Bug ID 1962229: Deployment fails to start after downgrading from a USB-installed version 2.0.0-2690 to 1.8.0-9682

Last Modified: Jul 15, 2026

Affected Product(s):
F5OS F5OS-C, Velos(all modules)

Fixed In:
F5OS v2.0.0

Opened: May 28, 2025

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

Unable to access the system when we downgrade from 2.x bare metal to 1.x version because of VDO backward compatibility issue.

Impact

Unable to access the system.

Conditions

1. Do baremetal installation of 2.x version 2. Downgrade to 1.x version 3. Check the system (VDO.service)

Workaround

None.

Fix Information

This issue is fixed in F5OS v2.0. Replaced VDO with lvm.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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