Bug ID 442022: Chassis Power Cycle can cause the a secondary blade in the cluster to not come up

Last Modified: Nov 07, 2022

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Affected Product:  See more info
BIG-IP TMOS(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
11.5.1, 11.5.1 HF1, 11.5.1 HF10, 11.5.1 HF11, 11.5.1 HF2, 11.5.1 HF3, 11.5.1 HF4, 11.5.1 HF5, 11.5.1 HF6, 11.5.1 HF7, 11.5.1 HF8, 11.5.1 HF9, 11.5.10, 11.5.2, 11.5.2 HF1, 11.5.3, 11.5.3 HF1, 11.5.3 HF2, 11.5.4, 11.5.4 HF1, 11.5.4 HF2, 11.5.4 HF3, 11.5.4 HF4, 11.5.5, 11.5.6, 11.5.7, 11.5.8, 11.5.9

Fixed In:
11.6.0, 11.6.0

Opened: Jan 02, 2014
Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

With a chassis power cycle, a secondary blade in the cluster may not come up.

Impact

Blade may be inoperable.

Conditions

Powering on a blade from a chassis power off condition. Also, pulling and reinserting a blade.

Workaround

BIOS 1.23 or newer has a fix for this issue. An alternative workaround requires either power cycling the chassis or a blade pull and reinsertion.

Fix Information

Upgrade to BIOS 1.23 or newer. An alternative is to power cycle the chassis, or pull and re-insert the blade.

Behavior Change