Upgrade Overview for
BIG-IQ v5.2 or 5.3 with a Data Collection Device Cluster to v6.1.0
Manual Chapter :
Upgrade Overview for
BIG-IQ v5.2 or 5.3 with a Data Collection Device Cluster to v6.1.0
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BIG-IQ Centralized Management
6.1.0
Upgrade Overview for
BIG-IQ v5.2 or 5.3 with a Data Collection Device Cluster to v6.1.0
Upgrading BIG-IQ version v5.2 or 5.3 and a data collection device
cluster to v6.1.0
What BIG-IQ setup does this upgrade process support?
The following upgrade process to BIG-IQ Centralized Management
version 6.1.0 is for system setups that currently have version 5.2 or 5.3 installed, and
include a data collection device cluster. If your system is not currently running
version 5.2 or 5.3 or does not include a data collection device cluster, refer to
Supported Upgrade Processes to BIG-IQ Version 6.1.0
on
support.f5.com
.
What happens during a BIG-IQ upgrade to the latest
version?
This example represents a BIG-IQ setup
that includes a high-availability (HA) pair of BIG-IQ systems and a data collection
device (DCD) cluster. During the upgrade, all devices in the DCD cluster are
deactivated until they are all upgraded. During this time, data is not collected
from the managed BIG-IP devices. Data collection resumes when all of the devices in
the DCD cluster are upgraded and restarted.
BIG-IQ pre-upgrade checklist
To ensure that your upgrade goes smoothly, F5 recommends that you
perform a few system checks. Perform this test at least a day or so before you upgrade
in case you discover any issues that take longer than expected to resolve. Going through
this list ahead of time gives you a chance to resolve any issues before the clock is
ticking on your upgrade window.
Verify that the software version of the BIG-IP devices managed
by the BIG-IQ you are updating are at or beyond the minimum supported version. (For
details on how to do this, refer to the AskF5 article K34133507 on
support.f5.com
.)
If you plan to gather performance analytics for the BIG-IP
devices managed by the BIG-IQ you are updating, confirm that the managed devices are
at or beyond version 13.1.1, and provisioned with the AVR service.
Check that you have sufficient disk space for the upgrade. To
calculate the disk space you need, make sure you include the space your current
installation consumes and the extra amount needed for the upgrade.
If the
var
partition for any of the devices in your cluster was
extended before you upgraded, you must extend the
var
partition for that device
before the upgrade can succeed.
(For details on how to do this check,
refer to
Check the volume sizes on your current BIG-IQ
installation
and
Check the volume sizes
required by the software you want to install
in
F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management Disk Space
Management
on
support.f5.com
. For details on how to extend a disk volume, refer to
Resizing VE Disk Volume Workflows
in
F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management Disk Space
Management
on
support.f5.com
).
Verify that your BIG-IQ VE has sufficient memory and CPUs for
the configuration that you plan to deploy. (For details on how to do this, refer to
Determine the resources required for
deployment
in
Planning and Implementing a
BIG-IQ Centralized Management Deployment
on
support.f5.com
).
Examine the health of the devices you plan to upgrade. Make sure
to inspect the BIG-IQ primary and secondary devices as well as each DCD in the
cluster. (For details on how to do this, refer to
Check
the health of devices in a DCD cluster
in
Planning and Implementing a BIG-IQ Centralized Management Deployment
on
support.f5.com
).
Re-activate the licenses on the devices you plan to upgrade to
make sure that the service contract date is up to date. Make sure to do this for the
BIG-IQ primary and secondary devices, as well as each DCD in the cluster. (For
details on how to do this, refer to the F5 Knowledge Center article
K15365
on
support.f5.com
).
Confirm the zone configuration of the DCDs that you plan to
upgrade and for the devices managed by the BIG-IQ systems you plan to upgrade. If a
device is configured to be in a zone that does not have DCDs in it, statistics for
that device will not be collected after the upgrade.
To view the zone configuration for a DCD, navigate to
System
BIG-IQ DATA COLLECTION
BIG-IQ Data Collection
Devices
and note the zone.
To view the zone configuration for a device, navigate to
Devices
, click
the name of the device, then click
STATISTICS COLLECTION
and
note the zone.
Summary of tasks to upgrade BIG-IQ version 5.2 or 5.3 and a DCD
cluster to the latest version
The upgrade process consists of the following phases, where each phase
includes a series of tasks.
F5
recommends that you upgrade the BIG-IQ system and the DCD cluster through the user interface.
Attempting to use a sequence of
tmsh
commands will likely result in loss of
data.
The
upgrade process illustrated here is specific to version 5.2 or 5.3, and requires taking the
DCD cluster offline. To prevent losing data, perform this process during a maintenance window.
To upgrade from a different version, refer to
Choosing the
appropriate upgrade process
on
support.f5.com
for guidance.
Preparing for an upgrade
Download the BIG-IQ software image from the F5 Downloads site.
Upload the latest version of the BIG-IQ software image to the primary
BIG-IQ.
Upgrade your DCD cluster.
Check the health of the devices in the DCD cluster.
Determine available disk space for the devices in the DCD
cluster.
Prepare the upgrade for your DCD cluster.
For each device in the DCD cluster, upload the BIG-IQ software and
upgrade the device.
Upgrade the BIG-IQ systems in the HA pair.
Remove the secondary BIG-IQ system from the primary BIG-IQ
system.
Upgrade the primary BIG-IQ system.
Upload the latest version of the BIG-IQ software image to the
secondary BIG-IQ.
Upgrade the secondary BIG-IQ to the latest version.
Complete post-upgrade processes.
Add the secondary BIG-IQ system back to the primary BIG-IQ
system.
Run the post upgrade process.
Upgrade the statistics agent.
Re-discover devices and re-import services (you can do this either
manually or using a script).
If you manage devices that use APM services, remove and recreate access groups. There
are 3 ways to do this, depending on whether your devices use Secure Web Gateway data and
whether you want to do this manually or in bulk.
If you plan to deploy applications to a VMware cloud environment,
install the vCenter host root certificate on BIG-IQ.
