Bug ID 2185833: VLAN Modification and Transition Between Q-in-Q and Non-Q-in-Q Configurations failed

Last Modified: May 05, 2026

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

Fixed In:
17.5.1.6

Opened: Dec 15, 2025

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

Direct switching between Non-QinQ and QinQ modes, or vice versa, is not permitted. The configuration will not be applied to the tenant, and the attempt will be rejected, leaving the previous configuration intact on the tenant.

Impact

VLAN Modification and Transition Between Q-in-Q and Non-Q-in-Q Configurations failed

Conditions

The following steps are required to switch between QinQ and Non-QinQ: -- Remove the VLAN from the F5OS UI -- Delete all tenant vlans configurations (tmsh delete net vlan all) -- Apply a fresh configuration with the required type (Q-in-Q or Non-Q-in-Q)

Workaround

The following steps are required to switch between QinQ and Non-QinQ: -- Remove the VLAN from the F5OS UI -- Delete all tenant vlans configurations (tmsh delete net vlan all) -- Apply a fresh configuration with the required type (Q-in-Q or Non-Q-in-Q)

Fix Information

Added proper validation and proper steps to do switching between Non-QinQ and QinQ modes

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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