Bug ID 2566965: LB_FAILED [event info] returns "connection limit" when pool member is down.

Last Modified: Oct 16, 2026

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

Known Affected Versions:
17.5.1.9, 17.5.1.10

Opened: Oct 08, 2026

Severity: 4-Minor

Symptoms

Misleading status "connection limit" is returned when no pool members are available in the pool and below iRule is executed: ltm rule lb-failed { when LB_FAILED { log local0.alert "LB_FAILED triggered, error code: [event info]" } } /var/log/ltm: Oct 8 03:26:30 bigip.localhost alert tmm[23627]: Rule /Common/lb-failed <LB_FAILED>: LB_FAILED triggered, error code: connection limit

Impact

"Connection limit" instead of "pool member down" is returned by [event info]

Conditions

- A pool is selected, but the load balancer cannot select any member. - [event info] iRule command is used

Workaround

None

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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