Bug ID 488323: Chassis fan status alert not observed on BIG-IP 2000/4000/5000/7000/10000/12000/VPR-B4300/VPR-B2100/VPR-B4450N

Last Modified: Jul 12, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.2.1

Fixed In:
15.0.0

Opened: Nov 03, 2014

Severity: 4-Minor

Symptoms

Chassis fan status alert not observed in system_check logs or as SNMP trap. One can only observe sensor alerts about the fan sensor values being outside the threshold limits on the console, logs and LCD.

Impact

Malfunctioning chassis fans can affect the cooling of the system. If the temperature within the system goes beyond the threshold, the system will self shutdown to prevent any hardware damage.

Conditions

When there is a hardware issue with the chassis fans.

Workaround

There is no workaround.

Fix Information

We can now see explicit alerts about the chassis fan being bad/defective on the console, logs and LCD.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips