I have encountered weird issues on BIGIP 12 VE:
- Changes, disable, enable the virtual server will cause bigip to temporarily unable to ping the pool members despite dynamic ARP entry is available.
- Because of point 2, health monitor registered failures on the monitored pool members.
- Priority group does not work properly when persistence is applied. Priority group activation is set to 1, one server in priority group 2 is down, traffic does not send to the only server left in priority group 2 instead sends to server in priority group 1.
Download the base image and hotfix
Download the F5 bigip base image and hotfix from F5. Base image has to be imported before you can install the hotfix.
You will not be able to install the hotfix without importing the base F5 bigip image.
Import the base image
Import hotfix
Can use command line to create a new partition known as HD1.2 and install the hotfix in this partition.
root@(bigip1)(cfg-sync Standalone)(Active)(/Common)(tmos)# install sys software hotfix Hotfix-BIGIP-12.0.0.2.0.644-HF2.iso create-volume volume HD1.2
This command above is the same as this gui.
In command line show the installation progress
root@(bigip1)(cfg-sync Standalone)(Active)(/Common)(tmos)# show sys software
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Sys::Software Status
Volume Product Version Build Active Status
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HD1.1 BIG-IP 12.0.0 0.0.606 yes complete
HD1.2 BIG-IP 12.0.0 0.0.606 no installing 6.000 pct
root@(bigip1)(cfg-sync Standalone)(Active)(/Common)(tmos)#
The command line above showed 6% in progress.
Activate the boot location
Once activate button is clicked, bigip will reboot itself.
If install configuration is selected, the new boot location version must be equal or greater than the version in the source boot location.
In command line need to do two step:
root@(bigip1)(cfg-sync Standalone)(Active)(/Common)(tmos)# quit
[root@bigip1:Active:Standalone] config # switchboot -b HD1.2
info: default boot location changed to HD1.2.
The copy the configuration from one partition to the new partition
[root@bigip1:Active:Standalone] config # cpcfg --source=HD1.1 HD1.2
info: Getting configuration from HD1.1
info: Copying configuration to HD1.2
info: Applying configuration to HD1.2
After this you need to reboot the bigip.
Using GUI is much straight forward and easier.
Reboot completed
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