Bug ID 454435: MCP not prepending context in Local.VirtualServer.set_fw_rule_irule method

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.6.2 HF1

Fixed In:
11.6.0, 11.5.1 HF4

Opened: Mar 27, 2014

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

Setting an iRule in a firewall rule attached to the virtual server using iControl method Local.VirtualServer.set_fw_rule_irule fails when iRule name does not start with the folder name. The following error is returned: 01020036:3: The requested iRule (myrule) was not found.

Impact

iRule fails.

Conditions

iRule in a firewall rule attached to the virtual server using iControl method Local.VirtualServer.set_fw_rule_irule.

Workaround

In the iControl code use the full path name for the iRule name, i.e., starting with the folder name.

Fix Information

Setting an iRule in a firewall rule attached to the virtual server using the iControl method Local.VirtualServer.set_fw_rule_irule no longer fails when the iRule name does not start with the folder name. The framework automatically prepends the folder name to the iRule name.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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