Bug ID 453722: GUI disconnected when performing policy-sync in 5 or more members

Last Modified: Apr 28, 2025

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.1 HF1, 11.5.1 HF2, 11.5.1 HF3, 11.5.1 HF4

Fixed In:
11.6.0, 11.5.1 HF5

Opened: Mar 24, 2014

Severity: 3-Major

Related Article: K16175

Symptoms

While a policy-sync is in progress from a device to other member devices (5 members or more), the user loses the web interface connection to the BIG-IP system for a few minutes. To prevent this problem, restrict the sync-only device group to no more than 5 members.

Impact

Web interface connection to local BIG-IP lost for few minutes. This happens while the sync operation is in progress.

Conditions

This can occur when a device group has more than 5 devices.

Workaround

1. Create 2 device-groups with not more than 4 devices in each group. One device will overlap across both device-groups. 2. Sync the original policy on the first device-group. 3. Create a copy of the policy on the common device between the 2 device-groups. Then sync the copied policy in the other device-group.

Fix Information

Alleviate issues such as GUI unresponsiveness or even disconnect when policy sync is applied to a device group that contains 5 or more members.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips