ringoseagull_77
Jul 20, 2010Nimbostratus
Active/Standby upgrade - interface question
In SOl1125 there is a requirement to isolate the two F5s during upgrade to maintain service. The document states that you should remove all of the cables from the device you are about to upgrade (except the management interface) or disable the network interfaces on the upstream device.
Disabling the network interfaces of the active F5 would cause an immediate cessation of service. Or am I missing something?
As my redundant pair (1600s, upgrading 9.4.7. to 10.1) are in separate data centres I would like to perform the whole upgrade remotely from my office. Is there any reason why I shouldn't just disable the network interfaces on the machine I'm working on, assuming that I'm doing all the work connecting through the management interface to the command line and GUI?