Manual Chapter : Upgrading BIG-IP VE Devices in a VMware Service Scaling Group

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BIG-IQ Centralized Management

  • 6.0.1
Manual Chapter

Upgrading BIG-IP VE Devices in a VMware Service Scaling Group

Upgrades for BIG-IP VE devices in an SSG

From BIG-IQ, you can quickly upgrade BIG-IP VE devices in an SSG. When you perform this process, BIG-IQ upgrades the BIG-IP virtual machines in the SSG using the software image identified in the environment specified for this SSG.

Upgrade BIG-IP VE devices in a VMware scaling service group

Before you can upgrade the VE devices in your service scaling group:
  • Use the new software image from F5 to create a new virtual machine in your VMware cloud.
  • Update the VM Image specified in the VMware environment that you use for this SSG.
Upgrade the BIG-IP VE devices in your scaling service group, so they're running the most recent version.
  1. At the top of the screen, click Applications.
  2. On the left, click ENVIRONMENTS > Service Scaling Groups .
  3. Select the SSG, by clicking its name.
  4. Click CONFIGURATION towards the middle of the screen.
  5. On the left, click Devices.
  6. Select the check box next to the devices you want to upgrade, and click the Replace button.
    The BIG-IQ upgrades the devices in this SSG using the VM image in the VMware environment that you use for this SSG.