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Nimbostratus

May 09, 2022

upgrade the F5 LTM

Hi team, I need to upgrade my f5 LTM physical box. what are the essentials measures/pre-checks i should take up in order to upgrade this appliance.

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Nikoolayy1

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May 09, 2022

In the future with r-series you will be able to upgrade individual f5 modules but for now you need to upgrade the BIG-IP itself, so you can check my article:

https://community.f5.com/t5/technical-forum/knowledge-sharing-f5-software-upgrade-rma-process/m-p/291676?search-action-id=4306415963&search-result-uid=291676

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