Bug ID 891569: Erroneous uploads are not deleted when the database is not saved

Last Modified: Jul 12, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
7.1.0, 7.1.0.1, 7.1.0.2, 7.1.0.3, 7.1.6, 7.1.6.1, 7.1.7, 7.1.7.1, 7.1.7.2, 7.1.8, 7.1.8.1, 7.1.8.2, 7.1.8.3, 7.1.8.4, 7.1.8.5, 7.1.9, 7.1.9.7, 7.1.9.8, 7.1.9.9

Opened: Mar 20, 2020

Severity: 4-Minor

Symptoms

A large (90+ MB) file is left on the BIG-IQ file system if you upload the wrong file, but then decide to cancel the database creation. These uploaded but not saved database zip files will also appear under the Software Images Grids.

Impact

A large (90+ MB) file is left on the BIG-IQ file system each time you upload the wrong file and have to cancel a database creation.

Conditions

You upload a new GeoIP database zip file, but then cancel instead of creating a new update package.

Workaround

There are two ways to delete the zip file: 1. Navigate to Devices>SOFTWARE MANAGEMENT and delete the file from there. 2. Log in to the BIG-IQ via SSH as root and type: rm /shared/images/<zip file name>.

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips