Bug ID 2141373: MCPD crash during dossier validation when /shared/vadc/.hypervisor_type contains invalid or empty (DossierValidator::get_cloud_type)

Last Modified: Nov 05, 2025

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

Known Affected Versions:
17.5.0, 17.5.1, 17.5.1.2, 17.5.1.3

Opened: Nov 03, 2025

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

Mcpd crashes repeatedly during startup. /shared/vadc/.hypervisor_type is empty or contains invalid data.

Impact

System fails to license, mcpd crashes repeatedly. System disrupted while mcpd restars.

Conditions

-- The BIG-IP system is deployed in GCP -- The system is licensed via BIG-IP CM version 8.3.0

Workaround

Move the file /shared/vadc/.hypervisor_type to a temp directory

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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