samba - Jan 2016 - running DCs with 4.2 and 4.3 at the same time

Hi,

Is it all right to upgrade one DC to 4.3, while keeping the other two on 
4.2 for a few days, to first see how things work out?

The question is: do I need to upgrade all DCs together, on a large 
version jump, such as 4.2 to 4.3.

Regards,
MJ

Hello,

Am 07.01.2016 um 16:41 schrieb mj:
> Is it all right to upgrade one DC to 4.3, while keeping the other two on
> 4.2 for a few days, to first see how things work out?
> 
> The question is: do I need to upgrade all DCs together, on a large
> version jump, such as 4.2 to 4.3.

There was no database change between 4.2 and 4.3. So it should be OK to
have a mixed DC environment. However keep in mind, that things may have
changed and the 4.3 DC may handle some things different than the 4.2 does.

Just an example: For 4.3 (or was it already in 4.2?) support for a
specific time format in an attribute, Windows terminal servers are using
for storing licence information, was added. The old Samba version
rejected an add/modify on that attribute with an error, while it passes
now on the new one. This could make the TS licencing tools fail if it
talks to a DC running the old version, while it works on the new one.


Regards,
Marc

Hi Marc,
> Just an example: For 4.3 (or was it already in 4.2?) support for a
> specific time format in an attribute, Windows terminal servers are using
> for storing licence information, was added. The old Samba version
> rejected an add/modify on that attribute with an error, while it passes
> now on the new one. This could make the TS licencing tools fail if it
> talks to a DC running the old version, while it works on the new one.
Thanks for the info. :-)