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Nikson_M
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Nov 18, 2019
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Upgrade an Virtual F5 edition.

Folks, I need some help with documentation on upgrading a Virtual F5 device.   We are running "12.1.3.6" and we are looking at an upgrade to "12.1.5" to resolve a config sync issue that we are ...
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  • iaine's avatar
    iaine
    Nov 18, 2019

    Hi Neel

     

    Just create a new volume (.2 instance) when you install the software.

     

    Instructions can be found here - https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K34745165 - look for the section "installing a software image, point release, or hotfix"

     

     

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Fallout1984
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Nov 18, 2019

That's the nice thing about upgrades, creating a new partition with the new code which is then booted from. If something goes sour, you can reboot using the original partition. I include the software version in partition names for quicker reference but, that's me.