Bug ID 1691989: The /shared/tmp folder is rapidly increasing with MySQL files and consumes disk space

Last Modified: Oct 19, 2025

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

Known Affected Versions:
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: Oct 08, 2024

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

In /shared/tmp folder, -rw-rw----. 1 mysql mysql 4.4G Jun 13 16:11 #sql_416c_1.MAD -rw-rw----. 1 mysql mysql 5.8G Jun 13 16:11 #sql_416c_1.MAI -----------Space----------- /dev/mapper/vg--db--sda-dat.share 20G 19G 0 100% /shared

Impact

Excessive disk space usage affects performance.

Conditions

If the size of MySQL files in /shared/tmp increases rapidly, it may result in excessive disk space usage.

Workaround

None

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips