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AltostratusNew image doesn't install on existing partition - V 10.1.0
Hello Folks,
I am facing an issue while installing a new BIG-IP OS to the 1600 appliance. The issue is, I can see 2 partitions available, in which one partition has the currently loaded BIG-IP OS, I want to upgrade 10.1.0 to 11.2.1 HF10.
I have uploaded the image to F5, however unable to install the image on another available partition. It just gives me "Failed" as status while installing. Do I need to format that partition before installing 11.2.1? If yes, any help formatting the partition?
Thanks folks! Darshan
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natheCirrocumulus
You could try deleting this volume (from the GUI) and then installing to it, or installing to a new volume altogether.
swo0sh_gt_13163Thanks for the reply Nathan,
Just a quick background, before started the upgrade procedure.
This appliance is a standby appliance from active/passive HA. It wasn't accessible through GUI/CLI when we'd tried to access it for the first time. The LCD was showing message as "F5 incorporate" and navigations were not working.
I have connected the appliance over console, and reboot it. I found that BIG-IP OS was crashed or something, as I couldn't see any BIGIP commands and it was a typical linux box with root prompt.
I rebooted the appliance from a different partition and it started working normally. So I am assuming that the partition it self is corrupted or so.
Could it be the issue it causing the problem? Because I am installing the new ISO to the same suspicious partition, as I don't have other choice.
Thanks Nathan, Darshan
- nathe
Darshan
Are you actually using partitions and not volumes? The lvscan cmd will confirm if you're not sure.
If partitions then a format into the new volume disk format will be required.
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