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Hummingbird_143
Nimbostratus
NimbostratusF5 LTM version
I wonder if most of the community are on LTM version 11 now, or version 10 are still been widely used. We're running version 10.2.4 which seems very stable and will be supported for almost two more y...
StephanManthey
Nacreous
NacreousHi Hummingbird,
according to the BIG-IP Software Support Policy F5 will support v10.2.4 with software development till end of this year. End of tech support is currently set to end of 2016. I fully agree, it´s a pretty stable software and as long you do not require support for new SSL ciphers there is no immediate need to upgrade.
For an upgrade your H/W platform needs to be supported by the TMOS v11 version you want to migrate to. Please check the release notes for details. Further your systems need to be under service.
When migrating to v11 you need to be prepared primarily for major changes in the device clustering, new SSL ciphers, policy rules replacing http-classes, new iRule syntax for global static variables and class commands.
During the last two years I supported a lot clients migrating from v9/v10 to v11.
When keeping especially the aspects mentioned above in mind and when having a good plan for fallback everything should go well. At least I never had to pull the rollback plan.
Before migrating to v11 you should consider to import your configuration to a redundant implementation of BIG-IP LTM VE Lab Edition to get familiar with the new HA concept and to test your applications.
Thanks, Stephan
