Manual Chapter :
Preparing to Upgrade BIG-IQ
Applies To:
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BIG-IQ Centralized Management
- 7.1.0
Preparing to Upgrade BIG-IQ
Download the BIG-IQ software image from F5 Networks
Downloading a software image from F5 Networks is the first step to making it available to install on the BIG-IQ system.
The BIG-IQ disk space compatibility check is not supported for BIG-IQ hotfix images. To avoid errors, download a standard BIG-IQ
.iso
image. - Log in to the F5 Downloads site,downloads.f5.com.
- Click theFind a Downloadbutton.
- Click the name of the product line.
- Click the product name,Centralized Management.
- Click the version number you want to download.
- Read the End User Software License agreement and click theI Acceptbutton if you agree with the terms.
- Click the BIG-IQ version<version number>.isofile name that you want to download.
- Click the name of the closest geographical location to you.The software image downloads to your local system.
The software image is now available for you to upload to BIG-IQ to make it available for this upgrade.
Upload the BIG-IQ software image
Before you can upload the software image to
BIG-IQ, you must have first downloaded it from the F5 Downloads site,
downloads.f5.com
.You upload the BIG-IQ version software image to the primary BIG-IQ
system to make it available for this upgrade.
- At the top of the screen, clickSystem.
- On the left click .
- Click theUpload Imagebutton.
- Click theChoose Filebutton and go to the location to which you downloaded the image, and click theOpenbutton to upload it to BIG-IQ.
- Click theUploadbutton.The screen refreshes to display the progress of the upload.
