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Ajeet_Gupta
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Dec 12, 2018

Viprion Host and Guest ISO upgrade and management

Recently I upgraded C2400 Viprion Host from code 12.1.3.4 to 12.1.3.7. After uploading 12.1.3.7 in Hosts it’s listed under GUI (System >> Software Management: Image List) and also in directory /share...
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AceDawg1
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Dec 12, 2018

Hi Ajeet-

 

As you’ve observed, in a Viprion environment, TMOS code loaded on the host is shared virtually to all the vCMP guests. Said code can be viewed through the GUI on the guest but will not be copied to the /shared/images directory. This design limits the hard drive usage/utilization on the entire system — think deduplication.

 

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Ajeet_Gupta
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Dec 12, 2018

Hi Ace,

 

Got the point. Can my vCMP guest accept below command as I use to upgrade using CLI or I have to follow the GUI approach to upgrade vCMP Guests.

 

install sys software image BIGIP-12.1.3.7-0.0.2.iso volume HD1.1 cpcfg --source=HD1.3 HD1.1

 

Regards/ -Aj