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uni
Altostratus
I think I have it. When you import a file through the Configuration Utility, the file is uploaded to /tmp (this seems to be a function of the Apache web server), which is in the "/" (root) partition. Thus the size of the upload is limited to the amount of free space in the root partition. Once the file is imported to the local file system, it is moved to the /config partition, which may have more space available.
Curiously, if you use tmsh to load a file (tmsh create sys file ifile source-path ), the temporary file goes to /var/tmp, which should have a lot of space available.
I suggest you try the tmsh method
uni
Aug 15, 2013Altostratus
I wouldn't pin my hopes on expanding partition sizes. The BigIP is an appliance not a server. If you start messing with the partition sizes, you will have to do it every time you update or apply a hotfix.
In my opinion, F5 should link /tmp to somewhere in a larger partition, eg to /shared/tmp, or change where the httpd temporary files go