Bug ID 2162061: Compliance warning messages for deprecated IPS objects when AFM/IPS not provisioned

Last Modified: Dec 06, 2025

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

Known Affected Versions:
17.5.1.3

Opened: Nov 25, 2025

Severity: 4-Minor

Symptoms

Compliance warning messages for deprecated IPS objects even when AFM/IPS not provisioned. === Compliance '/Common/gtp_unknown_tunnel_id' is deprecated and removed from '/Common/protocol_inspection'. Compliance '/Common/smtp_command_length_overflow' is deprecated and removed from '/Common/protocol_inspection'.

Impact

Warning messages are printed during tmsh load sys config: # tmsh load sys config Loading system configuration... ... There were warnings: Compliance '/Common/gtp_unknown_tunnel_id' is deprecated and removed from '/Common/protocol_inspection'. <<< Compliance '/Common/smtp_command_length_overflow' is deprecated and removed from '/Common/protocol_inspection'. <<<< # These warnings can be ignored.

Conditions

-- AFM/IPS Module is not provisioned -- tmsh load sys config

Workaround

None

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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