Applies To:
Show VersionsBIG-IQ Centralized Management
- 5.4.0
What you need to do before you upgrade BIG-IQ from version 5.x to 5.4
Before upgrading F5® BIG-IQ® Centralized Management, perform the following tasks.
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Create a backup of the BIG-IQ system's current compressed user configuration set (UCS) and store it on a remote server. | The UCS file includes: system-specific configuration files; license, user account and password information; and SSL certificates and keys. You can use this backup if you want to restore to the previous version of BIG-IQ. |
Decide which disk volume to install the upgrade on. At least two volumes are required to upgrade BIG-IQ. | If the machine you are upgrading does not have two volumes, you must create one using a CLI command. The upgrade task provides options for either case. |
Deploy any staged configuration changes to your managed devices. | Deploy configuration changes you have staged for your devices. When addressing configuration conflicts for each BIG-IP device, we recommend you use BIG-IP to override the configuration settings stored on BIG-IQ. Refer to the section titled, Re-discover devices and re-import services from the user interface. |
If you are currently using a self-IP address for device discovery, make a note of that IP address. |
You'll need to enter it when you perform setup after you upgrade and reboot the BIG-IQ system. |
If you're currently running a version of BIG-IQ prior to version 5.0, you must first upgrade to version 5.0 before you can upgrade to version 5.4. For more information, refer to the guide titled, F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management: Upgrading BIG-IQ to Version 5.0 .
Remove the secondary BIG-IQ from the HA pair
Upload the BIG-IQ software image to the secondary BIG-IQ system
Upload the latest version of the BIG-IQ software image to your secondary BIG-IQ system to make it available for this upgrade.
Install the latest version of BIG-IQ software on the HA peer
Upload the latest version of the BIG-IQ software image
Upload the BIG-IQ version software image to the primary BIG-IQ system to make it available for this upgrade.
Upgrade the primary BIG-IQ system to the latest version
- Prepare the DCD cluster for upgrade. See Prepare for Data Collection Device Upgrade on support.f5.com.
- Update the DCDs in the cluster.
- Download the BIG-IQ version 5.4 .iso image from the F5 downloads site.
Upgrade the BIG-IQ primary to take advantage of the newest functionality and features.