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clhamon
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Oct 05, 2022

5050 to r5600 Hardware Refresh - Code Gap

Hi.  I'm in a unique situation where I have some old equipment that I need to replace, and it has to be a complete replacement because of the way that it was initially setup (complicated irules and j...
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Nikoolayy1
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Oct 07, 2022

For replacement with the new rSeries or Velos there is a special tool called journeys and F5 and I recommend using this option. For me this is better than the UCS option as it should even cover the code difference or the fact that on rSeries the config is done  on a virtual tenant (like the f5 vcm quest) and not directly on the hardware.

https://community.f5.com/t5/technical-articles/welcome-to-the-f5-big-ip-migration-assistant-now-the-f5-journeys/ta-p/279673

https://www.f5.com/es_es/company/blog/migrating-your-big-ip-fleet-amid-supply-chain-challenges

https://github.com/f5devcentral/f5-journeys