platform migration carry over Geolocation data file and ASM signature data file
I am working on platform migration from i5600 to i7600 by backing up UCS file and restoring it back to the i7600. I am wondering if geolocation data file, ASM signature, and bot signature will be updated as well. Recently I restore UCS file but see the Geolocation data file is 2020 which is last year and causing customer complain. When I did the geoip_lookup, it points to /usr/share/GeoIP/v2/F5GeoIP.dat which mean that there is no Geolocation data file under /shared/GeoIP/v2/F5GeoIP.dat and use the default location. What is the best way for me to compare the settings and configuration before and after the platform migration. I thought that UCS backup and restore should cover all the settings but I still missing Geolocation data file.
Questions about migration of 5050 to i5800
Planning migration of 5050 (HA) to pair of i5800. Current F5 has LTM and ASM configured. Configs are in multiple partitions, not only Common. Running on 14.1.4. I came across some past postings that suggest platform migration, which is essentially no license and platform check. Pre-requisites: License the new boxes Ensure the software version is aligned Question: Correct me if I'm wrong. Platform Migration https://devcentral.f5.com/s/articles/migrating-to-iseries-from-older-platforms-its-about-time-25612 I read platform-migrate do not include a. Migration of module configurations other than those for LTM and GTM. Question: We have ASM. Do we need to export import the policies? Will that include parameters/URLs that we have added based on suggestion? The i5800 will have Adv WAF. b. VLANs (both host and guest) Management and Self-IP addresses Config sync trust group information Trunk group configuration Question: To cover all these will it be wise tinkering with bigip_base.conf to ensure the network interface is referred correctly (assuming different) for i5800? Otherwise what else should be done to achieve the missing config. Creating the UCS file with master key https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K82540512 Do we do this on both the boxes?