Bug ID 456324: Partition name of "all-partition" can cause issues.

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP Install/Upgrade, TMOS(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
11.2.1, 11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4, 11.5.5, 11.5.6, 11.5.7, 11.5.8, 11.5.9, 11.5.10

Fixed In:
11.6.0

Opened: Apr 08, 2014

Severity: 2-Critical

Symptoms

In pre-v11.6.x configuration data, if you use words "all-partition" as partition name, the system creates a partition named "all partition," which causes issues.

Impact

System creates a partition named "all partition," which is used in the software for specific purposes, and might result in unexpected issues.

Conditions

In pre-v11.6.x to v11.6.x upgrade configuration data, if you use words "all-partition" as partition name.

Workaround

Before upgrading, replace "all-partition" with something else. These are the reserved names for partitions: all, partition, none, and all-partition.

Fix Information

Now, the following partition names: all, partition, none, and are reserved, and are rejected when creating partitions.

Behavior Change

In v11.6.0 "all-partition" is reserved for the BIG-IP system to use as special partition name referring to all the partitions in the system.

Guides & references

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