Manual Chapter : Installation for systems running BIG-IP software on TMOS

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Installation for systems running BIG-IP software on TMOS

Verify the f5optics version on systems running BIG-IP software

You can use
tmsh
to verify the version of the
f5optics
package on your system running BIG-IP software and update it to a newer version, if needed.
  1. Connect to the system using the serial console or by opening an SSH session to the management IP address.
  2. Log in to the command line interface (CLI) of the system using an account with root access.
  3. Verify the package version.
    tmsh show net f5optics
    This is an example of the output that you might see when you run this command on a BIG-IP system:
    Name : f5optics Relocations: (not relocatable) Version : 1.0.0 Vendor: (none) Release : 60.0 Build Date: Wed 13 May 2020 12:29:48 AM PDT Group : System Environment/Libraries Source RPM: f5optics-1.0.0-60.0.src.rpm Summary : F5 optics configuration Description : f5 Optics Configuration
    This is an example of the output that you might see when you run this command on a VIPRION system:
    === slot 2 addr 192.0.2.11 color green === Name : f5optics Relocations: (not relocatable) Version : 1.0.0 Vendor: (none) Release : 60.0 Build Date: Wed 13 May 2020 12:29:48 AM PDT Group : System Environment/Libraries Source RPM: f5optics-1.0.0-60.0.src.rpm Summary : F5 optics configuration Description : f5 Optics Configuration
If the version of
f5optics
on your system is not the latest available from F5, you download the latest version of the package from the F5 Downloads site at my.f5.com/manage/s/downloads.

Download the f5optics package

You can download the
f5optics
package from F5 to install updates to F5-branded transceiver modules.
  1. On your management workstation, log in to my.f5.com/manage/s/downloads.
  2. Read the End User License Agreement and Program Terms and select the check box.
    You must accept the license agreement and program terms before you can proceed.
  3. Click
    Next
    .
  4. Under
    Select a product family
    , select
    Hardware-Specific
    .
  5. Under
    Tell us more about your product
    , for
    Product Line
    , select
    Platform
    .
  6. For
    Product Version
    , select
    f5optics
    .
  7. Under
    Select a product container
    , select the software that you want to download.
  8. Under
    Select a download file
    , select a file name.
  9. For
    Download locations
    , select a download location.
  10. Click
    Download
    .
  11. Download the corresponding checksum file.
    The corresponding checksum file has the same name, except that
    .md5
    is the file extension. After the download completes, verify the integrity of the file by checking the MD5 checksum.
After you download the latest version of the
f5optics
package, you import the IM file to your system and then install the package.

Install the f5optics package on BIG-IP systems

Before you can install a new version of the
f5optics
package, you must use SCP to move the
f5optics
IM file to the
/shared/f5optics/images
directory on your BIG-IP or VIPRION system.
You can use
tmsh
to install updates to F5-branded transceiver modules using the
f5optics
package.
When you run an optics package installation process, traffic on the system being updated is disrupted. During the installation process, you are prompted to confirm that you are aware of this action before the installation can proceed.
  1. Connect to the system using the serial console or by opening an SSH session to the management IP address.
  2. Log in to the command line interface (CLI) of the system using an account with admin access.
  3. Open the TMOS Shell (
    tmsh
    ).
    tmsh
  4. Change to the network module.
    net
    The system prompt updates with the module name:
    user@bigip01(Active)(/Common)(tmos.net)#
  5. Install the
    f5optics
    package.
    install f5optics [
    recovery
    ] [
    slot
    [ <
    slot-number
    > |
    all
    ] ]
    The
    slot
    option applies only to chassis-based systems. The
    recovery
    option enables you to recover from a corrupted
    f5optics
    installation by installing the latest version of the
    f5optics
    package that is currently available on the system.
  6. When you are prompted to confirm the installation, enter
    y
    .
    A summary similar to this example displays:
    Before installation: f5optics-1.0.0-56.0.i686 f5optics-1.0.0-56.0.x86_64 already installed. Installing f5optics-1.0.0-60.0.i686.rpm f5optics-1.0.0-60.0.x86_64.rpm After installation: f5optics-1.0.0-60.0.i686 f5optics-1.0.0-60.0.x86_64 is installed. Restarting bcm56xxd