Bug ID 605860: Gx, Gy and Sd SessionIds have fixed prefixes

Last Modified: Nov 22, 2021

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

Fixed In:
14.1.0

Opened: Jul 19, 2016

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

All BIG-IP Gx, Gy and Sd end points use the same session ID prefix when communicating to a PCRF/OCS.

Impact

PCRF or DRA connected to multiple BIG-IPs cannot distinguish the Gx, Gy or Sd BIG-IP end-points using the session ID content.

Conditions

PEM configured with Gx, Gy or Sd.

Workaround

None

Fix Information

Gx, Gy or Sd session ID prefix has been made configurable.

Behavior Change

Gx, Gy and Sd SessionIDs have configurable prefixes with the following default prefixes. Gx.BIG-IP.f5net.com Gy.BIG-IP.f5net.com Sd.BIG-IP.f5net.com

Guides & references

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