9.5 Update 3 to 9.5 Update 4a

[mkaec]

It seems to go from 9.5 update 3 to 9.5 update 4a, I have to download a 4.9 GB ISO. Those already on update 4 can use a 1.5 GB package. I tried finding the original update 4 package to see if I could install that and then go to 4a. 3 GB is still smaller than 4.9 GB.

I don't remember any prior updates forcing a full ISO download like this an customers who weren't early adopters.

[Gostev]

Update 4a ISO = Update 4 GA ISO with Update 4a setup package in the corresponding folder, which is automatically installed after deploying GA build.

Perhaps you have not been with Veeam long enough, but all releases prior to 9.5 required full ISO download. We then experimented with this "updates" approach on Update 3 (which was the first major release delivered in the form of updates). But this had too many negative implications on R&D and QC, so now we went back to full ISO download with Update 4 (which was another major release). We will also part with naming major releases "updates" starting with the next release.

[mkaec]

That's good. 9.5 update 4 seems like at least 9.7 to me. I think when you change the splash screen, you've got to at least rev up a minor point.

[Gostev]

Yep, I know Update 4 was actually the biggest release in the history of Veeam in terms of the number of new features! But, it was too late to rename because too many things were already announced as "coming in Update 4".

[mkaec]

There are still Google results about what's coming in VBR 10 that were delivered in 9.5 update 2 or update 3.