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NimbostratusF5 BIG-IP 10.0.0 Build 5401.0 Final - need to re-ip config due to re-location
Hi,
We are re-locating all our equipment and whilst hostnames are not changing all IP addresses are. I've looked on this forum and have seen posts where this has been done before by editing files - I just wanted to see if this is a viable solution or if anyone has any other suggestions/method??
I'm hoping that if I just edit the following files (taking a backup copy first) with the new IP info prior to moving:
bigip_sys.conf bigip_local.conf bigip_base.conf bigip.conf
Then shut down F5 - move to new location and power up - it "should" start up using new IP addresses ..... or am I missing something?
Many thanks in anticipation :)
4 Replies
Abe_11636Cirrus
Another thought is to just update the ip and then shutdown (is the node ip; vip ips going to be same? ) {You should update that as well and then shutdown)
- CharlesCS
In addition to the files you mentioned, IP addresses can be saved in certain system database entries (DNS or NTP servers, for example). You'll also need to review the /config/BigDB.dat file, maybe via a command like this:
egrep -B 1 'value=[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}' /config/BigDB.dat 
Simon_BlakelyEmployee
First, you need to be entirely consistent when editing IP addresses in the config files - make sure your VIP IP addresses match the appropriate changed self-ip address. You can make it work, but it may take some time.
Second, 10.0.0 is a really old version of BigIP software (out of support for 5 years). I'd strongly recommend rebuilding your configuration with a supported release (even a VE edition if your hardware is no longer supported).
wilkes_332835Thanks for response. There are too many to do this manually, so I thought editing these files would be easier.
No node IP and VIP are different
