Bug ID 712390: Framework upgrade fails when Database monitors are running on the BIG-IP.

Last Modified: Jul 12, 2023

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IQ Device(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
5.3.0

Opened: Mar 28, 2018

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

The framework upgrade fails at the end when attempting to remount the /usr partition as RO. The DB monitors on BIG-IP had a java process open which prevented remounting RO. The framework upgrade actually succeeds but because the remount fails it appears to fail. If you delete and re-add the device everything appears ok, however the /usr partition is still in RW which is not recommended.

Impact

Framework upgrade appears to fail and the /usr partition is in read-write mode.

Conditions

- BIG-IQ updates the framework (per-11.6 devices). - BIG-IP has active DB monitors.

Workaround

On BIG-IP. 1. Find the PID of the process holding the open files that prevent remounting /usr using 'lsof -n'. Look for files with the DEL attribute. It should be a java process. 2. Kill that process. NOTE: DB monitors mail show failures at this point. The monitors will come backup again and return to normal. 3. Remount the /usr partition. 'mount -o remount,ro /usr'

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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