Bug ID 1469401: ARP request for mgmt interface IP resolving to mgmt0-system inferface's mac

Last Modified: Jun 28, 2025

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

Known Affected Versions:
F5OS-A 1.0.0, F5OS-A 1.0.1, F5OS-A 1.1.0, F5OS-A 1.1.1, F5OS-A 1.2.0, F5OS-A 1.3.0, F5OS-A 1.3.1, F5OS-A 1.3.2, F5OS-A 1.4.0, F5OS-A 1.5.0, F5OS-A 1.5.1, F5OS-A 1.5.2, F5OS-A 1.5.3

Fixed In:
F5OS-A 1.8.0

Opened: Dec 27, 2023

Severity: 2-Critical

Symptoms

1. Configure IP on mgmt0-system from ConfD. 2. Configure IP on mgmt using linux command. 3. ARP request to mgmt-ip resolves to MAC of mgmt0-system.

Impact

No impact

Conditions

Configuring IP on mgmt interface using linux and nmcli/ip commands.

Workaround

None

Fix Information

Added code changes to make F5OS to resolve to the correct MAC for mgmt-ip.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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