Migrating v4.5 config to v9.4.3 BIG-IP

You cannot load a 4.5.x config directly on 9.x. Depending on the size/complexity of your 4.5.x configuration it might be cleaner and faster to build the 9.x configuration from scratch. There have been a few significant changes in logic between 4.x and 9.4.x, so even if you go through the upgrades described below, you'd need to verify the configuration is accurate. Also, moving a UCS from one platform to another isn't officially supported and would require a close review of the config.

 

 

With that being said... which platform is the 4.5.x box on? The 3400 didn't support 4.x.

 

 

If you want to automatically upgrade your 4.x configuration and the 4.5.x units support 9.x, you'd need to do (an/a few) intermediate upgrades. To upgrade to 9.4.3, you'd need upgrade to 9.2. To upgrade to 9.2, you must be on 4.5ptf3 or higher. Take a look at the 9.2 upgrade doc on AskF5 for details on the upgrade and the one time conversion unit (OTCU) (Click here) Make sure to re-activate the license before and after each upgrade.

 

 

Aaron