Download and Import Software

F5OS software download and import

Before you upgrade or install your system, you need to download the latest F5OS software image files from F5 Downloads. VELOS systems run F5OS-C software packages.

Important: If your VELOS system is running F5OS-C software version 1.2.0, F5 strongly recommends that you upgrade to F5OS-C version 1.2.1 or later.

Important: If your VELOS system is running F5OS-C software version 1.1.3 or earlier, you must first upgrade to F5OS-C version 1.1.4 before you can install version 1.2.1 or later.

After you have downloaded the software files, you can use either the CLI or webUI to import the files onto your VELOS system.

Download software files from F5

F5 recommends that you have a web server in your infrastructure that supports HTTPS, has PUT/POST enabled, and has a valid CA signed certificate.

F5 recommends that you download the latest F5OS system software or tenant software files from F5 Downloads.

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 a group:

5. Under Tell us more about your product, select a product line:

6. For Product Version, select the version to download.

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.

12. Transfer the files to a web server in your infrastructure that supports HTTPS.

    Note: If you download a .tar file containing multiple files, you need to extract the images before you can import them onto the system.

File import from the CLI

You can import a file from an external server into the system controller or chassis partitionfrom the CLI. HTTPS is the supported protocol. The remote host should be an HTTPS server with PUT/POST enabled, and a valid CA-signed certificate is recommended.

Note: If you want to import the contents of a .tar file, you need to extract the contents first before you can import them onto the VELOS system.

You can import files into these directories on the systemcontroller:

• images/staging
• images/import
• diags/shared
• configs

You can import files into these directories on a chassis partition:

• diags/shared
• configs
• images

Import files from the CLI

You can import a file from an external serve onto your system from either the system controller or chassis partition CLI.

1. Log in to the command line interface (CLI) of the system controller or chassis partition using an account with admin access.

   When you log in to the system, you are in user (operational) mode.

2. Import a file.

   file import [ remote-port <*port-number*> } username <*user*> password <*password*> remote-host <*ip-address-or-fqdn*> remote-file <*remote-file-path*> remote-url <*full-remote-url*> local-file <*local-file-path*> [insecure] web-token <*remote-system-token*>

   Note: The insecure option ignores certificate warnings during the transfer.

   This example shows how to import a file to the system controller:

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   file import username admin password remote-url 
     https://files.company.com/images/BIGIP-1x.x.x.x-x.x.xxx.ALL-F5OS.qcow2.zip
     local-file images/staging

   This example shows how to import a file to the chassis partition:

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   file import username admin password remote-url 
     https://files.company.com/images/BIGIP-1x.x.x.x-x.x.xxx.ALL-F5OS.qcow2.zip
     local-file images

3. Return to user (operational) mode.

   end

4. Optionally, you can check the file transfer status.

   file transfer-status file-name <*local-file-path*>

Import tenant image files from the CLI

Before you can import a tenant image file, be sure to download the tenant image file to a web server in your infrastructure that supports HTTPS, has PUT/POST enabled, and has a valid CA-signed certificate.

You can import tenant image files onto your VELOS system from the CLI.

1. Log in to the command line interface (CLI) of the chassis partition using an account with admin access.

   When you log in to the system, you are in user (operational) mode.

2. Log in to the command line interface (CLI) of the system using an account with admin access.

   When you log in to the system, you are in user (operational) mode.

3. Import the tenant image file.

   Important: The remote host should be an HTTPS server with PUT/POST enabled and have a valid CA-signed certificate. To ignore the certificate warnings, you can use the insecure option.

   file import remote-url <*ip-address-and-file-path*> local-file <*local-file-path*> username <*user*> password [ remote-port <*port-number*> ] [ protocol [ https | scp | sftp ]] [insecure]

   This example shows how to import a tenant ISO to the system:

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   appliance-1# file import remote-url https://files.company.com/images/BIGIP-15.x.x-x.x.x.ALL-F5OS.qcow2.zip.bundle 
     local-file images/staging username admin password
   Enter the password at the prompt:
   	Value for 'password' (<string>): ******** 
   result File transfer is initiated.(images/staging)

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   syscon-1-active# file import remote-url https://files.company.com/images/BIGIP-15.x.x-x.x.x.ALL-F5OS.qcow2.zip.bundle 
     local-file images/staging username admin password
   Enter the password at the prompt:
       Value for 'password' (<string>): ******** 
   result File transfer is initiated.(images/staging)

   You can use the downloaded image file when deploying a tenant.

   Note: If the file import doesn’t work, you can alternatively log in as a root user and use secure copy (SCP) to copy the tenant image file to the images/staging directory of the system.

