Bug ID 442686: DNSX Transfers Occur on DNSX authoritative server change

Last Modified: Apr 28, 2025

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.1 HF1, 11.5.1 HF2, 11.5.1 HF3, 11.5.1 HF4, 11.5.1 HF5, 11.5.1 HF6, 11.5.1 HF7, 11.5.1 HF8, 11.5.1 HF9, 11.5.1 HF10, 11.5.1 HF11, 11.5.2, 11.5.2 HF1, 11.5.3, 11.5.3 HF1

Fixed In:
11.6.0, 11.5.3 HF2

Opened: Jan 11, 2014

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

DNS Express authoritative servers do not update zone information when you change the authoritative server for that zone until the next successful zone transfer from the new server.

Impact

Data from the original server is still served until the next successful zone transfer from the new server or the zone expires.

Conditions

Create a DNS Express zone and provide an authoritative DNS Express server for that zone, wait for zone transfer to occur, and then change the authoritative server.

Workaround

Delete and recreate the DNSX zone with the new server information.

Fix Information

Changing a DNSX authoritative server for a zone will cause the BIG-IP to stop serving data from the original server and trigger a transfer request to the new server to obtain new data.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips