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DanRose_19691
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Oct 30, 2012

node name re-written: Upgrade from v10 - V11

Am running VE BIG-IP 11.2.1 Build 797.0 Final, and have successfully imported ucs configuration files from v10.x to the new platform.   I have noticed is that the node list imported from version 1...
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DanRose_19691
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Oct 31, 2012
Posted By What Lies Beneath on 10/30/2012 09:13 AM

 

Object names must start with an alphabetical character. http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solu...13209.html -- Interesting that yours don't! Perhaps this is no longer a requirement in v11.2.1?

 

A list of reserved words that should not be used in configurations (i.e. as object names) can be found here: http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solu...l6869.html

 

 

 

Yes odd that! Guess that because the new names were created/changed by the import process that it ignores it's own rules?

 

Anyway thanks to all for your comments and help - I'm going to spend my morning (UK time) cutting and pasting the old names in to the new name field, then reloading the scf files! Wahoo :)

 

Will update the topic with my results

 

Dan