Difference between revisions of "Performing an upgrade"

Revision as of 04:49, 10 April 2021

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

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

unset the Force Offline option

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 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''
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-Set the Force Offline option on other node
+Set the Force Offline option on other node ''Device management - Device - Self''
 Upgrade former primary via ''System - Software management - Image list - Install''