Bug ID 504225: Virtual creation with the multicast IPv6 address returns error message

Last Modified: Nov 07, 2022

Bug Tracker

Affected Product:  See more info
BIG-IP PEM(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
11.5.1, 11.5.1 HF1, 11.5.1 HF10, 11.5.1 HF11, 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, 11.5.10, 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

Fixed In:
12.0.0, 11.6.0 HF5, 11.5.3

Opened: Feb 02, 2015
Severity: 1-Blocking

Symptoms

When LTM has DHCPv6 profile attached to a virtual server with relay mode configured with multicast IPv6 address, it will return error message, '01020064:3: IPv6 Address ff02::1:2 is invalid, Multicast address not allowed.'

Impact

Cannot create a IPv6 virtual server with multicast IPv6 address and DHCPv6 relay mode profile attached.

Conditions

Create an IPv6 virtual with multicast IPv6 address with DHCPv6 profile (relay mode) attached.

Workaround

None.

Fix Information

Can now create an IPv6 virtual with multicast IPv6 address with DHCPv6 profile (relay mode) attached.

Behavior Change