Update from 13.0 to 13.1

[Davide Bono]

Hello, 

we are on latest 13.0 release and we want to update to 13.1 , is there an upgrade path to follow or we can go straight to the latest 13.1 release?
 

Is it correct to perform first the SDX update then the VPX? 

 

Thank you 

[DANIEL WALKER]

I have gone directly from 13.0 build 92.19 to 13.1 only issue was the compression found by running the nspepi tool 

 

The following configuration lines will get errors in 13.1 and both they and dependent configuration will be removed from the configuration:

 

bind cmp global ns_nocmp_xml_ie -priority 8700 -state DISABLED

bind cmp global ns_nocmp_mozilla_47 -priority 8800 -state DISABLED

bind cmp global ns_cmp_mscss -priority 8900 -state DISABLED

bind cmp global ns_cmp_msapp -priority 9000 -state DISABLED

bind cmp global ns_cmp_content_type -priority 10000 -state DISABLED

 

 

thus running the upgrade i did :

 

./installns -Y

 

Been running for two months so far no issues

 

 

[Pat_lamb]

https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX461408/warning-messages-during-131-upgrade

[Nicola Campaci]

HI
Using the "-Y" parameter is highly discouraged by Citrix and when moving from 13.0 to 13.1 you risk stopping services due to classic policies and other objects deprecated and removed on NS 13.1. 


Before upgrading, be sure to follow the documentation below and check for and fix any deprecated commands. nspepi tool can help

https://docs.netscaler.com/en-us/citrix-adc/13-1/upgrade-downgrade-citrix-adc-appliance/upgrade-considerations-classic-policies.html

[Kari Ruissalo]

We've got those Compression policy warnings with pretty much all older NetScaler environments when upgrading from 13.0 to 13.1. As you can see, the policies are "disabled" so there's nothing to be worried about. If something outside the policies above is listed, then you need to take a look what they are and if they're in use.

Also, finally we decided to upgrade from the classic expressions to advanced with all environments. Not that it's required for even 14.1, but I think they might get a bit tricky if you run in to problems and need to establish a support case.