Bug ID 504494: Upgrading to 11.5.0 and later might associate a disabled HA group to traffic groups.

Last Modified: Aug 19, 2026

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP Install/Upgrade, TMOS(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: Feb 03, 2015

Severity: 3-Major

Related Article: K43624250

Symptoms

If the BIG-IP system has a disabled HA Group and is upgraded to 11.5.x or later, the disabled group might be associated with traffic groups on upgrade.

Impact

If the BIG-IP system is rebooted after the upgrade, it's possible that the switch will fail over because the HA group score is used even though the HA group is disabled.

Conditions

Pre-upgrade there is exists a HA Group that is disabled. Upgrade to 11.5.x or later from 10.2.x or 11.x (pre-11.5.0) to a version earlier than 12.0.0, 11.5.4, or 11.6.1.

Workaround

After the upgrade, check all traffic groups and ensure that none of them are configured to use a disabled HA Group.

Fix Information

Upgrading to 11.5.0 and later no longer associates a disabled HA group to traffic groups. This is correct behavior.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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