Symptoms
Upgrading a vCMP guest fails with the block-device-image option (where the actual images reside on the host).
Attempts to upgrade vCMP guest volumes fail, showing a failed status:
tmsh show sys software
...
HD1.2
1
none
none
none
no
failed (archive read or checksum error).
Impact
Unable to upgrade software on vcmp guest.
Conditions
Attempt to upgrade vCMP guest from image residing on the host, for example:
$ tmsh install sys software block-device-image BIGIP-15.1.0.3-0.0.12.iso volume HD1.2
Workaround
Copy upgrade image to guest and upgrade directly, for example:
$ tmsh install sys software image BIGIP-15.1.0.3-0.0.12.iso volume HD1.2