How to upgrade F5 version

Please find the steps to upgrade HA setup below: -

1. Take qkview of both devices.
2. Download the version you want to upgrade to along with MD5 file from
3. Upload the version on both unit via GUI or via CLI(/shared/mages)
4. Match the MD5 from CLI (run md5sum) if value matches with the file then you are good to go.
5. Install the ISO to one of the available disk (HD1.1/HD1.2/HD1.3/etc).
6. Make the standby device in "force-offline" mode
7. Post installation reactivate the license, once you get configuration verified then you can reboot the box into another HD.
8. Reboot the box with new HD and don't forgot to import the configuration from existing HD.
9. Once rebooted, verify the configuration, post successful verfication remove the force-offline mode. Device should be in standby mode with SYNC-FAILED.
10. Login to Active unit and make it standby and newly upgraded unit should be Active.
11. Repeat steps 7-9.

//Ganesh