Last Modified: Jul 18, 2026
Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP ASM, Install/Upgrade
Known Affected Versions:
11.5.1, 11.5.1 hf1, 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, 11.5.1 hf10, 11.5.1 hf11, 11.5.2, 11.5.2 hf1, 11.5.3, 11.5.3 hf1, 11.5.3 hf2, 11.6.0, 11.6.0 hf1, 11.6.0 hf2, 11.6.0 hf3, 11.6.0 hf4, 11.6.0 hf5, 11.6.0 hf6, 11.6.0 hf7, 11.6.0 hf8, 11.6.1, 11.6.1 hf1, 11.6.1 hf2, 11.6.2, 11.6.2 hf1, 11.6.3, 11.6.3.1, 11.6.3.2, 11.6.3.3, 11.6.3.4, 11.6.4, 11.6.5, 11.6.5.1, 11.6.5.2, 11.6.5.3
Fixed In:
12.0.0, 11.5.4
Opened: May 03, 2015 Severity: 3-Major
Upgrade fails with this error: --------------------- The de-escalation period can be either zero or greater than or equal to the escalation period ---------------------
Upgrade fails with this error: --------------------- The de-escalation period can be either zero or greater than or equal to the escalation period ---------------------
-- ASM is provisioned. -- Active DoS profile exists with 'Prevention Duration' set to a value less than 5.
Set the 'Prevention Duration' to at least 'Maximum 5 seconds' in all active DoS profiles.
This release fixes the upgrade process to work with active DoS profiles that have the 'Prevention Duration' setting set to a value less than 5.