Bug ID 2219189: The iRule command "whereis <ip> abbrev" returns state/region abbreviations only for US and Canada

Last Modified: Feb 05, 2026

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP LTM(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
16.1.6.1, 17.5.1.4, 21.0.0.1

Opened: Feb 02, 2026

Severity: 4-Minor

Symptoms

The iRule command "whereis <ip> abbrev" returns a string containing a state abbreviation, like WA for Washington: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/irules/whereis.html .

Impact

"whereis <ip> abbrev" returns state abbreviations only for United States and Canada. For any other country, it returns a numeric value.

Conditions

Configuration with an iRule using the "whereis <ip> abbrev" command.

Workaround

None

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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