Running Software Upgrade on HA F5 Devices

To run this workflow:

  1. Go to Menu > ADC+ > AUTOMATION > Workflow Catalog > View/Run
  2. Click the F5 BIG-IP System category on the View/Run Workflows page.
  3. On the popup window, hover the mouse over the Software Upgrade on F5 HA Devices workflow.
    The Run and Schedule buttons are displayed.
  4. Click .
    The Request > Software Upgrade on F5 HA Devices :: FormBuilder page is displayed.
  5. Enter/select the Device Selection details.
    Table 1. Device Selection Section - Field and Description Table
    Field Description
    *Datacenter Displays the list of datacenters of the devices, which are created in the Device Inventory. Select the datacenter of a device from the drop-down option for which this request is to be created. For the devices, which are created without a datacenter in the Device Inventory, select the datacenter as None.
    *Standby Device Displays the list of devices associated with the selected datacenter. If the datacenter is selected as None, the devices that are created without datacenter details are listed. Select the desired device from the dropdown list.
    Disk Space Threshold needed for installation Specifies the threshold limit value for the installation. If the available disk space falls below the defined threshold value during installation, the installation process will be stopped automatically to prevent any potential issues due to insufficient disk space. The default threshold value is set to 15 units.
    *: Mandatory fields
    The fields in the StandBy Device Details and the Active Device Details sections are auto-populated when you click the Fetch Standby device Installed Image and Fetch Active device Installed Image buttons, respectively.
  6. Enter/select Image and Volume Details.
    Table 2. Image and Volume Details Section - Field and Description Table
    Field Description
    SFTP When you use SFTP servers to store ISO files, you need to add the SFTP servers to the Inventory section under Others, with "sftp" selected as the model. The values are:
    • Yes - Select this option to store ISO files in SFTP servers. Then, select a SFTP sever from the SFTP Server drop-down menu and specify the path in the ISO File Path field.
    • No (default) - Select this option to store ISO files in AppViewX. For software upgrades, ensure that the ISO files are available in the following directory: INSTALLATION_PATH/appviewx_dependencies/vw/dependencies/bigip_images. In a multi-node instance, make sure to upload ISO files to all nodes.
    *ISO File Name Click the retrieve button, and then select a desired ISO file name from the dropdown list.
    *New Volume Name Enter the new volume name. The format of the volume name must be in the form of HDX.Y, CFX.Y, or MDX.Y.
    *: Mandatory fields
  7. Verify the device and overall statuses under the Device Optimality Validation section to ensure that all devices are functioning optimally.
    Table 3. Device Optimality Validation Section - Field and Description Table
    Field Description
    Validate Device Click this button to start the validation.
    *Device Status Displays details about the status of the device.
    *Overall Status Displays details about the overall status of the system.
    *: Mandatory fields
  8. Select Generate Qkview File option. Further options are:

    • If you select Yes for the Generate Qkview File option, you can then choose whether to upload the Qkview file to the iHealth Portal.

    • If you select Yes for Upload to iHealth Portal, you will need to provide the iHealth case number associated with the upload.

    • If you choose No for Upload to iHealth Portal, the Qkview file will not be uploaded to the iHealth Portal.

  9. Select the following options in Reactivate License Automatically. field:
    • No (default): Select this option to renew the license manually.
    • Yes: Select this option to enables automatic license renewal. For automatic license reactivation, the F5 device must have Internet access.
  10. Click Next.
    The Confirmation dialog box is displayed.
  11. To save this form so you can edit it later, click Save Draft and then click OK.
    The form will be saved as Open request under Request > My Request.

    OR

    To submit the form, click OK.

    The software upgrade starts. It takes a while to complete the software upgrade.
    Note:
    • A request is created for this workflow. To view the request, navigate to Menu > Request > All.
    • If there is any failure in running this workflow, start a new workflow by providing the correct data.
    • Alternatively, clone the request, update the correct input data in the form input, and submit the workflow.
  12. After the manual check, click Proceed.
    The Confirmation dialog box is displayed.
  13. Click Ok to submit the form.
  14. After the Object Count Comparison, click Proceed.
    The Confirmation dialog box is displayed.
  15. Click Ok to submit the form.
    The implementation process for software upgrade is completed.
  16. In case the request has to be reverted, execute the following steps:
    1. Go to the Menu > Request > All.
    2. Right-click the row on your desired Request ID.
    3. Select the Rollback option.
    4. Select Yes in the Rollback confirmation dialog box.
      A new request is triggered for performing rollback.