Forum Discussion
RaghavendraSY
Feb 17, 2019Altostratus
Perform the change on weekend during a maintenance window.
- Take UCS backup of existing production devices
- Configure network configurations of new devices with new Management IP and disable all interfaces except maangement IP
- Now import UCS file on new standby device using below command
tmsh load /sys ucs no-license
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Once you import UCS file change the management IP address to new IP address.
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Verify all congifurations are in place
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Now perform step 3 to 5 on new active device.
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Once all configurations are in place on new F5 devices.
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During the maintenance window disable all interfaces on old devices and simultaneoulsy enable on new devices
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Clear ARP entries on connected switches for the subnets.
Issues:
During UCS import you may face encyption key issues. Eg: Tacacs password etc.. You need to nullify them Make sure both licenses are having similar moules on both the devices.
Please let me know any more information is required.