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NoamRotter
Altostratus
AltostratusHA with different versions
Hello,
We have a HA pair, both boxes are 11.6 HF6
We would like to upgrade the standby to 12.1.1 and leave the active in 11.6 HF6
Then, we want to switch between them so, 12.1.1 w...
Hamish
Cirrocumulus
CirrocumulusRunning HA with different versions isn't supported. Any issues you're seeking to work around by doing this is going to be outweighed by any issues you experience doing this.
With BigIP you have multiple boot slots. So just upgrade to 12.1 and have 11.6 available in a DR slot. Fallback is as easy as a reboot.
Your other option is to disable HA and just run 2x standalone systems. One at 11.6 and one at 12.1 then write a quick script to enable/disable the VS's and do manual up/down on each unit.
