Bug ID 496775: [GTM] [big3d] Unable to receive mark LTM virtual server up if there is another VS with same ltm_name for the bigip monitor

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
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 HF1, 11.5.3 HF1, 11.3.0, 11.4.1, 11.6.0, 11.6.1, 11.6.2, 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, 12.1.0 HF1, 12.1.0 HF2, 12.1.1 HF1, 12.1.1 HF2, 12.1.2 HF1, 12.1.2 HF2

Fixed In:
12.0.0, 11.6.0 HF6, 11.5.3 HF2, 11.4.1 HF9

Opened: Dec 16, 2014

Severity: 3-Major

Related Article: K16194

Symptoms

[GTM] [big3d] Unable to mark LTM virtual server up if there is another virtual server with same ltm_name for the bigip monitor.

Impact

Both virtual servers are marked up for a brief interval. After a few minutes, one of them is marked down.

Conditions

LTM (running BIG-IP software older than v11.2.0) with a virtual server: /Common/http_vip with destination /Common/192.168.10.34:80. GTM (running BIG-IP software newer than v11.5.0) with this LTM as a BIG-IP Server. Two virtual servers on LTM: One with the original LTM virtual server address, and the other with the translated address: 1. name ltm_http_vip :: destination 192.168.10.34:80 :: monitor /Common/bigip. 2. name ltm_http_trans_vip :: destination 10.10.10.34:80 :: translation-address 192.168.10.34:80 :: monitor /Common/bigip.

Workaround

You can use either of the following workarounds: -- Use a monitor other than bigip. -- Replace /shared/bin/big3d on the LTM system with a copy of a version v11.2.1 or later big3d.

Fix Information

The BIG-IP health monitor no longer incorrectly marks down virtual servers with a duplicate ltm-name when there are BIG-IP GTM systems with differing software versions monitoring BIG-IP LTM virtual servers using the bigip monitor.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips