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BIG-IQ Centralized Management
- 5.3.0
Upgrading the data collection devices to version 5.3
After you prepare the data collection device (DCD) cluster for upgrade, use these procedures to upgrade the DCDs in your cluster. Perform the following tasks for each DCD in the cluster.
- Upload the BIG-IQ® version 5.3 software image.
- From the BIG-IP® device(s), take the DCD out of the alert-traffic flow.
- Deactivate data collection services.
- Upgrade the DCD to version 5.3.
- Confirm that the DCD is back in service
- Reactivate data collection services.
- From the BIG-IP device(s), bring the DCD back online.
What you need to do before you upgrade the data collection device from version 5.2 to 5.3
Before upgrading the F5® BIG-IQ® Centralized Management data collection device, perform these tasks.
Tasks | Additional information |
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Re-activate the BIG-IQ system license. | You must do this for each data collection device in the cluster. For specific instructions about how to reactivate a license, refer to the F5® BIG-IQ® Central Management: Licensing and Initial Setup guide. |
Decide which disk volume you want to install the upgrade on. You must have at least two volumes to upgrade BIG-IQ. | If the machine you are upgrading does not have two volumes, you must create one using a sequence of tmsh commands. The upgrade task provides options for either case. |
Upload the BIG-IQ version 5.3 software image
You upload the BIG-IQ® version 5.3 software image to your DCD to make it available for this upgrade.
Upgrade the data collection devices from version 5.2 to 5.3
The upgrade process installs the new version of the software on one DCD. You must repeat this process for each DCD in your cluster.