Last Modified: Oct 19, 2025
Affected Product(s):
BIG_IP_NEXT(VE/HW) Install/Upgrade, MA-VE
Known Affected Versions:
20.3.0
Opened: Oct 01, 2024 Severity: 2-Critical
When upgrading a BIG-IP Next instance to the 20.3.0 release, it is possible that the certificate on the BIG-IP Next instance temporarily changes. When this happens, it requires the user to trust the temporary certificate to complete the upgrade and then to reestablish trust with the original certificate once the upgrade completes.
User intervention may be required to complete the upgrade and ensure the instance can continue to be managed by BIG-IP Next Central Manager after the upgrade. You may need to do this intervention multiple times.
Upgrading BIG-IP Next instance to the 20.3.0 release.
If the BIG-IP Next instance upgrade process prompts to trust a new certificate, use the provided button to accept the new certificate. If the BIG-IP Next instance shows up with a health status of UNKNOWN at any point after the upgrade, navigate to the instance properties screen and select the Certificates section. Ignore the errors that show up on these screens and click the Establish Trust button. When prompted, accept this certificate fingerprint. After the operation completes, click the Cancel & Exit button and wait for the next health update to bring the instance back to a valid health status.
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