topic FMCv Firmware 6.6.4 upgrade time 7 hrs long in Network Security

FMCv Firmware 6.6.4 upgrade time 7 hrs long

SuMyatLwin0903 — Fri, 27 Aug 2021 07:05:36 GMT

Dears,

I'd like to confirm about FMCv firmware upgrade time. I directly upgraded from FMC existing version 6.4.0.9 to targeted one 6.6.4. After taking 7 hrs continuously included existing time from maintenance mode, this upgrade finished successfully. Is that one normal?

Re: FMCv Firmware 6.6.4 upgrade time 7 hrs long

Marvin Rhoads — Sun, 29 Aug 2021 03:45:19 GMT

No it's not normal. I typically see about 1 hour for such an upgrade (and I have done probably 15-20 of those upgrades).

However your virtualization environment could have resource constraints (slow disk, IOPS etc.) that cause it to take much longer.

Re: FMCv Firmware 6.6.4 upgrade time 7 hrs long

SuMyatLwin0903 — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 03:56:44 GMT

Thanks Malvin for your answer. When I checked disk type, I did use Thin Provisioned since installing version 6.4.0. That causes taking time a lot when I upgrade to 6.6.4.