4. Return to user (operational) mode.

   end

5. Optionally, you can check the status of the file import with this command.

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   appliance-1# file transfer-status

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   syscon-1-active# file transfer-status

   When the file transfer completes, the Status displays Complete.

File import from the webUI

You can import a file from an external server into the system controller or chassis partition from the webUI. The remote host should be an HTTPS server with PUT/POST enabled, and a valid CA-signed certificate is recommended.

Note: If you want to import the contents of a .tar file, you need to extract the contents first before you can import them onto the system.

You can import files into these directories on a systemcontroller:

• images/staging
• images/import
• diags/shared/
• configs/

You can import files into these directories on a chassis partition:

• diags/shared
• configs
• images

Manage system controller image files from the webUI

You can manage system controller software images from the system controller webUI.

Note: You must use HTTPS for image import.

1. Log in to the VELOS system controller webUI using an account with admin access.

2. On the left, click SOFTWARE MANAGEMENT > Controller Images.

3. To upload an image, click Upload and browse to the image location.

4. To import an image:

   1. Click Import.

      A popup opens.

   2. For URL, enter the URL of the remote image server.

      F5 recommends that the remote host be an HTTPS server with PUT/POST enabled and have a valid CA-signed certificate. You can opt to select the Ignore Certificate Warnings check box if you want to skip the certificate check.

   3. For Username, type the user name for an account on the remote image server, if required.

   4. For Password, type the password for the account, if required.

   5. Select Ignore Certificate Warnings to skip the certificate check.

   6. Click Import Image.

   Note: Depending on the image file size and network availability, the import might take a few minutes. If you want to cancel the in-progress file transfer operation, click Cancel. When the import is successful, the software image is listed in the webUI.

The Image Import Status area of the screen shows the progress of the image import and enables you to confirm when the image import is successful. If an operation fails, hover over the warning icon to see the error that occurred.

Note: A runtime error is displayed in the File Transfer status area, if an invalid operation is performed.

Manage chassis partition image files from the webUI

You can manage chassis partition image files from the system controller webUI.

Note: You must use HTTPS for image import.

1. Log in to the VELOS system controller webUI using an account with admin access.

2. On the left, click SOFTWARE MANAGEMENT > Controller Images.

3. To upload an image, click Upload and browse to the image location.

4. To import an image:

   1. Click Import.

      A popup opens.

   2. For URL, enter the URL of the remote image server.

      F5 recommends that the remote host be an HTTPS server with PUT/POST enabled and have a valid CA-signed certificate. You can opt to select the Ignore Certificate Warnings check box if you want to skip the certificate check.

   3. For Username, type the user name for an account on the remote image server, if required.

   4. For Password, type the password for the account, if required.

   5. Select Ignore Certificate Warnings to skip the certificate check.

   6. Click Import Image.

   Note: Depending on the image file size and network availability, the import might take a few minutes. If you want to cancel the in-progress file transfer operation, click Cancel. When the import is successful, the software image is listed in the webUI.

The Image Import Status area of the screen shows the progress of the image import and enables you to confirm when the image import is successful. If an operation fails, hover over the warning icon to see the error that occurred.

Note: If an invalid operation is performed, a runtime error displays in the File Transfer status area, .

Note: In the case of DNS errors or other more critical errors, a pop-up might appear with options to Dismiss or Retry.

Manage tenant images from the webUI

You can add or delete tenant images within a chassis partition from the chassis partition webUI. You must use HTTPS image import or export. Note that tenant images are specific to the VELOS system, and the software version must be compatible with it.

1. Log in to the VELOS chassis partition webUI using an account with admin access.

2. On the left, click TENANT MANAGEMENT > Tenant Images.

3. To upload an image, click Upload and browse to the image location.

4. To import an image:

   1. Click Import.

      A popup opens.

   2. For URL, enter the URL of the remote image server.

      F5 recommends that the remote host be an HTTPS server with PUT/POST enabled and have a valid CA-signed certificate. You can opt to select the Ignore Certificate Warnings check box if you want to skip the certificate check.

   3. For Username, type the user name for an account on the remote image server, if required.

   4. For Password, type the password for the account, if required.

   5. Select Ignore Certificate Warnings to skip the certificate check.

   6. Click Import Image.

   Note: Depending on the image file size and network availability, the import might take a few minutes. If you want to cancel the in-progress file transfer operation, click Cancel. When the import is successful, the software image is listed in the webUI.

5. To delete a tenant image, select the image and click Delete. It is recommended that you wait 5-10 minutes after deleting a tenant before deploying another tenant.

After you have added the tenant images that you want to use to the chassis partition, you can create and deploy tenants that will use that software image. The tenant image must be one that is listed as compatible with the VELOS system.