Bug ID 1020717: Policy versions cleanup process sometimes removes newer versions

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP ASM(all modules)

Fixed In:
17.1.0, 16.1.2.2, 15.1.5.1, 14.1.4.6, 13.1.5

Opened: May 24, 2021

Severity: 4-Minor

Symptoms

The policy versions cleanup process sometimes removes versions in incorrect order. Newer versions are removed while older versions are preserved.

Impact

Newer versions are removed.

Conditions

"maxSizeOfSavedVersions" configuration parameter in "/etc/ts/tools/policy_history.cfg" has very low value.

Workaround

increase value of "maxSizeOfSavedVersions" configuration parameter in "/etc/ts/tools/policy_history.cfg"

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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