Bug ID 618985: Changing type on external data-group may cause issues with iRule

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.5.4, 11.5.5, 11.5.6, 11.5.7, 11.5.8, 11.5.9, 11.5.10

Fixed In:
13.1.0

Opened: Sep 27, 2016

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

When the type is changed on external data-group the iRule may improperly read the contents leading to iRule issues.

Impact

iRule issues while using contents of external data-group.

Conditions

Type changed when re-loading external data-group.

Workaround

Restart TMM (e.g., bigstart restart tmm). This will impact traffic running through the system so it is advised to perform this step during maintenance window.

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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