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mbrandon32
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May 13, 2021

BIG IP DNS Migration to new platform

We are currently running BIG IP DNS on the BIG IP 2000 and are in the process of standing up new i2600 series.   The end game is to swap these out one for one and I am looking for thoughts on the...
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Nikoolayy1
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May 13, 2021

If you don't want to use the platform migrate option (https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K82540512). I think what you are trying will work. You will need to make the old GTM devices the same version as the new ones:

 

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K13734

 

 

 

 

 

Just a note:

 

 

 

Also you can just export and import the zone runner config uzing zone transfer:

 

https://techdocs.f5.com/kb/en-us/products/big-ip-dns/manuals/product/bigip-dns-implementations-13-0-0/6.html

 

 

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K02439348

 

 

You can also export bigip_gtm.conf file but is shouldn't have any DNSSEC encrypted keys.

 

 

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K26582310