Disk space for virtual server update
Trying to test upgrade on a lab server. 12.1.3.4 install fails progress: 96/100 info: saving package installation order... info: saving initial package database... csyncd-12.1.3.4-0.0.2.i686 info: Found -- csyncd tries to configure rsync info: Found -- [csync] section in etc/rsyncd.conf info: finalizing image... info: Adding user/group files to customization data... info: Forwarding previous dhcp client lease file to disk xvda, location 1 (/mnt/tm_install/14610.T6gtxb/usr/lib/install/dhclient.leases). info: pscript Copying dhclient.leases to DHCP lease directory /mnt/tm_install/14610.T6gtxb/var/lib/dhclient/ info: pscript Create the VADC fetch key marker to install ssh keys: /mnt/tm_install/14610.T6gtxb/.vadc_fetch_keys info: pscript Create the user key retreival marker: /mnt/tm_install/14610.T6gtxb/.user_public_key_install info: Applying UCS /var/tmp/IqRzc4wHBm.ucs to disk xvda, location 1 (/mnt/tm_install/14610.T6gtxb). info: capture: status 256 returned by command: F5_INSTALL_MODE=install F5_INSTALL_SESSION_TYPE=install chroot /mnt/tm_install/14610.T6gtxb /usr/local/bin/im -force /var/local/ucs/config.ucs info: >++++ result: info: Extracting manifest: /var/local/ucs/config.ucs info: /var: Not enough free space info: 2407819264 bytes required info: 959385600 bytes available info: /var/local/ucs/config.ucs: Not enough free disk space to install! info: Operation aborted. info: >---- Terminal error: UCS application failed; unknown cause. *** Live install end at 2018/04/25 10:07:06: failed (return code 255) *** Looks simply that the disk partitions on the unused set are not big enough. Feels like a bug, since it is simply being upgraded following documented procedure. I'll try extending root.set.1 volume, but not sure if this is recreated when installing the ISO or not. What is the right^W F5 way to get the volumes built the right size?
Space in /var on physical device
I have been trying to run a BIGIP upgrade and keep getting stuck at the final part of the install where it checks for space in /var. This seems to be when the config has been put into a ucs and it wants to extract it. We have symlinked /var/local/ucs to a different location but it still fails as it seems to check just /var. We have removed everything possible but cannot get it to a point where there is enough space to work. What solutions is there for this problem on a physical device? As I understand it you can only resize /var on a VE. Thanks in advance