Bug ID 708956: During system boot, error message displays: 'Dataplane INOPERABLE - only 1 HSBes found on this platform'

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
12.1.3, 12.1.3.1, 12.1.3.2, 12.1.3.3, 12.1.3.4, 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, 14.0.0, 14.0.0.1, 14.0.0.2, 14.0.0.3, 14.0.0.4, 14.0.0.5, 14.0.1

Fixed In:
14.1.0, 14.0.1.1, 13.1.0.8, 12.1.3.5

Opened: Mar 06, 2018

Severity: 1-Blocking

Related Article: K51206433

Symptoms

During system bootup, the system occasionally posts the following error message and the system does not come up: Dataplane INOPERABLE - only 1 HSBes found on this platform.

Impact

System does not come up.

Conditions

This occurs occasionally at system bootup. -- Using the following platforms: i4600, i4800, i10600, i10800, i2600, i2800, i7600, i7800, i5600, i5800, i15600, i15800, i12600, i12800, HERCULON i2800, HERCULON i5800, HERCULON i10800, i11600, i11800, i11800-DS, i5820-DF, i7820-DF.

Workaround

Reboot system. Because this condition only happens occasionally, rebooting typically corrects the issue.

Fix Information

This release fixes a race condition that might have occurred while reading FPGA firmware loading status.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips