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insert12_38638
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Aug 05, 2011

V9.2.1 to 10.2.1 active/passive

 

Hi fellows , I am planning to upgrade pair of bigIp LTM v9.2.1 to v10.2.1 setup in active/passive.

 

following are steps I consider to perform Please share me your thoughts if some point/step if missing or important to consider

 

1-Remove the passive unit from Active/Passive setup (HA is setup through serial cable).Disconnect it from active unit. Make sure all traffic still continue through active unit.

 

2- Copy the following files to /shared/images to passive unit :

 

-local-install-9.3.1.37.1.im

 

-local-install-9.3.1.37.1.im.md5

 

3- Start installation

 

4- After Installation, from the webGUI check the status of the virtual servers,

 

pools and pool members and check that the configuration includes any configured iRule,

 

SSL certificates and profiles those were present prior to the upgrade.

 

5- Copy the following files to /shared/images on same passive unit:

 

- BIGIP-10.2.1.297.0.iso

 

- BIGIP-10.2.1.297.0.iso.md5

 

6- Start installation

 

7- After Installation, from the webGUI check the status of the virtual servers, pools and pool members and

 

check that the configuration includes any configured iRule, SSL certificates and profiles that were present prior to the upgrade.

 

Once passive unit is upgraded with v10.2.1 replace it with Active unit. will check the flow

 

of traffic through v10.2.1 for some time if everything goes fine then we will repeat the above similar

 

steps for second unit (Active one) & after that we will setup both units in similar Active/Passive units.

 

Please confirm one question:

 

As unit contain two H.D1.1 & 1.2 Current software is install on H.D1.1, If I install new image on H.D1.2 and keep safe old image.Though this I can achieve dual software on single unit

 

H.D1.1= v9.2.1

 

H.D1.2= V10.2.1

 

Regards

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • insert12_38638's avatar
    insert12_38638
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    Aug 09, 2011
    nitass im surprised I can only see admin password change option in system->platform even have seen many time in 9.x and 10.X system->platform contain both admin/root password change/upgrade option available. May b for this unit root file corrupt ?? im stuck if I need to install different OS how can I copy through winscp as root account is not working
  • nitass's avatar
    nitass
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    Aug 09, 2011
    I can only see admin password change option in system->platform

     

    r u using appliance mode?

     

     

    sol12815: Overview of Appliance mode

     

    http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/12000/800/sol12815.html
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    insert12_38638
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    Aug 09, 2011
    Nitas unit is not using appliance mode , I have checked License screen in the Configuration utility , please see below I have reset root password & updated successfully. but when I reboot or exit that terminal it wont take changed password

     

     

    logname: no login name

     

    sh-3.2 mount -a

     

    sh-3.2 passwd root

     

    Changing password for user root.

     

    New BIG-IP password:

     

    Retype new BIG-IP password:

     

    Changing password for user root.

     

    passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.

     

    sh-3.2

     

     

    Abcuk.com login: root

     

    Password:

     

     

    Authentication

     

    BIG-IP 10.2.2 Build 763.3

     

    Kernel 2.6.18-164.11.1.el5.1.0.f5app on an i686

     

     

    How can I do again clean installation ? as not able to login root account ?

     

    Any thoughts ?

     

     

    Thanks
  • nitass's avatar
    nitass
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    Aug 09, 2011
    How can I do again clean installation ?

     

     

    sol10819: Performing a clean installation of BIG-IP version 10.x or Enterprise Manager 2.x

     

    http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/10000/800/sol10819.html
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    Aug 10, 2011
    hello I am using this sol for reverting software 10.2.1 to 9.3.1

     

    https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/9000/700/sol9745.html

     

     

    when I tried to create non LVM partition its give me below error

     

     

    image2disk --instslot=HD1.2 --format=partitions BIGIP-10.2.1.297.0.iso

     

     

    Terminal error: You cannot specify the target location when using the format option.

     

     

    or If I use volume instead target location

     

     

    image2disk --format=volumes BIGIP-BIGIP-10.2.1.297.0.iso

     

     

    It formate and install 10.2.1

     

     

    But for moving back to 9.3.1 ( non LVM )

     

     

    I execute im local-install-9.3.1.37.1.im

     

     

    receive this message.

     

    This system is using logical volumes for disk management,

     

    but the media you are using (/shared/images/local-install-9.3.1.37.1.im) does not contain an LVM-aware product.

     

     

    If you need to install non LVM-aware products, please refer to SOL9745.

     

     

    This system will first need to be reformatted into a partitioned layout.

     

    Note that the 'image2disk' utility cannot be used to install releases

     

    earlier than 10.0.0 or 9.6.1.

     

     

    Any thoughts how can I move back ( reverting ) 10.2.1 to 9.3.1 and then 9.3.1 to 9.2.1 please suggest.

     

     

    Thanks

     

  • JRahm's avatar
    JRahm
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    Aug 10, 2011
    you cannot just format a single volume in LVM to be a partition, if going back to the partitions of 9.x, you must format the whole disk.
  • insert12_38638's avatar
    insert12_38638
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    Aug 11, 2011
    Jason image2disk --format=volumes BIGIP-BIGIP-10.2.1.297.0.iso does format the whole disk ?

     

     

    Is there other way to format whole disk ?

     

     

  • JRahm's avatar
    JRahm
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    Aug 15, 2011
    If you want 9.x and 10x images, you have to use partitions, not volumes. As sol 9745 indicates, this requires formatting the entire disk as partitions instead of volumes. You cannot specify a destination (--instslot=HD1.2) when choosing a partition format. Remove that and that should eliminate the terminal error.
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    insert12_38638
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    Aug 18, 2011
    Hi all thanks for support upgrade remain well without any issue following are steps used for activity...

     

    Passive unit:

     

    1)save the config using: bigpipe config save /config.ucs

     

    2)Copy v9.3.1 (local-install-9.3.1.37.1.im ) image file to /var/tmp

     

    3)Execute installation using: im local-install-9.3.1.37.1.im

     

    4)Verify config files using: ‘bigpipe load’ once V9.3.1 installation completed successfully

     

    5)Copy v10.2.1 (local-install-9.3.1.37.1.im ) image file to /var/tmp

     

    6)save the config using: bigpipe config save /config.ucs

     

    7)Execute installation using: image2disk --format=volumes BIGIP-10.2.1.297.0.iso

     

    8)Verify config files using: ‘bigpipe load’ once V10.2.1 installation completed successfully

     

     

    Similar steps used for Active unit...