Bug ID 719644: If auto-discovery is enabled, GTM configuration may be affected after an upgrade from 11.5.x to later versions

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP Install/Upgrade, TMOS(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
12.1.0, 12.1.1, 12.1.2, 12.1.3, 12.1.3.1, 12.1.3.2, 12.1.3.3, 12.1.3.4, 12.1.3.5, 12.1.3.6, 13.0.0, 13.0.0 HF1, 13.0.0 HF2, 13.0.0 HF3, 13.0.1, 13.1.0, 13.1.0.1, 13.1.0.2, 13.1.0.3, 13.1.0.4, 13.1.0.5, 13.1.0.6, 13.1.0.7, 13.1.0.8, 13.1.1, 14.0.0, 14.0.0.1, 14.0.0.2

Fixed In:
14.1.0, 14.0.0.3, 13.1.1.2, 12.1.3.7

Opened: May 11, 2018

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

When an LTM configuration has virtual server names containing period (.), a GTM configuration with auto-discovery enabled is upgraded from v11.5.x to a later version might lose consistency.

Impact

The configuration after the upgrade might be affected in the following ways: -- Missing virtual servers. -- Deletion of some pool members. -- Virtual servers with incorrect addresses.

Conditions

-- Upgrading GTM from v11.5.x to later versions (e.g., BIG-IP DNS v12.x). -- Auto-discovery is enabled. -- LTM configuration containing virtual server names containing the period character (.). -- The same virtual server name is used in multiple partitions.

Workaround

There is no workaround at this time.

Fix Information

This release supports GTM upgrades from 11.x to BIG-IP DNS 12.x and later versions for cases where: -- Auto-discovery is enabled. -- LTM virtual server name a period character (.). -- The same virtual server name is used in multiple partitions.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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