Bug ID 534582: HA configuration may fail over when standby has only base configuration loaded.

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP LTM(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.6.0, 12.0.0, 12.1.0 HF1, 12.1.0 HF2, 12.1.1 HF1, 12.1.1 HF2, 12.1.2 HF1, 12.1.2 HF2

Fixed In:
12.1.0, 12.0.0 HF1, 11.6.1, 11.5.4

Opened: Jul 22, 2015

Severity: 3-Major

Related Article: K10397582

Symptoms

The active unit may fail over when only the base configuration is loaded on a standby system, and HA communications in the HA configuration is interrupted.

Impact

Potential site outage.

Conditions

Only base configuration loaded on standby and HA communications are disrupted.

Workaround

Configure HA to use multiple network interfaces. Avoid loading only the base configuration on HA configurations.

Fix Information

HA configuration no longer fails over when a standby system has only the base configuration loaded.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips