Bug ID 1154021: Unnecessary warning messages related to 'smartctl' utility appears on VE devices after upgrade

Last Modified: Oct 19, 2025

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

Known Affected Versions:
15.1.6.1, 15.1.7, 15.1.8, 15.1.8.1, 15.1.8.2, 15.1.9, 15.1.9.1, 15.1.10, 15.1.10.2, 15.1.10.3, 15.1.10.4, 15.1.10.5, 15.1.10.6, 15.1.10.7, 15.1.10.8

Opened: Sep 12, 2022

Severity: 4-Minor

Symptoms

The following log messages occur in BIG-IP VE devices after upgrading to version 15.1.6.1: warning mcpsync[3292]: tm_install::TMOS::TMOS_binary: cannot find program: smartctl warning mcpsync[3292]: tm_install::TMOS::TMOS_binary: cannot find program: smartctl /usr/sbin/smartctl

Impact

Warnings are logged. When the warnings occur on BIG-IP Virtual Edition, they are benign and can be ignored.

Conditions

Upgrade VE/VCMP devices from older version to 15.1.6 or higher versions.

Workaround

None

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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