Mar 27, 2026 - For details about updated CVE-2025-53521 (BIG-IP APM vulnerability), refer to K000156741.

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fhosein_133661
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Sep 16, 2013

What is the proper way to shutdown BIG-IP F5?

I need to power down my both BIG-IP LTM load balancer, what is the most proper way to do thid?  
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StephanManthey
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Sep 16, 2013

It would be i.e. 

shutdown -h now

or simply 

halt

Make sure to have AOM / SCCP attached (ideally with a serial console) for remote power on/off your hardware.