Bug ID 701485: Storage upgrade when upgrading to BIG-IQ version 5.4

Last Modified: Aug 19, 2026

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IQ Web App Security (ASM)(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
5.1.0, 5.2.0, 5.3.0, 5.4.0, 5.4.0 hf1, 5.4.0 hf2

Opened: Jan 11, 2018

Severity: 3-Major

Related Article: K49064145

Symptoms

After upgrading to BIG-IQ 5.4.0 and booting into the new volume, the BIG-IQ CLI displays a "STORAGE_UPGRADE_FAILED" error message and user interface displays "Waiting for BIG-IQ services to become available..." The tokuupgrade log also displays the following message: TypeError: Cannot read property 'attackTypeReference' of undefined

Impact

Upgrades cannot be completed successfully on the configuration.

Conditions

This can happen if the previous configuration on the BIG-IQ has an ASM signature set created by manually selecting individual signatures rather than through a filter.

Workaround

None

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips