Bug ID 721526: tcpdump fails to write verbose packet data to file

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP 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, 12.1.3.7, 12.1.4, 12.1.4.1, 12.1.5, 12.1.5.1, 12.1.5.2, 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, 13.1.1.2, 13.1.1.3, 13.1.1.4, 13.1.1.5, 14.0.0, 14.0.0.1, 14.0.0.2, 14.0.0.3, 14.0.0.4, 14.0.0.5, 14.0.1, 14.0.1.1

Fixed In:
14.1.0, 13.1.3, 12.1.5.3

Opened: May 23, 2018

Severity: 4-Minor

Symptoms

On some BIG-IP platforms, tcpdump is unable to write verbose packet data to a file (e.g., 'tcpdump -nni 2.1:nn -e -vvv -s 0 -w /tmp/dump.pcap').

Impact

Cannot use tcpdump to write verbose packet data to file.

Conditions

Use tcpdump with -w and -v options on a front panel interface that is actively sending/receiving traffic. This occurs on the following hardware: -- BIG-IP 5000,7000, 10000, i5000, i7000, i10000, i11000, and i15000 platforms. -- VIPRION B4400, B4300, B2200, and B2100 blades.

Workaround

There is no workaround at this time.

Fix Information

The tcpdump operation is now able to write verbose packet data to file.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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