update routerOS via vrf by check for update

[mohamed_awinat]

Since Mikrotik did great work to support multi-services via VRF, but still #checks-for-update is not supported to use the VRF table instead of the main table,

Anyone had any idea how to force the router to go through the VRF when it needs to go to Mikrotik servers

BR

[dooh]

Is there any update on this?

updates cannot be installed when using VRF.

[CGGXANNX]

Until MikroTik update the RouterOS update check function with a VRF selector, you can use this workaround if you really need the update process to go through a different VRF:

How to keep CHR renewal when main VRF does not have internet access (but a different VRF has)?

MikroTik can probably easily add the setting option to select the VRF to Update Check / License / IP Cloud. They have added the option to choose the VRF to more and more RouterOS services with each update. And the "Check For Updates" menu recently gained a few more options already, so adding one more will not break the UI. I've thought about your idea of the tunnel and came up with this implementation that appears to be working. The idea is to abuse MACVLAN interfaces for a light weight "tunne…