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richaed
Cirrus
Feb 06, 2026F5 Software Downgrade from version 17.x.x to 15.x.x
After upgrading from version 15.x.x to 17.x.x, I attempted to downgrade from 17.x.x back to 15.x.x. However, the log continuously displayed “logger[xxxxx]:Re-stating devmgmtd”, and the prompt remain...
- Feb 11, 2026
You shouldn't have to perform an additional code install to downgrade from 17 to 15, it should be that you just boot into the old partition. When you boot into the old partition make sure you do not pick to install the configuration because it should already have the appropriate configuration. Personally, I would not rollback because version 15 is EOS.
richaed
Cirrus
Feb 13, 2026Thank you for your response.
After reinstalling the OS, I was able to downgrade the version successfully.
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