Bug ID 560098: Table command with timeout or lifetime of indef will fail validation

Last Modified: Oct 16, 2023

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP Install/Upgrade, LTM(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
11.6.0, 11.6.1, 11.6.2, 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, 12.0.0, 12.0.0 HF1, 12.1.0 HF1, 12.0.0 HF2, 12.1.0 HF2, 12.0.0 HF3, 12.0.0 HF4, 12.1.1 HF1, 12.1.1 HF2, 12.1.2 HF1, 12.1.2 HF2, 12.1.0, 12.1.1, 12.1.2, 12.1.3, 12.1.3.1, 12.1.3.2, 12.1.3.3, 12.1.3.4, 12.1.3.5, 12.1.3.6, 12.1.3.7, 12.1.4, 12.1.4.1, 12.1.5, 12.1.5.1, 12.1.5.2, 12.1.5.3, 12.1.6

Opened: Nov 30, 2015

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

Configuration validation may fail or configuration load may fail during upgrade.

Impact

Unable to load rule/config. Config fails to load during upgrade.

Conditions

iRule with table command using 'indef' for timeout and/or lifetime. This can occur if the command exists and BIG-IP is upgraded from pre-11.6.0 to 11.6.0 through 12.0.0.

Workaround

Use 'indefinite' instead of 'indef'.

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips