Bug ID 739570: Unable to install EPSEC package

Last Modified: May 29, 2024

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP APM, Install/Upgrade(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
12.1.5.2, 13.0.0, 13.0.0 HF1, 13.0.0 HF2, 13.0.0 HF3, 13.0.1, 13.1.0, 13.1.0.1, 13.1.0.2, 13.1.0.3, 13.1.0.4, 13.1.0.5, 13.1.0.6, 13.1.0.7, 13.1.0.8, 13.1.1, 13.1.1.2, 13.1.1.3, 13.1.1.4, 13.1.1.5, 13.1.3, 13.1.3.1, 13.1.3.2, 13.1.3.3, 13.1.3.4, 13.1.3.5, 14.0.0, 14.0.0.1, 14.0.0.2, 14.0.0.3, 14.0.0.4, 14.0.0.5, 14.0.1, 14.0.1.1, 14.1.0, 14.1.0.1, 14.1.0.2, 14.1.0.3, 14.1.0.5, 14.1.0.6, 14.1.2, 14.1.2.1, 14.1.2.2, 14.1.2.3, 14.1.2.4, 14.1.2.5, 14.1.2.6, 14.1.2.7, 14.1.2.8, 14.1.3, 15.0.0, 15.0.1, 15.0.1.1, 15.0.1.2, 15.0.1.3, 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0, 15.1.0.1, 15.1.0.2, 15.1.0.3, 15.1.0.4, 15.1.0.5, 15.1.1, 16.0.0, 16.0.0.1, 16.0.1

Fixed In:
16.1.0, 16.0.1.1, 15.1.2, 14.1.3.1, 13.1.3.6, 12.1.5.3

Opened: Aug 07, 2018

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

Installation of EPSEC package via tmsh fails with error: Configuration error: Invalid mcpd context, folder not found (/Common/EPSEC/Images).

Impact

First-time installation of EPSEC package through tmsh fails.

Conditions

-- EPSEC package has never been installed on the BIG-IP device. -- Running the command: tmsh create apm epsec epsec-package <package_name>.iso local-path /shared/apm/images/<package_name>.iso

Workaround

You can do a first-time installation of EPSEC with the following commands: tmsh create sys folder /Common/EPSEC tmsh create sys folder /Common/EPSEC/Images tmsh install Upload/<package_name>.iso

Fix Information

When EPSEC package is installed through tmsh command, the folder /Common/EPSEC/Images gets created if it does not exist.

Behavior Change

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