Bug ID 449525: apd and apmd constantly restarting

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.4.0, 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2

Fixed In:
11.6.0, 11.5.3

Opened: Feb 19, 2014

Severity: 4-Minor

Symptoms

If mcpd fails to start for some reason, apd and apmd will continuously crash. Symptoms in /var/log/ltm: err tmsh[892]: 01420006:3: "apm" unexpected argument and there will be an apmd and apd core.

Impact

Multiple core files, system will not pass traffic

Conditions

This occurs if mcpd fails to start or crashes on the standby.

Workaround

None

Fix Information

Fixed a condition where apd and apmd would try to start if mcpd was not running.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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