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Harishwar_Redd2's avatar
Harishwar_Redd2
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Jul 10, 2019

Need to migrate F5 configuration from hardware to VM.

i have a LTM device having 11.6 version which is BIGIP 3900 hard ware, i need to move entire configuration to VM 13.0 version.

 

can any one suggest what are steps to be taken prior to movement.

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  • Lidev's avatar
    Lidev
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    Jul 10, 2019

    Hi,

    First, you can upload your F5 QKview on iHealth and select version of software you are considering upgrading to from the drop-down menu of "Upgrade Advisor" and see the Upgrade Advisor feedback before start you migration.

    Then, a config check on all F5 units in order to verify that all bigip.conf are clean/safe before the upgrade :

    tmsh load sys config verify

    For the migration part of F5 appliance hardware to F5 VE, ask may have a chat with your F5 sales team or and F5 partner to study the best vcpu/memory sizing of your futur VMs.

    You can also use the F5 Migration Assistant Tool or play with the UCS archive 'platform-migrate' option to make your UCS backups

  • Nathan_F__F5_'s avatar
    Nathan_F__F5_
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    Jul 10, 2019

    Hello,

     

    I would agree with Lidev's response but would also like to add a couple of things. First, unfortunately it looks like v13.x is not supported on the 3900 platform so you may want to choose a different software version to upgrade to. Please see the following article about this.

     

    K9476: The F5 hardware/software compatibility matrix

    https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K9476

     

     

    With that said, we do have another article that should be helpful and covers just about everything related to upgrades. It can be found at the link below.

     

    K84554955: Overview of BIG-IP system software upgrades

    https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K84554955

     

     

    -Nathan F