How to schedule an update?

[miquelbonastreguillen]

Hello Christian and fellow mikrotik fanatics,

I'm not really sure the correct way to schedule an update.

I have installed "check-routeros-update", "packages-update" and "firmware-upgrade-reboot" scripts.

In my "global-config-overlay.rsc", I have:

:global SafeUpdatePatch true;
:global SafeUpdateAll "no";
:global PackagesUpdateDeferReboot true;

I have received notification with an update available: from 7.18.2 to 7.19.3,
so it will not update automatically.

In "check-routeros-update.md" it says:

Run from a terminal you can start the update process or schedule it.

How do I schedule the update to run at night?

Hope you can help me,

Miquel

[eworm-de]

In my "global-config-overlay.rsc", I have:

:global SafeUpdatePatch true;
:global SafeUpdateAll "no";
:global PackagesUpdateDeferReboot true;

I have received notification with an update available: from 7.18.2 to 7.19.3, so it will not update automatically.

With this setting it would update from 7.19.0, 7.19.1 and 7.19.2 to the latest version 7.19.3 automatically, within one patch release. As you choose to defer the reboot this is done at night.

In "check-routeros-update.md" it says:

Run from a terminal you can start the update process or schedule it.

Yes, that's the interactive mode if you run it from terminal.

How do I schedule the update to run at night?

As said... With your settings it does schedule at night for patch updates.

You can add more options, for example to install if the new version is seen on an available neighbor:

:global SafeUpdateNeighbor true;

... and have a look at SafeUpdateNeighborIdentity if you want to allow specific neighbors only.

And last but not least - if you want to install ALL updates automtically:

:global SafeUpdateAll "YES, PLEASE!";

⚠️ Warning ⚠️ This will install all versions in the selected channel as soon as available! Well, scheduled with a reboot at night, but still... Don't complain!