Bug ID 741503: The BIG-IP system fails to load base config file when upgrading with static IPv4

Last Modified: Jul 12, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
14.1.0, 14.1.0.1, 14.1.0.2, 14.1.0.3, 14.1.0.5

Fixed In:
15.0.0, 14.1.0.6

Opened: Aug 23, 2018

Severity: 2-Critical

Symptoms

The BIG-IP system cannot load base config when upgrading with static IPv4. By default, the configuration is not moved on previous releases during the installation, but it moves mgmt address settings and the license.

Impact

Configuration does not load after upgrade.

Conditions

This occurs during upgrade when a static mgmt IPv4 address is configured.

Workaround

Manually set the mgmt-dhcp value to 'disabled' in bigip_base.conf file.

Fix Information

The BIG-IP system now loads the base config file as expected when upgrading with static IPv4 as mgmt address.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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