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josephl_46496
Nimbostratus
NimbostratusBigIP 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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hoolioCirrostratus
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
josephl_46496Aaron, it is ancient. I booted it and it states big/ip ver 3.2.3 PTF.- hoolioWow. 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_Bene1Won't be good for anything that. Out of interest is there a model number or anything like that?- josephl_46496Where 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 - josephl_46496Steve, It is a D25 on 3.2.3 version.
