Performing an upgrade
Upgrade procedure covering HA units:
reactivate license on System - License - Re-activate
tmsh show /sys license detail
Test both admin/root passwords
Commit/Save configuration
tmsh save sys config
Save a UCS backup file
tmsh save sys ucs $(echo $HOSTNAME | cut -d'.' -f1)-$(date +%H%M-%m%d%y)
Generate qkviw via System - Support
Upload qkview to F5 iHealth
Import new software image via System - Software management - Image list
Disable ConfigSync
tmsh cm modify device-group <device_group> auto-sync
Set the Force Offline option on standby unit
Upgrade standby into a new volume (name will be appended to HD name) via System - Software management - Image list - Install
Select (activate) the boot location of the newly installed software as active and reboot standby
If you run out of disk space (VE only allows 2 partitions), run this command from TMOS:
delete sys software volume HD1.1
After boot, unset the Force Offline option
Use network failover to make standby as primary
tmsh run sys failover standby
Set the Force Offline option on other node Device management - Device - Self
Upgrade former primary via System - Software management - Image list - Install
Select (activate) the boot location of the newly installed software as active and reboot standby
After boot, unset the Force Offline option
Validate configuration / version / license / traffic