Upgrading 1.2

[Morris, Patrick]

> We have a 1.2 installation that monitors about 100 Fedora 
> servers, all of which run nrpe and the usual plugins.  
> There's also a mtrg installation lurking around that's 
> plugged in to Nagios.
> 
> We are considering upgrading. The goal is of the upgrade is 
> better performance, but the features of 2.x would be an added 
> bonus. Does anyone here have experience or advice on this? 
> Can we expect an appreciable performance increase (in other 
> words, is it worth it?)

If nobody thought it was worth it, development could have stopped at
1.2. :)

>  Assuming that it is, I could sure use some pointers on the 
> upgrade itself. Can we (should we) consider upgrading to 2.9? 
> What kind of issues are we likely to face? Is it necessary to 
> upgrade in steps? If someone had suggestions or even just a 
> referral to the appropriate docs, it would be greatly appreciated.

It's a pretty straightforward process, but be sure to look at the
changelogs. Some things have changed, like some of the macros.  You can
also search the archives here, since the "should I upgrade and how do I
do it" question seems to pup up at least every couple of weeks or so.

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