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deh_21598
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Oct 25, 2012
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Change active volume for next boot.

Hello.

 

I need that curently active partition will be active for next reboot. How can I do this without rebooting device?

 

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  • welcome. actually, i just realized it works in v11 as well. :p

     

     

    sol5658: Overview of the switchboot utility

     

    http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/5000/600/sol5658.html

     

     

    please be noted that it will reboot automatically in viprion platform.

     

     

    sol9296: Changing the default boot image location on VIPRION platforms forces a reboot to the new boot location

     

    http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/9000/200/sol9296.html

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  • welcome. actually, i just realized it works in v11 as well. :p

     

     

    sol5658: Overview of the switchboot utility

     

    http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/5000/600/sol5658.html

     

     

    please be noted that it will reboot automatically in viprion platform.

     

     

    sol9296: Changing the default boot image location on VIPRION platforms forces a reboot to the new boot location

     

    http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/9000/200/sol9296.html
    • rafaelbn's avatar
      rafaelbn
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      Worked for me too. BIG-IP Virtual Edition 11.6.1. Thanks!

       

  • welcome. actually, i just realized it works in v11 as well. :p

     

     

    sol5658: Overview of the switchboot utility

     

    http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/5000/600/sol5658.html

     

     

    please be noted that it will reboot automatically in viprion platform.

     

     

    sol9296: Changing the default boot image location on VIPRION platforms forces a reboot to the new boot location

     

    http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/9000/200/sol9296.html
    • rafaelbn's avatar
      rafaelbn
      Icon for Cirrostratus rankCirrostratus

      Worked for me too. BIG-IP Virtual Edition 11.6.1. Thanks!

       

  • I had an issue where my VE lab would not shutdown and reload into a newly installed software image through the normal "activate" function. A bit more manual, but the switchboot command worked for me too. Thanks! v12.0.0 --> v12.1.3