NimbostratusHi All I am upgrading my big ip from 11.4 to 13.1.0.6 I have already renewed the licence for the upgrade. Is it a case of copying the new version and booting from it? how long will the upgrade take approx.? What happens if the upgrade fails, do they automatically boot to the old version? if not how would I boot back to the old previous version? Many thanks
NimbostratusHello! You have to copy the base image and the hotfix to /shared/images folder. Then create a .ucs file and offload it to a secure server. Reactivate your license before upgrading to ensure your Service check date is after the release date of the software you're installing. Then begin your install to an inactive/new volume. Once teh software is installed, your config is imported/converted and you can boot from the new volume (volume you performed the install too). After the device reboots to the newly upgraded volume, run your tests to ensure all is working. If you have problems you can boot back to your known working volume. If you've never done an upgrade, I recommend trying it via an eval license or purchase a lab license for $96 and install it on a free vmware esx host.
NimbostratusHi How would you switch back to the old version? would you do it via cli or gui? would you just type the command reboot volume HD1.3 etc ?
cheers
CumulonimbusHi,
Follow this steps in order to upgrade.
https://devcentral.f5.com/codeshare/7-steps-checklist-before-upgrading-your-big-ip-1053
it's well explained and you have all the prerequisites to control.
If you want to do a rollback you can do it following to way:
Cli: enter the following command "switchboot" then select the boot image. then reboot.
GUI: go to "System ›› Software Management : Boot Locations" then click on boot location that you want. don't install configuration...
regards