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jleach_241920
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Jul 25, 2016

Using BIG-IQ 5.0 to install hotfixes

Hey DevCentral,

 

I am able to push base code upgrades in BIG-IQ 5.0, but it appears I am unable to install a fresh copy of the base code and then the hotfix on top of it, as if you were doing it one by one. I cannot seem to find any articles on it. Am I missing something or is this not available in 5.0?

 

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  • Kyle_Oliver_519's avatar
    Kyle_Oliver_519
    Jul 25, 2016

    Do you have both the base image and the hotfix image on the BIG-IQ? I've done this type of upgrade with 5.0 a number of times without incident. What sort of errors are you getting?

     

  • Kyle_Oliver_519's avatar
    Kyle_Oliver_519
    Historic F5 Account
    Jul 25, 2016

    Do you have both the base image and the hotfix image on the BIG-IQ? I've done this type of upgrade with 5.0 a number of times without incident. What sort of errors are you getting?

     

    • jleach_241920's avatar
      jleach_241920
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      Jul 26, 2016

      This is more of a how-to kind of question...I can't find any information on it on AskF5. But I did figure it out.

       

      It seems that the process doesn't work exactly as it would if you were doing it in BIG-IP, where normally you'd install the base image, then the hotfix separately.

       

      In BIG-IQ, it looks like you do a Manageed Device Install of the hotfix, and it deletes the volume that was in the selected volume previously, installs the base image, then the hotfix.

       

  • Kyle_Oliver's avatar
    Kyle_Oliver
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    Jul 25, 2016

    Do you have both the base image and the hotfix image on the BIG-IQ? I've done this type of upgrade with 5.0 a number of times without incident. What sort of errors are you getting?

     

    • jleach_241920's avatar
      jleach_241920
      Icon for Nimbostratus rankNimbostratus
      Jul 26, 2016

      This is more of a how-to kind of question...I can't find any information on it on AskF5. But I did figure it out.

       

      It seems that the process doesn't work exactly as it would if you were doing it in BIG-IP, where normally you'd install the base image, then the hotfix separately.

       

      In BIG-IQ, it looks like you do a Manageed Device Install of the hotfix, and it deletes the volume that was in the selected volume previously, installs the base image, then the hotfix.