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NimbostratusV9.2.1 to 10.2.1 active/passive
Hi fellows , I am planning to upgrade
pair of bigIp LTM v9.2.1 to v10.2.1 setup in active/passive.
following are steps I consider to
perform Please share me your thoughts if some point/step if missing or
important to consider
1-Remove the passive unit from Active/Passive
setup (HA is setup through serial cable).Disconnect it from active unit. Make
sure all traffic still continue through active unit.
2- Copy the following files to
/shared/images to passive unit :
-local-install-9.3.1.37.1.im
-local-install-9.3.1.37.1.im.md5
3- Start installation
4- After Installation, from the
webGUI check the status of the virtual servers,
pools and pool members and check
that the configuration includes any configured iRule,
SSL certificates and profiles those
were present prior to the upgrade.
5- Copy the following files to
/shared/images on same passive unit:
- BIGIP-10.2.1.297.0.iso
- BIGIP-10.2.1.297.0.iso.md5
6- Start installation
7- After Installation, from the webGUI
check the status of the virtual servers, pools and pool members and
check that the configuration
includes any configured iRule, SSL certificates and profiles that were present
prior to the upgrade.
Once passive unit is upgraded
with v10.2.1 replace it with Active unit. will check the flow
of traffic through v10.2.1 for
some time if everything goes fine then we will repeat the above similar
steps for second unit (Active one)
& after that we will setup both units in similar Active/Passive units.
Please confirm one question:
As unit contain two H.D1.1 &
1.2 Current software is install on H.D1.1, If I install new image on H.D1.2 and
keep safe old image.Though this I can achieve dual software on single
unit
H.D1.2= V10.2.1
Regards
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insert12_38638nitass im surprised I can only see admin password change option in system->platform even have seen many time in 9.x and 10.X system->platform contain both admin/root password change/upgrade option available. May b for this unit root file corrupt ?? im stuck if I need to install different OS how can I copy through winscp as root account is not working- nitass
Employee
I can only see admin password change option in system->platform
r u using appliance mode?
sol12815: Overview of Appliance mode
http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/12000/800/sol12815.html - insert12_38638Nitas unit is not using appliance mode , I have checked License screen in the Configuration utility , please see below I have reset root password & updated successfully. but when I reboot or exit that terminal it wont take changed password
logname: no login name
sh-3.2 mount -a
sh-3.2 passwd root
Changing password for user root.
New BIG-IP password:
Retype new BIG-IP password:
Changing password for user root.
passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.
sh-3.2
Abcuk.com login: root
Password:
Authentication
BIG-IP 10.2.2 Build 763.3
Kernel 2.6.18-164.11.1.el5.1.0.f5app on an i686
How can I do again clean installation ? as not able to login root account ?
Any thoughts ?
Thanks - nitassHow can I do again clean installation ?
sol10819: Performing a clean installation of BIG-IP version 10.x or Enterprise Manager 2.x
http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/10000/800/sol10819.html - insert12_38638hello I am using this sol for reverting software 10.2.1 to 9.3.1
https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/9000/700/sol9745.html
when I tried to create non LVM partition its give me below error
image2disk --instslot=HD1.2 --format=partitions BIGIP-10.2.1.297.0.iso
Terminal error: You cannot specify the target location when using the format option.
or If I use volume instead target location
image2disk --format=volumes BIGIP-BIGIP-10.2.1.297.0.iso
It formate and install 10.2.1
But for moving back to 9.3.1 ( non LVM )
I execute im local-install-9.3.1.37.1.im
receive this message.
This system is using logical volumes for disk management,
but the media you are using (/shared/images/local-install-9.3.1.37.1.im) does not contain an LVM-aware product.
If you need to install non LVM-aware products, please refer to SOL9745.
This system will first need to be reformatted into a partitioned layout.
Note that the 'image2disk' utility cannot be used to install releases
earlier than 10.0.0 or 9.6.1.
Any thoughts how can I move back ( reverting ) 10.2.1 to 9.3.1 and then 9.3.1 to 9.2.1 please suggest.
Thanks - JRahm
Admin
you cannot just format a single volume in LVM to be a partition, if going back to the partitions of 9.x, you must format the whole disk. - insert12_38638Jason image2disk --format=volumes BIGIP-BIGIP-10.2.1.297.0.iso does format the whole disk ?
Is there other way to format whole disk ? - JRahmIf you want 9.x and 10x images, you have to use partitions, not volumes. As sol 9745 indicates, this requires formatting the entire disk as partitions instead of volumes. You cannot specify a destination (--instslot=HD1.2) when choosing a partition format. Remove that and that should eliminate the terminal error.
- insert12_38638Hi all thanks for support upgrade remain well without any issue following are steps used for activity...
Passive unit:
1)save the config using: bigpipe config save /config.ucs
2)Copy v9.3.1 (local-install-9.3.1.37.1.im ) image file to /var/tmp
3)Execute installation using: im local-install-9.3.1.37.1.im
4)Verify config files using: ‘bigpipe load’ once V9.3.1 installation completed successfully
5)Copy v10.2.1 (local-install-9.3.1.37.1.im ) image file to /var/tmp
6)save the config using: bigpipe config save /config.ucs
7)Execute installation using: image2disk --format=volumes BIGIP-10.2.1.297.0.iso
8)Verify config files using: ‘bigpipe load’ once V10.2.1 installation completed successfully
Similar steps used for Active unit...
