Bug ID 1017897: Self IP address creation fails with 'ioctl failed: No such device'

Last Modified: Apr 24, 2024

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP TMOS(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, 15.1.5.1, 15.1.6, 15.1.6.1, 15.1.7, 15.1.8, 15.1.8.1, 15.1.8.2, 15.1.9, 15.1.9.1, 15.1.10, 15.1.10.2, 15.1.10.3, 15.1.10.4, 16.0.0, 16.0.0.1, 16.0.1, 16.0.1.1, 16.0.1.2, 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, 16.1.4.3, 17.0.0, 17.0.0.1, 17.0.0.2

Opened: May 12, 2021

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

Creating a self IP address after a route-domain using TMSH reports an error: 01070712:3: Cannot get device index for Backend in rd2 - ioctl failed: No such device.

Impact

Self IP address creation fails after route-domain creation. Unable to run declarative-onboarding declaration.

Conditions

Using tmsh, create a Trunk, create a VLAN on the trunk, create a route-domain, then create a self IP address.

Workaround

Add a short delay after modifying/creating the route domain before creating the self IP address. Note: Self IP address should be created after route-domain creation.

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips