ISE 2.7 roadmap for gold image

[mnabeel@ciso.com]

Need recommendation for whether we need to go with ISE 2.7 for the new ISE deployments ? or shall we stick to the 2.6 patch 2 as gold image ?

What are the road maps for ISE 2.7, we don't need to stuck with upgrade once we get into productions after a month.

[Arne Bier]

Official Cisco recommended release is 2.6 for new deployments unless you need a feature in 2.7

2.6 and 2.7 are both a long term release.  This is contrary to the odd/even numbering outlined some time ago. 
Nobody can give you an answer to this conundrum- you need to test and make sure it works for your use cases. 

[mnabeel@ciso.com]

Thanks for your response, actually this particular project I am doing wireless integration with Aruba where we might avoid the posturing with redirection method and use call home list, I see that LSD enhancement in 2.7 that could help me out on call home list scenarios. Any suggestions particularly for LSD feature.

[Damien Miller · Accepted solution]

2.6 introduced the lightweight session directory, if that's all you're after, then 2.6 would be suitable.  

LSD wouldn't change the way that I design an ISE deployment at this point.  It's still not a replacement for deployment connectivity.