Bug ID 699339: Geolocation upgrade files fail to replicate to secondary blades

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
12.1.2, 12.1.3, 12.1.3.1, 12.1.3.2, 12.1.3.3, 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

Fixed In:
14.0.0, 13.1.0.4, 12.1.3.4

Opened: Dec 19, 2017

Severity: 3-Major

Related Article: K24634702

Symptoms

Geolocation upgrade files fail to replicate to secondary blades.

Impact

Geoip database is not updated to match primary blade.

Conditions

-- Multiblade VIPRION platforms/vCMP guests. -- Upgrading geolocation files on the primary blade. -- Viewing the geolocation files on the secondary blades.

Workaround

Use either of the following workarounds: -- Use the root account to manually create the /shared/GeoIP/v2 directory on secondary blades, and then run geoip_update_data on primary blade. -- On primary blade: 1. Edit /etc/csyncd.conf as shown below. 2. Restart csyncd. 3. Run geoip_update_data. To edit /etc/csyncd.conf: Merge the following two terms: monitor dir /shared/GeoIP {...) monitor dir /shared/GeoIP/v2 {...} into one term, as follows: monitor dir /shared/GeoIP { queue geoip pull pri2sec recurse yes defer no lnksync yes md5 no post "/usr/local/bin/geoip_reload_data" }

Fix Information

Geolocation upgrade files now correctly replicate to secondary blades.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips