Bug ID 649689: Unsupported Power Supply Models Reported as 'Not-Present' When Inserted in 2xxx/4xxx/5xxx/7xxx/10xxx Series Platform

Last Modified: Apr 28, 2025

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

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, 11.5.4, 11.5.4 HF1, 11.5.4 HF2, 11.5.4 HF3, 11.5.4 HF4, 11.5.5, 11.5.6, 11.5.7, 11.5.8, 11.5.9, 11.5.10, 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, 12.0.0, 12.0.0 HF1, 12.0.0 HF2, 12.0.0 HF3, 12.0.0 HF4, 12.1.0, 12.1.0 HF1, 12.1.0 HF2, 12.1.1, 12.1.1 HF1, 12.1.1 HF2, 12.1.2, 12.1.2 HF1, 12.1.2 HF2, 12.1.3, 12.1.3.1, 12.1.3.2, 12.1.3.3, 12.1.3.4, 12.1.3.5, 12.1.3.6, 12.1.3.7, 12.1.4, 12.1.4.1, 12.1.5, 12.1.5.1, 12.1.5.2, 12.1.5.3, 12.1.6, 13.0.0, 13.0.0 HF1, 13.0.0 HF2, 13.0.0 HF3, 13.0.1, 13.1.0, 13.1.0.1, 13.1.0.2, 13.1.0.3, 13.1.0.4, 13.1.0.5, 13.1.0.6, 13.1.0.7, 13.1.0.8, 13.1.1, 13.1.1.2, 13.1.1.3, 13.1.1.4, 13.1.1.5, 13.1.3, 13.1.3.1, 13.1.3.2, 13.1.3.3, 13.1.3.4, 13.1.3.5, 13.1.3.6, 13.1.4, 13.1.4.1, 13.1.5, 13.1.5.1

Fixed In:
14.0.0

Opened: Mar 08, 2017

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

Unsupported power supplies are misleadingly reported as "not-present" when inserted into the system even when power is actively supplied to them. For example, if a system had a valid AC PSU in slot #1 but an unsupported PSU in slot #2: #tmsh show sys hard|grep -A 4 Power Chassis Power Supply Status Index Status Current 1 up AC 2 not-present NA

Impact

Misleading information is given for the power supply as 'not-present' rather than 'unidentified'. System is in an unsupported electrical state and without power redundancy.

Conditions

-- A power supply unit that fits mechanically into the system but is not supported electrically is inserted and powered on. -- Inserted in 2xxx/4xxx/5xxx/7xxx/10xxx series platforms.

Workaround

There is no workaround at this time.

Fix Information

When an unsupported power supply is inserted into the system, it is now reported as 'unidentified'. In addition, a critical alarm will be raised to the LCD and written to the LTM log. For example, if a system had a valid AC PSU in slot #1 but an unsupported PSU in slot #2: # tmsh show sys hard|grep -A 4 Power Chassis Power Supply Status Index Status Current 1 up AC 2 unidentified NA The system reports the following critical alarm: critical 0x12a0059 Chassis power module 2 is unidentified.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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