Bug ID 524185: Unable to run lvreduce

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.0.0, 11.6.0 HF1, 11.6.0 HF2, 11.6.0 HF3, 11.6.0 HF4, 11.6.0 HF5, 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 HF1, 11.5.3 HF1, 11.5.3 HF2, 11.5.4 HF1, 11.5.4 HF2, 11.5.4 HF3, 11.5.4 HF4, 11.1.0, 11.2.0, 11.2.1, 11.3.0, 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 HF6

Opened: May 19, 2015

Severity: 4-Minor

Related Article: K46535012

Symptoms

Unable to run lvreduce command due to missing program 'blockdev'. (The missing program 'blockdev' is part of the util-linux-extras package.)

Impact

Cannot reallocate the vmdisks app volume.

Conditions

Attempting to reallocate disk resources when upgrading a vCMP system.

Workaround

Acquire the /sbin/blockdev executable from a different BIG-IP device running version 11.6.0-HF6 or 12.x, and install it on the BIG-IP device affected by this issue. Note: If the receiving system is a multi-blade VIPRION, you must install the file on each blade. If you do not have a suitable donor device available, you can contact F5 Support, who will be able to supply the executable to you. Note: Using a blockdev executable from another source is not recommended.

Fix Information

The blockdev utility is now present, so you can run the lvreduce command to reallocate the vmdisks app volume.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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