Bug ID 580602: Configuration containing LTM nodes with IPv6 link-local addresses fail to load.

Last Modified: Aug 19, 2026

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

Known Affected Versions:
12.0.0, 12.0.0 hf1, 12.0.0 hf2, 12.0.0 hf3, 12.0.0 hf4, 12.1.0, 12.1.0 hf1, 12.1.0 hf2, 12.1.1, 12.1.1 hf1, 12.1.1 hf2, 12.1.2, 12.1.2 hf1, 12.1.2 hf2, 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

Fixed In:
13.0.0, 12.1.3.7

Opened: Mar 15, 2016

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

As a result of a known issue a configuration containing LTM nodes with IPv6 link-local addresses may fail to load.

Impact

Configuration fails to load.

Conditions

Attempt to load a configuration containing a LTM node with a IPv6 link-local address.

Workaround

Use IPv6 global addresses instead.

Fix Information

The BIG-IP system now loads correctly a configuration containing a LTM node with a IPv6 linbk-local address.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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