Bug ID 627961: nic_failsafe reboot doesn't trigger if HSB fails to disable interface

Last Modified: Oct 16, 2023

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

Fixed In:
12.1.2 HF1

Opened: Nov 10, 2016

Severity: 3-Major

Related Article: K15130343

Symptoms

The HSB driver attempts a nic_failsafe in the case of failing to disable the interface.

Impact

TMM may restart continuously resulting in interfaces bouncing constantly.

Conditions

The driver disables nic_failsafe prior to triggering the nic_failsafe. This is in hsb_ifdown_go_dead.

Workaround

Reboot the device.

Fix Information

This release fixes issues where nic_failsafe reboot did not happen on HSB failures.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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