Last Modified: Jul 12, 2023
Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP Install/Upgrade, TMOS
Known Affected Versions:
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, 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, 14.0.1.1
Fixed In:
14.1.0, 13.1.3
Opened: Jun 07, 2018 Severity: 1-Blocking
Kernel panic at boot time with specific message similar to the following: mdadm: Devices UUID-<...> and UUID-<...> have the same name: /dev/md<X>.
The downgraded v14.0.0 or earlier version does not boot.
-- System is a RAID platform, with an an earlier style RAID configuration such as the following: + 10000s / 10200v + 10050s / 10250v + 10055s / 10255v -- System has been upgraded through v14.1.0 and then downgraded to v14.0.0 or earlier. Note: For RAID platforms such as i15600 / i15800 and newer, this is not an issue.
To downgrade, boot and install the desired software version from external media.
The duplicate device error no longer occurs during installation; the failure no longer occurs.