Bug ID 863009: DHD shows misleading error message in the About page, when the minor versions of BIG-IP and DHD do not match

Last Modified: Feb 13, 2024

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP DDHD, Install/Upgrade(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
14.1.0, 14.1.0.1, 14.1.0.2, 14.1.0.3, 14.1.0.5, 14.1.0.6, 14.1.2, 14.1.2.1, 14.1.2.2, 15.0.0, 15.0.1, 15.0.1.1, 15.0.1.2, 15.0.1.3, 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0, 15.1.0.1, 15.1.0.2

Fixed In:
16.0.0, 15.1.0.3, 14.1.2.3

Opened: Dec 18, 2019

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

When the BIG-IP system is upgraded to a version whose minor version number is not '0' (e.g., 14.1.2.x), the supported BIG-IP version check in DHD fails and reports an error message, for example: Unsupported BIG-IP version "14.1.2.2". Please upgrade to BIG-IP "14.1.0".

Impact

Invalid error message is seen in the System :: About page. DHD functionality is not affected, and you can safely ignore this message.

Conditions

The BIG-IP software minor version number is not 0 (zero).

Workaround

None.

Fix Information

Ignore BIG-IP minor version when conducting compatibility check in DHD.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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