Bug ID 597900: iControl REST may core when logging in immediately after a reboot

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
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

Fixed In:
13.0.0

Opened: Jun 07, 2016

Severity: 2-Critical

Related Article: K26397341

Symptoms

In rare conditions, Control REST may core when necessary services and resources are not fully initialized. One typical scenario for this is logging in immediately after restarting the BIG-IP system.

Impact

Impacts usability of iControl REST. This is a rare occurrence.

Conditions

This happens when all the necessary services required by iControl REST are not available, such as when they are not fully initialized upon restart.

Workaround

To work around this issue, allow the BIG-IP system to fully start before you access the iControl REST API.

Fix Information

iControl REST no longer rarely cores when logging in immediately after restarting the BIG-IP system.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips