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Nuruddin_Ahmed_'s avatar
Nuruddin_Ahmed_
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May 24, 2016

F5 Upgrade (Hotfix)

Hi,   We are running with "BIG-IP 11.6.0 Build 1.62.403 Engineering Hotfix HF1" and want to upgrade to HF6. What things should i consider for upgrade. We are having LTM+ASM+APM. Does F5 support su...
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Vijay_E's avatar
Vijay_E
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May 25, 2016
  1. Backup the configuration on the device and if possible in another location.
  2. Depending on your support contract, you may be able to open up a pro-active ticket for code upgrade support.

  3. Make sure that your box's license date is compliant : License Check

     

  4. You are moving from one hotfix to another hotfix. Traditionally, this would have the least possible failure rate. You should be able to upgrade without any issues. I would recommend reading the release notes for the hotfix to better understand the changes.