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BIG-IP Upgrades Part 3 - Versions, Misconceptions and a Back-Out Plan

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Aug 30, 2017

I would recommend going to version 10.2.4 before upgrading into v11/v12 particularly if you have a 6900/8900/11050 as there is an issue with swap file creation if skipped. Can check this via "cat /proc/swaps".