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NimbostratusPrerequisites and order of operations - UCS restore from i4800 to F5 LTM VE
Hi guys.
We are emulating a F5 LTM VE in an EVE-NG environment.
this is done for testing purposes and I am currently in the process of trying to restore a UCS file from our BIG-IP LTM i4800 to BIG-IP LTM VE - both version 17.1.2-0.08.
I am currently struggling to make a restore as I experience an error "symmetric unit key decrypt error"
I have come across the article https://cdn.f5.com/product/bugtracker/ID1043141.html but have not been able to locate the root cause fo this error.
do any of you guys have any experience with restore from 1 to another platform with UCS?
I am currently trying to restore with command "load sys ucs [filename] no-license platform-migrate"
master key has been copied with f5mku -K command and edited on new platform with f5mku -r [Masterkey]
What are the prerequisites for a succesful restore from 1 platform to another?
e.g.
license?
ressource provisioning.
etc.
3 Replies
- AubreyKingF5
Moderator
Hey there. Personally, I've had better luck with using SCF restores when migrating to VE because it doesn't force you to do anything with the system keys. It's also much more usable.
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K13408
f51Cumulonimbus
Hi David,
I’ve encountered similar issues in the past. After I received that error, I attempted to run the following command to identify the cause of the error:
load sys config verify
Please try running this command in your environment and see if it provides more detailed information.
- Daniel_Wolf
MVP
Hi David_WS,
I agree with AubreyKingF5. Besides system keys, you might also face issues with licensed CPU cores when restoring an UCS from hardware to VE.
KR
Daniel
