# Migration advise

**URL:** <https://community.f5.com/t/migration-advise/73872>\
**Category:** Technical Forums\
**Tags:** application-delivery\
**Created:** [January 23, 2024, 11:44am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/migration-advise/73872 "2024-01-23T11:44:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![sandy16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@sandy16](https://community.f5.com/u/sandy16)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2024, 11:44am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/migration-advise/73872/1 "2024-01-23T11:44:04Z")

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Hi Fellow members, I am migrating from vcmp guest ( running ltm + afm) to f5 ve. Both have the identical versions- 15.x. I need advise on the best way to migrate my config over. I am thinking to add the new VE devices into the existing sync-group of the vcmp and then copy the config over, then shutdown the old vcmps. &nbsp;have a doubt that will this work since one pair is a vcmp guest and other VE, might not even get added into the device group.

Other option is to use the Journeys app and follow instructions from there.

Please advise?

thx

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**Author:** ![JRahm](https://d1p9zq3aats0t8.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.f5.com/jrahm/32/3327_2.png) [@JRahm](https://community.f5.com/u/JRahm)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2024, 6:37pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/migration-advise/73872/2 "2024-01-23T18:37:18Z")

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journeys is a good approach, as you can output still non-AS3 if you haven’t adopted yet. But if AS3 is an option for you, you can do journeys there as well or you could also just create a UCS, import that in VSCode with the F5 extension, and explore migration readiness there for AS3. That will prep you for BIG-IP Next as well, as Next is all AS3-based. Now might be as good a time as any since you’re migrating!

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**Author:** ![PhatANhappy](https://d1p9zq3aats0t8.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.f5.com/phatanhappy/32/4954_2.png) [@PhatANhappy](https://community.f5.com/u/PhatANhappy)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 5:35pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/migration-advise/73872/3 "2024-01-24T17:35:11Z")

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I have built the VM’s in vmware - and disabled the interfaces at the vmware level then imported the UCS  
load sys ucs platform-migrate MYsystem.ucs  
Options:  
_ **no-license** _&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; no-platform-check passphrase reset-trust  
once the devices come up - you can either re-ip the boxes - or do a cutover by shutting down&nbsp; the old - and bring up the new.&nbsp;&nbsp;  
Your VLAN / SWITCH config will need to be spot on at both the physical level - and the vmware level for this to function.

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**Author:** ![Mohamed\_Salah\_1](https://d1p9zq3aats0t8.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.f5.com/mohamed_salah_1/32/18777_2.png) [@Mohamed\_Salah\_1](https://community.f5.com/u/Mohamed_Salah_1)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2024, 12:41am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/migration-advise/73872/4 "2024-01-26T00:41:52Z")

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Hello,

As per the below link, there shouldn’t be any issues when adding VE to the cluster:

> **[myF5](https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K8665)**

Thanks,

Mohamed Salah