Bug ID 646511: BD crashes repeatedly after interrupted roll-forward upgrade

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
13.0.0

Fixed In:
13.0.0 HF1, 12.1.2 HF1

Opened: Feb 19, 2017

Severity: 4-Minor

Related Article: K59096723

Symptoms

After roll-forward upgrade of version 12.1.x with ASM traffic data is interrupted, BD crashes repeatedly.

Impact

BD crashes repeatedly on subsequent attempts to start ASM.

Conditions

Roll-forward upgrade with ASM traffic data from version 12.1.x (with or without hotfixes) to any 12.1.x or later is interrupted by restart/reboot.

Workaround

Disable roll-forward upgrade of ASM traffic data before upgrade: tmsh modify sys db ucs.asm.traffic_data.save value disable

Fix Information

ASM completes roll-forward upgrade with traffic data correctly, even after upgrade process is interrupted.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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