Bug ID 825501: IPS IM package version is inconsistent on slot if it was installed or loaded when a slot was offline.

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
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, 14.1.3.1, 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, 15.1.2, 15.1.2.1

Fixed In:
16.1.0, 16.0.1.1, 15.1.3, 14.1.4

Opened: Sep 12, 2019

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

If the IPS IM package is installed on a multi-slot device, and one slot is offline, the IM package version might be different on the offline slot when it comes back online. It also shows different versions of the Active IM package on different slots.

Impact

The primary blade syncs the IM package to all of the secondary blades that are online; however, when the offline blade comes back online, it does not have the updated IM package. As a result, traffic being processed by different blades will be using different IPS libraries and might cause inconsistency in the functionality

Conditions

-- Multi-bladed clustered system. -- One of the blades is offline. -- The IPS IM package is installed to the primary blade.

Workaround

Although there is no workaround, you can prevent the issue by ensuring that all blades are online when you install an IPS IM package.

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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