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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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BigD_300005
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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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BigD_300005
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Mar 29, 2017

If you are looking at the what is new for both v12 and v13 and you're not seeing any reasons, then you have no reasons. You are the only one here who really knows your network and what it requires or uses. I could speak for days about v12 and "x" feature but it wouldn't help you any as you don't use "x" for example.