thats the reason i wanted to check if there is a way to successfully install the HF in the inactive partition without having to format the disk and do LVM.
i am unable to install hf9 (build 855.0) but engineering hotfix for ID485936 (build 855.15).
ID485936 10.2.4 HF9 rollup breaks support for partitioned disk format
[root@B1600-R67-S19:Active] config tmsh show sys hardware | grep -A2 Platform
Platform
Name BIG-IP 1600
BIOS Revision F5 Platform: C102 OBJ-0332-01 BIOS (build: 150) Date: 02/16/12
Base MAC 0:1:d7:b4:47:0
[root@B1600-R67-S19:Active] config lvscan
[root@B1600-R67-S19:Active] config
[root@B1600-R67-S19:Active] config tmsh install sys software hotfix Hotfix-BIGIP-10.2.4-855.0-HF9.iso volume HD1.2
[root@B1600-R67-S19:Active] config tmsh show sys software
Sys::Software Status
Volume Product Version Build Active Status
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HD1.1 BIG-IP 10.2.4 577.0 yes complete
HD1.2 BIG-IP 10.2.4 855.0 no failed (Can't find requested disk HD1.)
[root@B1600-R67-S19:Active] config
[root@B1600-R67-S19:Active] config tmsh install sys software hotfix Hotfix-BIGIP-10.2.4-HF9-855.15-ENG.iso volume HD1.2
[root@B1600-R67-S19:Active] config tmsh show sys software
Sys::Software Status
Volume Product Version Build Active Status
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HD1.1 BIG-IP 10.2.4 577.0 yes complete
HD1.2 BIG-IP 10.2.4 855.15 no complete