Bug ID 611512: AWS: Pool member autoscaling in BIG-IP fails to add pool members when pool name is same as AWS Autoscaling Group name.

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
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

Fixed In:
13.0.0, 12.1.2 HF1

Opened: Aug 17, 2016

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

In AWS, Pool member autoscaling in BIG-IP fails to add pool members when pool name in BIG-IP is same as Autoscaling Group name in AWS.

Impact

- Pool member autoscaling doesn't occur correctly without user intervention.

Conditions

- BIG-IP is configured to perform autoscaling of pool members in AWS. - Pool name in BIG-IP is same as the autoscaling group name in AWS attached with it.

Workaround

When configuring pool member auto-scaling in AWS, you must choose a different name for the pool compared to the autoscaling group name attached with it.

Fix Information

Choose different names for Pool in BIG-IP and autoscaling group in AWS to correctly configure Pool member autoscaling in BIG-IP .

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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