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# sk109812 - fw_loader is stuck in an endless loop and the policy installation fails with timeout

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk109812 |
| Date Created | 2016-01-26 |
| Last Modified | 2017-04-03 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Gateway, Security Management Server |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20, R82.10, R82, R81.20, R82.20 |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- * Policy installation fails with timeout
* fw_loader is stuck in an endless loop
* One of the Policy Targets has VPN blade and a gateway/cluster object with many interfaces
* Following log is seen in FWM debug: `
  [FW_LOADER [PID]]@[NAME][DATE TIME] write_third_party_devices_table: enter for IPv6
  Operation incomplete due to timeout.
  `
* This sk related to R77.30 only - relate to the new flow in R77.30 fw_loader mechanism

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