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dragonflymr
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Oct 12, 2015

Most stable TMOS version

Hi,   I am looking for advice based on production experience what is most stable TMOS version to be deployed on new BIG-IP 2000s deployment. That is very simple config using least connection, sour...
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dragonflymr
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Oct 12, 2015

Thanks a lot. Is there any reason that you are not recommending 11.6 or 12.0. Because you do not have personal experience or for some other reason?

 

Piotr

 

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Hannes_Rapp
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Oct 12, 2015
11.6 - Personal bad experience with HF4. Had a recurring memory leak incident and an engineering hotfix did not help. However, many companies use this version in production environment, and have no complaints. I believe it comes down to complexity of configurations and the luck factor. 12.0 - No bad experiences, but I'd categorize this version as risky. A typical consulting firm would not recommend opting for a new major release which is only 6 weeks old. This is not an issue with F5 or this particular release, but I believe this risk factor applies to any "fresh from the bakery oven" software of any vendor. Perhaps 12.0 is worth a serious consideration a few months from now.