Bug ID 519877: External pluggable module interfaces not disabled correctly.

Last Modified: Nov 07, 2022

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.2.1, 11.4.1, 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, 11.5.3, 11.5.3 HF1, 11.6.0, 11.6.0 HF1, 11.6.0 HF2, 11.6.0 HF3, 11.6.0 HF4

Fixed In:
11.6.0 HF5, 11.5.3 HF2, 11.4.1 HF9, 11.2.1 HF15

Opened: Apr 24, 2015
Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

External pluggable module interface may show link UP status, when administratively disabled.

Impact

Disabled external pluggable module interface may link UP and potentially pass traffic.

Conditions

Disable any external pluggable module interface that is connected to an enabled peer interface.

Workaround

None

Fix Information

Software fix prevents disabled external pluggable module interface from being re-enabled, as a result of periodic linkscan operations.

Behavior Change