Bug ID 2295929: The maximum value of sys db provision.extramb was reduced from 8192 to 4096 MB

Last Modified: Jun 09, 2026

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

Known Affected Versions:
17.1.3.2

Opened: May 14, 2026

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

- From version 16.1.0, the maximum value of sys db provision.extramb is 4096 MB, reduced from 8192 MB. It will be automatically set to 4096 during the upgrade if it has a higher setting - A prior fix was done in ID1589269, which fixed it in 17.1.3.1, but the issue was reintroduced in 17.1.3.2

Impact

- It is extremely rare to need values of provision.extramb above 4096 MB - If the value of sys db provision.extramb is 4096 or less before upgrading, then there will be no impact post-upgrade. After the upgrade, it is not possible to increase the value above 4096

Conditions

Any BIG-IP device running software version 17.1.3.2

Workaround

None

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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