Bug ID 1196073: Front panel port initialization failures can leave a port permanently DOWN

Last Modified: Apr 28, 2025

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

Fixed In:
F5OS-A 1.4.0, F5OS-A 1.3.2

Opened: Nov 29, 2022

Severity: 2-Critical

Related Article: K000132166

Symptoms

Failure of port initialization during system start-up or as a result of port re-initialization (port disable/enable).

Impact

Link stays DOWN and traffic is disrupted.

Conditions

Front panel port being initialized.

Workaround

1) Disable then enable the link on the rSeries device. 2) Disable then enable the link on the peer device.

Fix Information

Correct error handling of port initialization failures.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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