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F5 VCMP guest shutdown and decommissioning
- Jun 05, 2026
To shutdown the Guest:
- Log into the Host
- Navigate to vCMP -> Guest List
- Select the Guest you want to shutdown
- Set Requested State to Configured
- Click Update
That will leave the Guest in place but consuming no resources so should you want to rollback the change you just set the device to Deployed again:
K20081511: Shutting down and restarting the vCMP guest from the vCMP host
If you want to remove the Guest completely then follow this article:
K71021567: Decomission / Delete / Remove unused vCMP Guest
For backing up BIG-IP systems, refer to the following link
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K13132#prebackup
In order to obtain the master key,
- Log in to the Active BIG-IP system command line.
- From the active peer BIG-IP system, obtain the master key by typing the following command:f5mku -KoruIVCHfmVBnwGaSR/+MAA==
- The command output appears similar to the following example:
The master key must be the same across the DSC.
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