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Step by step procedure to upgrade an active/standby BIGIP cluster. In this example, I needed to upgrade from BIG IP v13.0.0.0 to v13.1.0.2
Contents
Download
Login to https://downloads.f5.com/, search and download the ISO image of the version you want to upgrade to.
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Export configuration
As a good sysadmin practice, it is better to export the configuration of both nodes before upgrading.
Using the web GUI (you can also use the tmsh command line) browse to System – Archives, and press the <Create> button.
System –> Archives –> Create
After being created, download it to a local storage (your PC or laptop)
Reactivate license
A license reactivation may be neccesary on each node to avoid problems during the upgrade process (See https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K7727).
Determine the service check date by running this command:
If the service check date is earlier than the license check date (you can check it on the image in the download section), the license reactivation is needed by clicking the “Re-activate…” button under the License section:
License –> Reactivate
License –> Reactivate
Import
Import on both nodes the previously downloaded ISO image to make it available to the BIG IPs
Software Management –> Image List –> Import
Install in a Boot Location
For both nodes, in the “Image List” section now the imported version is available in the “Available Images section”:
System –> Software Management –> Image List
System –> Software Management –> Image List
Now it’s time to install it in a boot location.
In my scenario, the active version is 13.0.0 who is installed in volume 1 of disk 1.
The oldest installed version (12.1.1) is in volume 2 of disk 1, so this is a good target for the new version.
In my scenario, the active version is 13.0.0 who is installed in volume 1 of disk 1.
The oldest installed version (12.1.1) is in volume 2 of disk 1, so this is a good target for the new version.
To do so, select the image and press “Install…” button. In the popup select the proper disk and volume and press “Install”:
Force offline
This is not an essential step (given that we are always updating a standby node), but I prefer to set offline the node we are going to upgrade.
So, lets suppose node 2 is the standby one since the beginning. In node 2, press the (STANDBY)” link…
And then press the “Force offline” button to set the state to “FORCED OFFLINE”
So, lets suppose node 2 is the standby one since the beginning. In node 2, press the (STANDBY)” link…
And then press the “Force offline” button to set the state to “FORCED OFFLINE”
Change active Boot Location
Now we are ready to boot this node with the newly installed version.
Browse to the “Boot Locations” tab and press the concrete boot location link you want to activate (HD1.2 in this example):
System –> Software Management –> Boot locations
Browse to the “Boot Locations” tab and press the concrete boot location link you want to activate (HD1.2 in this example):
System –> Software Management –> Boot locations
Set the “Install Configuration” parameter to “Yes” (unless you want a clean configuration when booting the new version), select as source volume the last (and still current) active volume (in this example the 1st one containing version 13.0.0) and press “Activate”:
System –> Software Management –> Boot locations –> HD1.2
System –> Software Management –> Boot locations –> HD1.2
Wait some minutes until the device reboots and, afterwards, check it booted up correctly, the version number is the new expected one and that the configurtaion was succesfully loaded:
Release offline the upgraded node
After checking there seems not to be any problem, time to set this recently upgraded node as active. First of all, release the offline state:
Upgraded node – Release offline
Force to standby the non-upgraded node
Now, set the other node as the standby one so the upgraded one becomes the active
Non-Upgraded node – Force to standby
Non-Upgraded node – Force to standby
Test the new version
Now the new version is active, you can do more in depth tests. Ensure everything works correctly to proceed to upgrade the other node. Otherwise, aborting the upgrade would be neccesary if production is affected.
Upgrade the other node by repeating last steps
Repeat steps since “Force offline” to upgrade this node to finally finish the procedure with both nodes upgraded and as active/standby states
F5 license activation or reactivation is very simple. There are basically two reason why you reactivate your license.
1. You are adding a new module to your device with an add-on key.
2. You want to do an upgrade. The Software image needs to know that you have an active support contract to successfully install. You will see that there is a service check date in the install. If your support contract runs out/ your license expires you won’t be able to do any upgrades beyond that date.
To reactivate the license on your device follow these easy steps:
Click on License under the System menu. You will see the type of license. The license and expiration date, the licensed modules and the optional modules that can be activated with an add-on key. At the bottom of the screen click activate.
If your F5 has internet access and DNS setup, you can select automatic activation. In all likelihood you will need to chose the manual method. The timeout takes a while for automatic if its going to fail, so I usually just go with manual from the start.
The easiest way is the Copy/Paste Text option. I like to just copy and paste the license. Under Step 1: Dossier select and copy the contents of the text box. Next click on the link under Step 2.
You will be taken to the F5 license activation server. Paste the Dossier you copied from your F5 into the text box and click next.
F5 will now generate your license. Copy the entire content of the textbox and return to your F5 GUI.
Paste the license text into the text box under Step 3 and click next at the bottom of the screen.
Your F5 will reload the license.
F5 Reactivate License After Upgrade
And you’re all done! Easy, right?
Want to try on the CLI? Use the get_dossier command to create the dossier as above:
Want to try on the CLI? Use the get_dossier command to create the dossier as above:
And follow the steps above to F5 License Activation server
Copy the license that the F5 license activation server generates and overwrite your /config/bigip.license file using your favorite text editor and use the reloadlic command to read the new license(In vi its “dGi” to delete the whole contents and enter insert mode, and then CTRL-V or Command-V to paste the whole file in and type the Escape key, :wq to save):