BIG-IQ Centralized Management: Upgrading Version 5.2 or 5.3 with a Data Collection Device Cluster to Version 6.0.1

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Manual : BIG-IQ Centralized Management: Upgrading Version 5.2 or 5.3 with a Data Collection Device Cluster to Version 6.0.1

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BIG-IQ Centralized Management

6.0.1

Original Publication Date: 08/09/2018
Updated Date: 06/12/2020

Before you Upgrade BIG-IQ and a Data Collection Device Cluster from Version 5.2 or 5.3

Upgrading BIG-IQ version 5.2 or 5.3 and a data collection device cluster

Summary of tasks to upgrade BIG-IQ version 5.2 or 5.3 and a DCD cluster to version 6.0.1

Tasks to complete before you start the upgrade process

Upgrading Devices in a DCD Cluster

Check the health of devices in a DCD cluster

What should I know about estimating disk space requirements devices in a DCD cluster?

Prepare BIG-IQ 5.2 or 5.3 to upgrade DCD cluster

How do I upgrade devices in a DCD cluster from version 5.2 or 5.3?

Upgrading BIG-IQ from Version 5.2 or 5.3

Remove the secondary BIG-IQ system from the HA pair

Upgrade primary BIG-IQ to the latest version

Upload the latest version of the software image to the version 5.2 or 5.3 secondary BIG-IQ

Upgrade secondary BIG-IQ to the latest version

Re-establish the HA configuration after upgrading to latest version

Add the secondary BIG-IQ system to the primary BIG-IQ system

Complete post upgrade processing

Upgrade the statistics agent

Re-discover devices and re-import services

Re-discover devices and re-import LTM, ASM, AFM, and DNS services in bulk using a script

Use a script to remove and recreate access groups in bulk for devices running APM services

Re-import access groups (without SWG data) from the user interface for devices running APM services

Remove and recreate access groups (with SWG data) from the user interface for devices running APM services