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John_131301
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Jul 28, 2017

Migrate from 11.6.1 to 12.1.2

We purchased 2 new i4000's. I would like to migrate my configuration, including virtual servers etc from the old units running 11.6.1 to the new units running 12.1.2. I would like to migrate my ASM security policies as well. Is there a way to do this? When I try using the platform-migrate option I see:

 

Installing configuration... ERROR: Module ASM is invalid for platform-migrate mode. Only LTM and GTM are supported.

 

Is there a way to do what I would like to do?

 

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big-ip ltm 12.1

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    Jad_Tabbara__J1
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    Jul 28, 2017

    Hello John,

    Are you migrating from VE to i4000s or from appliance to appliance ?

    If you are migrating from physical to physical, follow these steps :

    1) Generate an archive file (.ucs) of your old devices in version 11.6

    2) Prepare the i4000s appliance: - Install the same version as your old devices 11.6 + same HF - Provision the same module LTM & ASM

    3) Upload the ucs file created in step 1 to the i4000s appliance

    4) Then execute the following command 

    tmsh load sys ucs "ucs-file-name" no-platform-check no-license

    5) Once you have verified that all your configuration is correctly restored on new appliances proceed to the upgrade to 12.1.2

    You can follow the following article before upgrading to 12.1.2

    https://devcentral.f5.com/codeshare/7-steps-checklist-before-upgrading-your-big-ip-1053

    Hope it helps