The downgrade procedure
There may be a time where you have upgraded to a newer version but feel you want to remain on the previous version for a while longer and need to downgrade.
If you want to follow a more structured approach than the rollback procedure, you can apply the upgrade process in reverse to graciously revert to an older version by following these steps:
- Verify that both the base image and preferred maintenance release versions have been downloaded on both members when downgrading a cluster. If the images were removed, download the base image first, then download the maintenance version.
- If you are downgrading a cluster, suspend and upgrade the primary device first.
When you initiate the downgrade to a lower major version, the system will ask whether you want to load a configuration file that was saved just before the previous upgrade. This will ensure you revert to a configuration file that was used in the version you are downgrading to. Unless a lot of...
