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Auto-Up2Date a 512MB 220 from V7.510 to V8?

One of my customers has a 220 running only firewall, IPS and one S2S VPN (they only have a Network Security subscription).

I wanted to prove to myself that a 220 with only 512MB could auto-Up2Date to V8 if everything were disabled, but my test device is having problems.

Has anyone tested to see if this is possible?

Cheers - Bob


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  • I agree, William, for a site that uses something more than these folks.  This is, in essence, a device that sits in front of several web servers; it's been doing the same job for years, and the demands won't change.  It's running very comfortably in 512MB under 7.5, and the RAM requirement under V8 should be slightly less - IF it's possible to get there!

    Cheers - Bob
     
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  • Bob, I'm pretty sure you can install V8 from ISO or from the ASI on an old 220... I think they just disabled the in-place upgrade option.  I still wouldn't do it personally, even if it's just a packet filter firewall... that's just not enough RAM for things to run smoothly.

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  • Bob, I'm pretty sure you can install V8 from ISO or from the ASI on an old 220... I think they just disabled the in-place upgrade option.  I still wouldn't do it personally, even if it's just a packet filter firewall... that's just not enough RAM for things to run smoothly.

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  • Bob, I'm pretty sure you can install V8 from ISO or from the ASI on an old 220... I think they just disabled the in-place upgrade option.  I still wouldn't do it personally, even if it's just a packet filter firewall... that's just not enough RAM for things to run smoothly.


    The install process of v8 perform a memory check in order to see if you have an unsupported ram size. See here: https://community.sophos.com/products/unified-threat-management/astaroorg/f/52/t/27911  he had 3gb in a 220 and the upgrade failed.

    Edit: Reading trollvottel post in the same thread, it seems that this check is performed in both iso and one-touch-upgrade installation processes.