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Manual : Upgrading BIG-IQ versions 6.0.0 and later with a Data Collection Device Cluster

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BIG-IQ Centralized Management

  • 8.0.0
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Original Publication Date: 02/24/2021
Updated Date: 10/27/2021
Understanding the Upgrade of BIG-IQ with a Data Collection Device Cluster
Upgrading BIG-IQ with a data collection device cluster
What happens during a BIG-IQ and data collection device cluster upgrade?
Preparing to Upgrade a BIG-IQ System with a Data Collection Device Cluster
Pre-upgrade checklist
Verify the compatibility of software on managed BIG-IP devices
Verify all BIG-IQ licenses and services contracts
Download the BIG-IQ software and MD5 file
Upload the BIG-IQ software images
Verify connectivity requirements
Check the disk volume size required by the BIG-IQ software upgrade
Check the volume sizes on your current BIG-IQ installation
Check to see if you have an open slot to install the software on
Increase the size of a disk volume
Check the status of daemons running on BIG-IQ
Download the BIG-IQ pre-upgrade check tool and MD5 file
Verify all staged configuration changes are deployed
Verify DCD zone configuration
Remove the standby BIG-IQ system from the HA pair
Upgrading BIG-IQ with a Data Collection Device Cluster
Upgrade the active BIG-IQ and Data Collection Device Cluster
Upload the BIG-IQ software image to the standby BIG-IQ
Upgrade the standby BIG-IQ
Completing the Upgrade of a BIG-IQ with a Data Collection Device Cluster
Post-upgrade checklist
Run the post-upgrade process manually
Import Venafi private SSL certificate
Add TCP port 5432 to a self-IP address
Add the standby BIG-IQ to the active BIG-IQ (manual failover configuration only)
Add a standby BIG-IQ to the active BIG-IQ (Auto Failover Configuration only)
Re-discover and re-import BIG-IP devices
Install the vCenter host root certificate on BIG-IQ after upgrading
Confirm post-upgrade AS3 version
Post upgrade version roll back
BIG-IQ Upgrade FAQs
FAQs: BIG-IQ Upgrade to 8.0
Data Collection Device upgrade
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