Bug ID 933777: Context use and syntax changes clarification

Last Modified: Dec 20, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
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, 15.0.0, 15.0.1, 15.0.1.1, 15.0.1.2, 15.0.1.3, 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0, 15.1.0.1, 15.1.0.2, 15.1.0.3, 15.1.0.4, 15.1.0.5, 15.1.1, 15.1.2, 15.1.2.1, 16.0.0, 16.0.0.1, 16.0.1, 16.0.1.1, 16.1.0, 16.1.1, 16.1.2, 16.1.2.1, 16.1.2.2, 16.1.3, 16.1.3.1, 16.1.3.2, 16.1.3.3, 16.1.3.4, 16.1.3.5, 16.1.4, 16.1.4.1, 16.1.4.2

Fixed In:
16.0.1.2, 15.1.3, 14.1.4.1, 13.1.4

Opened: Aug 05, 2020

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

There are two context and syntax-related issues: -- In v14.x, the context for tmsh analytics commands related to server side connections changed. For example, 'total-server-side-conns' became a simple 'server-side-conns'. -- In v13.x and 14.x, the calculation method for 'max-tps' changed from cumulative to commutative.

Impact

Stats names do not reflect their actual values. The 'max-tps' value is no longer valid for client IP context. These changes might have varied impacts, depending on your configuration.

Conditions

This occurs in either of the following scenarios: -- Using tmsh analytics commands related to max-tps in v13.x or later. -- Using tmsh analytics commands related to server side connections in BIG-IP v14.x and later.

Workaround

None

Fix Information

-- Label names for tmsh analytics commands related to server side connections changed (for example: the tmsh display name changed from 'total-server-side-conns' to 'server-side-conns', with similar changes for the other server side connection stats). -- The 'max-tps' formula changed to be commutative instead of cumulative, so it is no longer relevant in the 'client-ip' context.

Behavior Change

-- Label names for tmsh analytics commands related to server side connections changed (for example: the tmsh display name changed from 'total-server-side-conns' to 'server-side-conns', with similar changes for the other server side connection stats). -- The 'max-tps' formula changed to be commutative instead of cumulative, so it is no longer relevant in the 'client-ip' context.

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