Bug ID 421270: MBLB profile adds five seconds to TCP closure time

Last Modified: Jul 12, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.2.0, 11.2.1, 11.3.0, 11.4.0, 11.4.1

Fixed In:
11.5.0, 11.4.1 HF2, 11.4.0 HF6, 11.3.0 HF9, 11.2.1 HF11

Opened: May 16, 2013

Severity: 3-Major

Related Article: K14941

Symptoms

The MBLB profile association adds an extra five seconds of TCP closure time, although the TCP profile specifies immediate Fin Wait, Close Wait and Time Wait.

Impact

Five second delay even when the timeout specified in TCP profile is immediate.

Conditions

n/a

Workaround

None.

Fix Information

Made the parameter (shutdown-timeout) configurable Default value is 5 seconds tmsh list ltm profile mblb all-properties

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips