9500 ED and MD

[WiLL-I-Am]

Currently on 9500 we have

Release Amsterdam-17.3.1 ED(Early Deployment)(Software releases that provide new features and new platform support in addition to bug fixes. Cisco IOS CTED, STED, SMED, and XED are variations of ED software releases.)

and

Release Gibraltar-16.12. MD(Maintenance Deployment) (A Cisco software release that provides bug fix support and ongoing software maintenance.)

Which one should I go with that won't take our production down? how to know if it's safe to go with ED, I want the latest improvements and bug fixes...

Thanks

[Leo Laohoo · Accepted solution]

The latest 16.9.X or 16.12.X are quite stable for me.  

If you want to help Cisco find bugs, go with 17.3.1.

[WiLL-I-Am]

lol 😂