Bug ID 478674: ASM internal parameters for high availability timeout was not handled correctly

Last Modified: Aug 19, 2026

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

Known Affected Versions:
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, 11.5.3 hf2, 11.6.0, 11.6.0 hf1, 11.6.0 hf2, 11.6.0 hf3, 11.6.0 hf4, 11.6.0 hf5, 11.6.0 hf6, 11.6.0 hf7, 11.6.0 hf8, 11.6.1, 11.6.1 hf1, 11.6.1 hf2, 11.6.2, 11.6.2 hf1, 11.6.3, 11.6.3.1, 11.6.3.2, 11.6.3.3, 11.6.3.4, 11.6.4, 11.6.5, 11.6.5.1, 11.6.5.2, 11.6.5.3

Fixed In:
12.0.0, 11.5.4

Opened: Sep 10, 2014

Severity: 3-Major

Related Article: K08359230

Symptoms

The internal parameters bd_hb_interval and bd_hb_interval_low_platforms are not handled correctly and a different value is registered against the high availability (HA) system. This causes the system to have faster than expected failovers. Also, when bypass asm is turned on and a bigstart restart asm was applied, a failover happens.

Impact

A failover happens.

Conditions

Two possible conditions: 1. An internal parameter is configured for the timeout to the HA system. When ASM does not send a lifesign to the HA system for 10 seconds (instead of the configured time) 2. bypass asm is internal parameter is applied and a bigstart restart asm happens.

Workaround

This issue has no workaround at this time.

Fix Information

This release fixes internal parameter processing for the high availability lifesign timeout.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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