Bug ID 1238245: Prevent system upgrade during firmware update

Last Modified: Jun 04, 2025

Affected Product(s):
F5OS F5OS-A, Install/Upgrade(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
F5OS-A 1.2.0, F5OS-A 1.3.1, F5OS-A 1.3.2

Fixed In:
F5OS-A 1.8.0

Opened: Feb 09, 2023

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

Triggering a system upgrade when BIOS update is in progress will result in a system reboot, interrupting all processes. The system will get into an inaccessible state.

Impact

System gets into inaccessible state and ConfD session become unreachable.

Conditions

Trigger system software upgrade when firmware update is running in the background.

Workaround

None

Fix Information

A compatibility check failure message is displayed stating that the firmware update is in progress.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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