Bug ID 930633: Delay in using new route updates by existing connections on BIG-IP.

Last Modified: May 29, 2024

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

Known Affected Versions:
15.1.2, 15.1.2.1, 15.1.3, 15.1.3.1, 15.1.4, 15.1.4.1, 15.1.5

Fixed In:
16.1.0, 15.1.5.1, 14.1.4.5

Opened: Jul 23, 2020

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

If routes are updated in BIG-IP by static or dynamic methods, the existing connections will not use the new routes until ~1-8 seconds later.

Impact

Performance might be degraded when routes are updated for existing connections on BIG-IP.

Conditions

Routes for existing connections on the BIG-IP are updated.

Workaround

None

Fix Information

Added DB varible "tmm.inline_route_update". When enabled, packets are checked for new routes before sending out. Its disabled by default.

Behavior Change

A new db variable has been added, called tmm.inline_route_update. It is disabled by default. When enabled, packets are checked for new routes before sending out.

Guides & references

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