Bug ID 1711945: Inconsistent SNMPv3 engineID after re-deployment of BIG-IP VE when using "engineIDType 2"

Last Modified: Nov 12, 2024

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

Known Affected Versions:
14.1.0, 14.1.0.1, 14.1.0.2, 14.1.0.3, 14.1.0.5, 14.1.0.6, 14.1.2, 14.1.2.1, 14.1.2.2, 14.1.2.3, 14.1.2.4, 14.1.2.5, 14.1.2.6, 14.1.2.7, 14.1.2.8, 14.1.3, 14.1.3.1, 14.1.4, 14.1.4.1, 14.1.4.2, 14.1.4.3, 14.1.4.4, 14.1.4.5, 14.1.4.6, 14.1.5, 14.1.5.1, 14.1.5.2, 14.1.5.3, 14.1.5.4, 14.1.5.6, 15.0.0, 15.0.1, 15.0.1.1, 15.0.1.2, 15.0.1.3, 15.0.1.4, 16.0.0, 16.0.0.1, 16.0.1, 16.0.1.1, 16.0.1.2, 17.0.0, 17.0.0.1, 17.0.0.2

Opened: Nov 05, 2024

Severity: 4-Minor

Symptoms

With Engine ID type 2, the engine ID is not generated from the v6 IP address on the management interface. It contains MAC Address of the interface.

Impact

SNMPv3 engineID contains MAC address of mgmt port. The engineID may change when mgmt port MAC address changes after re-deployment of BIG-IP VE.

Conditions

- IPv6 management IP is configured - sys snmp include contains "engineIDType 2"

Workaround

None

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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