-up and mature :-)
>
> I wonder if there are any major obstacles for upgrading.
>
> - Bugs that are still open?
> - Bugs that are not reported?
> - Not enough reasons to upgrade, since 1.2 really works well
> - Just a bad karma for 1.4
>
> When responding, remember that we don't add new features to 1.4 after
> release, so I'm not looking for a wishlist - that's for the coming
> release. We need to make a released product stable, not add new features
> and potential scary bugs.
>
> Success stories with 1.4 are also welcome. "Upgrading to 1.4 doubled our
> revenues in a month and gave us 200% more quality in the voice channels"
> or "Asterisk 1.4 gave us more reliable pizza deliveries and also fixed
> the bad taste of the coffee in our vending machine". Anything.
>
> Also, I would like input on what you consider the most important new
> feature in 1.4.
> I will try to make a list based on the feedback. Feel free to send
> feedback to the list or in a private e-mail to me directly.
>
> Let's make 1.4 the choice for everyone's PBX - from small home systems
> to large scale carrier platforms!
>
> /Olle
>
> ---
> * Olle E. Johansson - oej at edvina.net
> * Asterisk Training http://edvina.net/training/
>
>
>
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