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BIG-IP 13.xBIG-IP 13.x BIG-IP 12.x BIG-IP 11.x

When planning for an upgrade to BIG-IP 13.x, F5 recommends that you reference the following prerequisites and related information:

You must be running BIG-IP 11.x through 13.x to upgrade to BIG-IP 13.x.

You can only upgrade directly to point release versions if you are running BIG-IP 11.5.0 or later. You cannot directly upgrade from versions prior to BIG-IP 11.5.0, such as BIG-IP 11.2.x and BIG-IP 11.4.x, to any point release version, such as BIG-IP 13.1.0.1. If you are running a version prior to BIG-IP 11.5.0, you must first upgrade to BIG-IP 11.5.0 or a later version that is not a point release version.

For installation instructions and information about upgrading to BIG-IP 13.x software, refer to the following documentation:

The release note for the BIG-IP version to which you want to upgrade

The BIG-IP Systems: Upgrading Software (13.x) manual*