Manual Chapter :
After Upgrading to BIG-IQ version 5.0
Applies To:
Show VersionsBIG-IQ Centralized Management
- 5.0.0
Re-establishing an HA configuration
After you upgrade both BIG-IQ® systems in a HA configuration,
you can re-associate the secondary system with the primary BIG-IQ system.
Both BIG-IQ systems in the HA configuration are now running BIG-IQ version
5.0.
Now you should verify that both BIG-IQ system have the same
configuration.
Re-specifying configuration settings
Important: In the unlikely event you are unable to log in to a BIG-IQ 7000 series
platform after you upgraded it, refer to SOL40338232: The BIG-IQ system interface might be
inaccessible after the BIG-IQ system is upgraded from BIG-IQ Centralized Management version
4.5.x or 4.6.0 to 5.0.0 at
https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/k/40/sol40338232.html for
more information.
Some settings and configurations are not compatible between BIG-IQ® version 4.5 or 4.6, and version 5.0. After you upgrade to BIG-IQ version 5.0, you’ll need to re-specify configuration settings for any of the following functionality you were using before you upgraded.
System Management:
- SMTP server settings, except for email recipients, which persist after upgrading.
- BIG-IQ Logging, logging nodes, and logging configuration
- Backup Schedules, including retention policies, when upgrading from BIG-IQ version 4.5 directly to version 5.0. If you upgrade from BIG-IQ version 4.6 to version 5.0, the Backup Schedules and retention policies are retained. Refer to the BIG-IQ version 5.0 release notes for more information.
Audit Logging:
- Archive Settings
Device Management:
- Backup Schedules, including retention policies, when upgrading from BIG-IQ version 4.5 directly to version 5.0. If you upgrade from BIG-IQ version 4.6 to version 5.0, the Backup Schedules and retention policies are retained. Refer to the BIG-IQ version 5.0 release notes for more information.
Change Management:
- Configuration Snapshots
- Evaluate & Deploy
Network Security:
- Notification Rules and Notification Schedules
- Change Verification Reports
- Web Application Security event logs created in a previous version of BIG-IQ are not compatible with BIG-IQ version 5.0.
Global User Settings
- Reverts to default settings