Last Modified: Oct 19, 2025
Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP LTM
Known Affected Versions:
17.5.0, 17.5.1, 17.5.1.2
Fixed In:
17.5.1.3, 17.1.3, 16.1.6.1
Opened: Jul 04, 2025 Severity: 1-Blocking
When deploying BIG-IP Best Plus images in Azure, the deployment process fails with the following error message status: Status: "OSProvisioningClientError" Despite this error, the VM may still allow SSH login, causing confusion about the actual deployment status.
- Deployment status is reported as Failed even though the VM is accessible via SSH. - Automation workflows relying on successful provisioning status may break. - Users may assume the deployment is unusable, leading to unnecessary troubleshooting or redeployment.
- Occurs during provisioning of BIG-IP Best Plus images in Azure. - The error is related to SSH key generation timing during the provisioning process.
- After receiving the error, verify if the VM is accessible via SSH. - If accessible, you can proceed with manual configuration.
The fix ensures that the necessary SSH keys are generated prior to the service initialization.