Bug ID 2225485: REST framework keeps sending device-group updates to nsyncd even when the service isn't provisioned, causing repeated connection refused warnings

Last Modified: Feb 19, 2026

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

Known Affected Versions:
17.5.1, 17.5.1.2, 17.5.1.3, 17.5.1.4

Opened: Feb 18, 2026

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

Repeated warning messages in /var/log/restjavad.*.log Log entries similar to: submitMessageToSubscribers failed ... java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused Errors reference device-group objects such as: /mgmt/tm/cm/device-group/~Common~<sync-group>

Impact

Repeated warning messages logged in /var/log/restjavad.*.log Log noise may increase depending on frequency of device-group configuration updates

Conditions

-- System provisioned with LTM only. -- ASM and/or DoS modules not provisioned. -- The nsyncd service status shows down.

Workaround

None.

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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