Bug ID 506386: Automatic ASM sync group remains stuck in init state when configured from tmsh

Last Modified: Nov 07, 2022

Bug Tracker

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.5.0, 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, 11.6.0, 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, 11.5.2 HF1

Opened: Feb 12, 2015
Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

When a failover device group (without ASM enabled) is in a fully synchronized state, and then ASM and auto-sync are enabled on the device group through tmsh, the units sit waiting for an 'initial sync' event which never comes. All subsequent sync events are Incremental and never Full.

Impact

Infrequently, an initial sync event fails after ASM and auto-sync are enabled on a failover device group that does not have ASM enabled.

Conditions

-- A failover device group (without ASM enabled) is in a fully synchronized state. -- ASM and auto-sync are enabled on the device group through tmsh.

Workaround

You can use either of the following workarounds: -- Configure ASM device sync before the initial sync. -- Configure ASM device sync using the GUI instead of tmsh.

Fix Information

This release fixes an issue that occurred rarely when an initial sync event did not occur after ASM and auto-sync were enabled on a failover device group that did not have ASM enabled.

Behavior Change