Symptoms
When uploading a LiveUpdate image file from the GUI, the upload fails.
In /var/log/restjavad.0.log you see the following error:
[SEVERE][768][25 May 2020 05:38:20 UTC][com.f5.rest.workers.liveupdate.LiveUpdateFileTransferWorker] null
Impact
LiveUpdate images fail to upload.
Conditions
LiveUpdate images are uploaded manually.
Workaround
1. Upload the file to LiveUpdate files directory '/var/lib/hsqldb/live-update/update-files' on the host.
2. Send a POST request with the filename for inserting the file to the LiveUpdate
database:
* url : https://<HOST>/mgmt/tm/live-update/<UPDATE-CONFIGURATION>/update-files
* payload - json:
{ "filename": "<FILE_NAME>",
"fileLocationReference": {"link": "<FILE_NAME>"}}
3. Get the file link reference:
https://{{big_ip1}}/mgmt/tm/live-update/asm-attack-signatures/update-files?$filter=filename eq '<FILE_NAME>'
4. From the response copy the "selfLink" part :
"selfLink": "https://localhost/mgmt/tm/live-update/asm-attack-signatures/update-files/<UPDATE_FILE_ID>"
5. Create a POST request with the value above for creating a new installation record:
* url : https://<HOST>/mgmt/tm/live-update/<UPDATE-CONFIGURATION>/installations
* payload - json:
{
"updateFileReference": {
"link": "https://localhost/mgmt/tm/live-update/asm-attack-signatures/update-files/<UPDATE_FILE_ID>"}
}
6. Now the file is available to install it from the GUI.
7. Another option is to install it via the PATCH request and the installation_id from the response received at step 5:
* url: https://<HOST>/mgmt/tm/live-update/<UPDATE-CONFIGURATION>/installations/<INSTALLATION_ID>
* payload: { "status" : "install" }
