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josephl_46496's avatar
josephl_46496
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Oct 16, 2012

BigIP upgrade to latest version

Hey guys, I came across a very old BIGIP unit. it is version 3.2.3. I dont have the username/password so I will probably have to reset it. I have to 2 question.

 

- Can I upgrade this unit to the newest version? can someone please help or provide me the link and instructions.

 

- Can someone please send me some information on how to do a factory reset on this unit?

 

 

 

I apologize for the newbie questions/request but this is the first time I ever used bigip.

 

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6 Replies

  • hoolio's avatar
    hoolio
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    Oct 16, 2012
    Hi Joseph,

     

     

    3.x is ancient (~10 years old?). Do you mean 9.2.3 or 10.2.3?

     

     

    Which platform do you have? If it's really old, you're probably better off buying a virtual edition to test with or a new hardware platform if you want to use it for production.

     

     

    sol10635: Determining the BIG-IP model and platform type (9.x - 10.x)

     

    https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/10000/600/sol10635.html

     

     

    sol4309: The F5 platform life cycle support policy

     

    https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/4000/300/sol4309.html

     

     

    Aaron
  • hoolio's avatar
    hoolio
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    Oct 16, 2012
    Wow. I wouldn't bother doing anything with it. That platform won't run anything released in the past few years.

     

     

    You can get a trial or full LTM lab virtual edition from an F5 or partner SE (www.f5.com/howtobuy) for testing or buy a hardware platform.

     

     

    Aaron
  • What_Lies_Bene1's avatar
    What_Lies_Bene1
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    Oct 16, 2012
    Won't be good for anything that. Out of interest is there a model number or anything like that?
  • josephl_46496's avatar
    josephl_46496
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    Oct 16, 2012
    Where would a model number be? I don't see anything in the back or in front of the case. It looks exactly like the one the link.

     

     

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/BIG-IP-F5-D30-DNS-Controller-Load-Balancer-/160371220301?pt=US_Load_Balancers&hash=item2556de9f4d