Bug ID 491791: GET on non-existent pool members does not show error

Last Modified: Jul 18, 2026

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP All(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, 11.6.0, 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, 11.5.3

Opened: Nov 19, 2014

Severity: 3-Major

Related Article: K16170

Symptoms

Performing a GET on nonexistent pool members does not show an error.

Impact

The returned response typically indicates an almost-empty resource instead of a not-found error.

Conditions

This occurs when using iControl REST with nonexistent pool members.

Workaround

Use members GET for all members and iterate through the items returned to determine if a pool member exists.

Fix Information

Performing a GET on nonexistent pool members now shows an error when using iControl REST with nonexistent pool members.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips