Bug ID 1117577: Management interface is not accessible if core system daemons are not running

Last Modified: Apr 28, 2025

Affected Product(s):
F5OS F5OS(all modules)

Fixed In:
F5OS-A 1.4.0, F5OS-A 1.3.0

Opened: Jun 21, 2022

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

If the system management daemon (confd) is not able to run when the system starts up, the system will not configure its management IP address and will not have network connectivity.

Impact

Management connectivity is lost, and the only way to access the system is via serial console.

Conditions

rSeries appliance

Workaround

An administrator can configure an IP address and default route for an rSeries appliance when logged in from the serial console using the "ip" command. For instance, the following commands temporarily assign a management IP address of 198.51.100.100 to the appliance, and create a default route via a gateway of 198.51.100.254. ip addr add 198.51.100.100/24 dev mgmt0-system ip route add default via 198.51.100.254

Fix Information

Configure IP workaround.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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