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ccraddock
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Sep 03, 2019

F5 BIG-IP LTM Upgrade

dear Community,

 

We are currently running BIG-IP LTM version 11.6.3 but we were looking to upgrade to either the 13.x - 15.x software. I am looking for suggestion on what software version we should run. Are there any releases in these version ranges that you would recommend for stability and features?

 

Thanks.

BIG-IP
devops
LTM
  • Dario_Garrido's avatar
    Dario_Garrido
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    Sep 03, 2019

    Hello.

     

    Actually the candidate release depends mostly on the features you would like to cover. If you have everything you need in your major relase, I would choose the last release in that train just to cover security vulnerabilities.

    I also recommend you to check better the release notes from the major releases.

     

    I share with you some guidelines

    https://devcentral.f5.com/s/articles/big-ip-upgrades-part-1-preparation-27269

    https://devcentral.f5.com/s/articles/big-ip-upgrades-part-2-upgrade-behavior-27270

    https://devcentral.f5.com/s/articles/big-ip-upgrades-part-3-versions-misconceptions-and-a-back-out-plan-27271

    https://devcentral.f5.com/s/articles/big-ip-upgrades-part-4-performing-the-software-installation-27272

     

    And a helpful procedure to perform upgrades using CLI

    https://devcentral.f5.com/s/articles/BIG-IP-Upgrade-Procedure-via-CLI-vCMP-Guest-Host

     

    KR,

    Dario.