UDP Director upgrade

kennys118 — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 16:00:34 GMT

Hi,

I want to keep my UDP2010 at 7.1.1, not connected to the CM, and upgrade the rest of the environment to 7.2.1.

I know it's frowned upon. Will the netflow data still be readable in a 7.2.1 flow collector?

Re: UDP Director upgrade

dcavalla — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 15:30:31 GMT

The UDPD does not change the content of the packets it processes. It just routes/duplicates packets. So if an exporter can send data to a Flow Collector, when it will go through the UDPD, the FC will be able to read it. Doesn't matter which version FC and UDPDs are on. The biggest problem is going to be support in case of problems: please see https://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/td/docs/security/stealthwatch/Product-Bulletin/Cisco_Secure_Network_Analytics_Software_Lifecycle_Support_Statement_DV_2_0.pdf for more information on which versions are supported and which not.