Bug ID 1061905: Adding peer unit into device trust changes the failover address family.

Last Modified: Sep 24, 2024

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP LTM(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
15.1.4, 15.1.4.1, 15.1.5, 15.1.5.1, 15.1.6, 15.1.6.1, 15.1.7, 15.1.8, 15.1.8.1, 15.1.8.2, 15.1.9, 15.1.9.1, 15.1.10, 15.1.10.2, 15.1.10.3, 15.1.10.4, 15.1.10.5

Opened: Nov 16, 2021

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

In Device Management >> Devices >> [self device] > Failover Network. Address Family Mode resets back to "IPv4 & IPv6" instead of already set configuration i.e. IPv4 when a new peer unit is added.

Impact

Inconsistent configuration

Conditions

-- Add a new device into the device trust. -- Set both devices to "IPv4". -- Join the devices in device trust.

Workaround

Modify the address family to IPv4 manually after adding the peer.

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips