Bug ID 599221: ASM Policy cannot be created in non-default partition via the Import Policy Task

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Fixed In:
13.0.0, 12.1.3.2

Opened: Jun 14, 2016

Severity: 2-Critical

Symptoms

An ASM Policy cannot be created in a non-default (/Common) partition using the Import Policy Task (/mgmt/tm/asm/tasks/import-policy).

Impact

Policy is created in /Common instead of the specified partition.

Conditions

User attempts to create a new ASM policy in a non-/Common partition using a file or template via the import policy tasks.

Workaround

1) Create a Policy in the desired partition via a POST to the /mgmt/tm/asm/policies endpoint. 2) Execute the Import Policy Task (/mgmt/tm/asm/tasks/import-policy) using the created policy as the policyReference to overwrite it.

Fix Information

Policy Import creates new policies in the specified partition.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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