Last Modified: Apr 28, 2025
Affected Product(s):
F5OS F5OS-A
Known Affected Versions:
F5OS-A 1.3.2, F5OS-A 1.4.0, F5OS-A 1.5.0, F5OS-A 1.5.1
Fixed In:
F5OS-A 1.7.0, F5OS-A 1.5.2
Opened: Mar 16, 2023 Severity: 3-Major
An external switch connected to one of the 1G/10G BaseT interfaces will show link-up even when the interface is disabled in F5OS.
The external switch link-up is misleading since the interface is actually disabled on the F5 system.
When a 1G/10G BaseT interface is connected to an external switch and is disabled in F5OS.
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Disabling 1G/10G BaseT interfaces in F5OS now brings the link down.