Contents
- What is the Beta phase (aka "Beta Version")?
- Support for Beta Versions
- What is the Alpha phase (aka "Alpha Version")?
- Myriad Cloud Versions
Introduction:
As part of our continual work to update existing products and release new products, sooner or later it's time for that software to be released to real-world stations to be used and tested in real life scenarios.
Each release usually goes through 3 public 'phases' as part of this release cycle: "Alpha", "Beta" and then "Full Release".
This article helps explain the differences between the different phases that each software version moves through.
What is the Beta phase (aka "Beta Version")?
Support For Beta Releases:
Beta versions are experimental and therefore aren't covered by our normal warranty.
In other words, if there is problem with it, we may not be able to help you restore your system to a working state. Therefore, it should only be installed on a system that you are confident you can restore in the event of a problem.
You should always back up your system before installing any software, but this is especially important before installing Beta software.
If you experience any difficulties with a Beta release, or have any suggestions for improvements, you can either post these in in our Facebook Community Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/Myriad5/ or raise a ticket with Technical Support team via https://help.broadcastradio.com
You should be aware that Technical Support for Beta versions is limited and the Support team might not be able to provide a fix or workaround for any issues you experience, and the only advice available may be to uninstall the Beta version and rollback to the latest Full Release version instead.
E-mails sent to Technical Support for Beta versions may have a delay in response due to the pre-release nature of the software.
YOU SHOULD NOT USE BETA VERSIONS ON MISSION CRITICAL COMPUTERS UNLESS YOU UNDERSTAND AND ACCEPT THAT THIS VERSION IS A BETA RELEASE AND MAY CONTAIN ELEMENTS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN FULLY TESTED. IT IS PROVIDED WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
What is the Alpha phase (aka "Alpha Version")?
Myriad Cloud versions:
Myriad Cloud uses the exact same release 'phases' of "Alpha", "Beta" and "Full Release" versions, and you can choose which version you want to run from within the Broadcast.Radio portal.
Important: There are 2 key parts to a Myriad Cloud station - Myriad Cloud itself which is the actual playout software that schedules and plays out your radio station, and Myriad Anywhere Cloud which is the "front end" that you use to control and administer the station. The rest of this article explains how to change which version of Myriad Cloud you are using, click here to see more information on how to switch between Full Release and Beta Releases of Myriad Anywhere itself.
To switch which release phase of Myriad Cloud you are using, login to your Broadcast.Radio account and go to Settings>Myriad Cloud (shown in red below).
You can jump straight to this page by visiting https://my.broadcast.radio/station/877/options/cloud
From this page, click the "Myriad 6 (... ) Manage Version link to open the settings window where you choose which release phase of Myriad 6 you want to use - shown in green below:
You will then see a dialog with the following options - for example, this station is currently selected to use the Beta release versions of Myriad Cloud:
Available options:
- "Always use the latest fully supported version" - this means that you will always be running the latest fully tested and supported release of Myriad Cloud.
- "Always use the latest partially supported beta version" - these "Beta" releases are suitable for use in many stations and have been shown to be reliable in testing, but if you experience any difficulties then you should switch back to the fully supported release option above.
- "Use bleeding edge latest builds" - this gives access to the "Alpha" releases of Myriad Cloud and are usually not supported by Broadcast Radio Technical Support.
- "Use a specific version ______" - This allows you to "pin" your Myriad Cloud to a specific software version so it will always use the specific version that you have selected.
Automatic upgrades:
If you select any of the first 3 options, whenever a new software build is released to that "phase" then you will see a prompt on your Myriad Cloud settings page that shows that a new version is available, and you click to be automatically upgraded to that new version. This process will briefly shutdown the station, but usually takes less than 30 seconds.
If you select option 4 to "pin" your station to a specific version, then you will always use that precise version, and will not be updated to a newer version. You will need to manually change the selected version when you do want to update. This can be useful if you need to control the precise time when you switch to a new software release, for example if you need to issue updated internal training materials to your users.
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