Downgrade from BIG-IP 10.2.3 to 9.4.7

I have a few suggestions:

 

 

1. To create the 9.4.7 USB drive, I have found that it works best when done from a unit that is already running 9.4.7. Your problem might be the fact you are trying to make a 9.4.7 usb drive on a bigip running 10.x code? Example: In my lab, I would use a box running 9.4.7 to create the 9.4.7 USB drive using the 9.4.7 IM file.

 

 

2. Even though its specified that the mkdisk utility is used for version 9.4.7 and up , which in your case, you are going to 9.4.7, so it should work, I would also try the umdinstall utility.

 

 

"Beginning in BIG-IP version 9.4.7, the umdinstall utility is no longer supported and has been removed from the BIG-IP installation image files. F5 recommends using the mkdisk utility on a BIG-IP system or a Linux-based system to load a BIG-IP installation image onto a USB mass storage device."

 

 

 

3. I have found that some USB drives work better than others. (I have had good results with kingston)

Thanks for the suggestions Nathan.

 

 

In the end I rolled the units back to 10.1.0 (booting from USB) and formatted to partitions. I then rolled the units back to 9.4.7 using a .im image uploaded to /var/tmp/.

 

 

I found the following documents (amongst others) very useful:

 

http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/products/big-ip_ltm/releasenotes/umd_make_install_9_4_x.html

 

http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/10000/800/sol10819.html?sr=21720078

 

http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/6000/800/sol6845.htmldownloading

 

 

Thanks again for the replies and help!

 

Hi,

 

 

I know it's been a while but could you let me know if you can remember how you got it to format using partitions when booting from USB? Everytime I try it just forces the disk config to volumes.

 

 

Thank you

 

I know it's been a while but could you let me know if you can remember how you got it to format using partitions when booting from USB? Everytime I try it just forces the disk config to volumes.isn't "diskinit --style partitions" usable?

 

 

sol10819: Performing a clean installation of BIG-IP version 10.x or Enterprise Manager version 2.x

 

http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/10000/800/sol10819.html

That worked a treat, thank you.

 

 

I've having a similar issue and need to downgrade to 9.4.3, only problem is that the USB made following the instructions for Windows: http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/products/big-ip_ltm/releasenotes/umdinstall_9_4_3.html goes through the process, but the BigIP (3400) won't boot from it. It's recognised but nothing gets booted...on with the fun!

 

Hi,

 

 

have you followed the instructions here: http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/products/big-ip_ltm/releasenotes/umdinstall_9_4_3.htmlrun

 

 

Unfortunately, I cannot track down my captures form my work. I was also using 1600 series devices.

have you tried another usb thumb?

 

 

sol7088: Hardware requirements for the USB thumb-drive installation

 

http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/7000/000/sol7088