Bug ID 1271973: Disabling 1G/10G BaseT interface in F5OS does not make the link down on the peer port

Last Modified: Aug 01, 2024

Affected Product(s):
F5OS F5OS-A(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
F5OS-A 1.3.2, F5OS-A 1.4.0, F5OS-A 1.5.0, F5OS-A 1.5.1

Fixed In:
F5OS-A 1.7.0, F5OS-A 1.5.2

Opened: Mar 16, 2023

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

An external switch connected to one of the 1G/10G BaseT interfaces will show link-up even when the interface is disabled in F5OS.

Impact

The external switch link-up is misleading since the interface is actually disabled on the F5 system.

Conditions

When a 1G/10G BaseT interface is connected to an external switch and is disabled in F5OS.

Workaround

None

Fix Information

Disabling 1G/10G BaseT interfaces in F5OS now brings the link down.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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