Bug ID 1788209: The live update files are reinstalled repeatedly

Last Modified: Oct 21, 2025

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

Known Affected Versions:
17.1.1, 17.1.1.1, 17.1.1.2, 17.1.1.3, 17.1.1.4, 17.1.2, 17.1.2.1, 17.1.2.2, 17.1.3

Opened: Jan 23, 2025

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

Manifest comparison raises false mismatch result.

Impact

The same Live Update files are being installed repeatedly.

Conditions

HA setup with manual sync mode.

Workaround

On both devices: Verify device group is synced and there is no current LU activity (check for now updates, installation in progress. etc) stop nsyncd: bigstart stop nsyncd. delete manifest: rm -f /var/nsyncd/manifest start nsyncd: bigstart start nsyncd

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips