Symptoms

BIG-IQ attempt to obtain BIG-IP provisioning state using REST API (GET request using HTTP/HTTPS) fails as the forwarder to service the requests is not available.

Impact

Any script using REST API to manage the BIG-IP or BIG-IQ attempting to manage BIG-IP will fail.

Conditions

Any BIG-IQ GET request e.g., to obtain provisioning state of the BIG-IP. This occurs with version 11.6.0 - 11.6.0 HF3 only.

Workaround

Run the following two commands sequentially: bigstart restart restjavad bigstart restart icrd

Fix Information

Improved TMOS 11.6.0 - 11.6.0 HF3 handling of GET commands from BIG-IQ to BIG-IP systems.

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips