Geo location update

F5 BIG-IP GeoIP Database Update (Based on K11176)

DB Location:

BIG-IP 12.0+ stores GeoIP DB under:

/shared/GeoIP/v2/

Main files include:

F5GeoIPRegion2v2.dat, F5GeoIPOrgv2.dat, F5GeoIPISPv2.dat

Update Frequency:

F5 updates the GeoIP database weekly (typically every Tuesday).

Update Procedure

1. Check Current Version

geoip_lookup -f /shared/GeoIP/v2/F5GeoIPRegion2v2.dat 8.8.8.8

Check the version timestamp in the output.

2. Download Files

From downloads.f5.com

Path: Product Line → BIG-IP Version → GeoLocationUpdates

Download:

ip-geolocation-v2-*.zip

ip-geolocation-v2-*.zip.md5

3. Backup Existing DB

mkdir /shared/GeoIP_backup_$(date +%Y%m%d)

cp -R /shared/GeoIP/* /shared/GeoIP_backup_$(date +%Y%m%d)/

4. Upload and Install

Upload files to /shared/tmp/ via SCP/WinSCP

Then either:

CLI:

geoip_update_data

or GUI:

System → Configuration → Device → General → Geolocation → Reload

5. Verify

geoip_lookup -f /shared/GeoIP/v2/F5GeoIPRegion2v2.dat 8.8.8.8

Confirm timestamp updated.

Note: 1-day difference between filename and DB timestamp is normal.

6. Cleanup

Remove:

/shared/tmp/*.zip

/shared/tmp/*.md5

Keep only 1–2 backup directories.

HA Environment Note

GeoIP database is NOT synced via config-sync.

You must update each unit separately.

Official documentation:

F5 K11176

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K11176

Example guide I referenced:

https://medium.com/@sean_29021/updating-geolocation-databases-on-f5-bigip-b88703b9fe54

Hope this helps.