Bug ID 608753: [GTM] [monitor] upgrade issue for monitor backslash '\'

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
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

Opened: Aug 02, 2016

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

On upgrading to 11.6.1, extra backslashes are added to GTM monitor strings.

Impact

Extra backslashes in the monitor string will cause the monitor to fail.

Conditions

This occurs when upgrading BIG-IP software from from 11.6.0-HF5 to 11.6.1 with GTM configured.

Workaround

Manually edit monitor to remove extra backslash(es) after upgrade.

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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