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carl_townshend_
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May 30, 2018

Upgrading f5 big ip ltm 2000 from v11 to 13

Hi All I am upgrading my big ip from 11.4 to 13.1.0.6 I have already renewed the licence for the upgrade. Is it a case of copying the new version and booting from it? how long will the upgrade take a...
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youssef1
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May 31, 2018

Hi,

 

Follow this steps in order to upgrade.

 

https://devcentral.f5.com/codeshare/7-steps-checklist-before-upgrading-your-big-ip-1053

 

it's well explained and you have all the prerequisites to control.

 

If you want to do a rollback you can do it following to way:

 

  • Cli: enter the following command "switchboot" then select the boot image. then reboot.

     

  • GUI: go to "System ›› Software Management : Boot Locations" then click on boot location that you want. don't install configuration...

     

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