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rabid_gerbil_26
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Mar 29, 2017

Why upgrade to F5 BIG-IP LTM version 13?

Out current version of our F5 BIG-IP LTM appliances are all v11.x (latest availalble). I've been trying to evaluate the new full version upgrades of v12.x & v13.x and validate why I should suggest to...
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Mar 29, 2017

I did talk to someone that will remain nameless with F5 that didn't see any reasons for moving to v13 at this time. However, if you are still on version 11, you'll probably find an easier reason to upgrade to v12.

 

https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/products/big-ip_ltm/releasenotes/product/relnote-ltm-12-0-0.htmlrn_new

 

Also want to recommend that you should probably wait for at least one hot fix to come out for v13 before even considering the upgrade.

 

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rabid_gerbil_26
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Mar 29, 2017

Thank you for your feedback.

 

While I did research upgrading to v12 as well, it seems to me that most of the major changes made in 12 were made to the GTM product and not necessarily to the LTM product (I could also be completely wrong in my interpretations of the RN for 12).

 

There are benefits to moving to 12 however I'm trying to weight all my options. If I suggest we move to 12 vs 13, I must show my reason. Same rule applies for staying on 11 or moving to 13.