Bug ID 506734: Cloud lookup stress condition

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP PEM(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, 11.5.3 HF2, 11.5.4 HF1, 11.5.4 HF2, 11.5.4 HF3, 11.5.4 HF4

Fixed In:
11.6.0 HF5

Opened: Feb 13, 2015

Severity: 2-Critical

Symptoms

This is a problem specific to a URL Cloud lookup.

Impact

TMM slows down. Data path traffic is throttled.

Conditions

When the number of URLs that require cloud lookup exceed TMM limits (currently unprocessed 64 requests), TMM slows down. Data path traffic is throttled.

Workaround

Self correcting after the normal URL traffic resumes.

Fix Information

Thresholds were introduced in TMM. When the number of URLs that require cloud lookup exceed TMM limits (currently unprocessed 64 requests), URL cloud categorization is not attempted.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips