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Cirrus

Mar 03, 2015

How do I upgrade my F5 from v10.2 to v11.4.1

I tried to do an upgrade of my bigip 1600 from v10.2 to v11.4.1. I used HD1.2 to load the base 11.4 iso then I upgraded it to v11.4.1 via hotfixes. I made HD1.2 the boot partition however the F5 di...

Cirrus

Mar 03, 2015

If I understand your reply, I can use the WebUI or dossier method to get a reactivated license. This will update the license on the existing v10.2 on HD1.1. Afterwards, when I run the "cpcfg HD1.2" the config on HD1.1 (including the reactivated license) will be copied to HD1.2. After the switchboot and reboot, the HD1.2 will boot and there will be no license errors. Also all my settings will have transferred over (because of the cpcfg).

Please let me know if I misunderstood anything. Also will HD1.1 continue to operate with the reactivated license?

Note.

The way F5 objects (ie. VS, Pools, Nodes, etc) are stored in the bigip.conf file differs between v10.2 and v11.4.1. Will the cpcfg make the necessary adjustments? If not, can I copy a bigip.conf file that has been manually updated to the v11.4.1 format to HD1.2?

StephanManthey
Nacreous
Mar 03, 2015
Hi Danny, yes, you can use the WebUI or the get_dossier utility to create a new dossier file. You need to upload the dossier to the F5 site to receive a new license file. Yes, cpcfg copies the current configuration including new license to the target volume. The import procedure on the target volume will extract the configuration after the reboot and convert it. Due to changed behaviour (check release notes for details) you may expect issues. Plan a maintenance window. Personally I prefer to import the configuration to a virtual edition in v10 and to run the upgrade to v11, adjust configurations if required and do several tests before touching the production unit. Thanks, Stephan