Bug ID 649986: buffer-max-packets default value is 0, not 10 as stated in tmsh documentation

Last Modified: Oct 16, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
13.0.0, 13.0.0 HF1, 13.0.0 HF2, 13.0.0 HF3, 13.0.1

Fixed In:
13.1.0

Opened: Mar 09, 2017

Severity: 4-Minor

Symptoms

tmsh documentation of UDP profile option buffer-max-packets states: "Specifies ingress buffer packet limit. The default value is 10. Maximum allowed value is 255." Actual value by design is 0.

Impact

Incorrect default value is stated.

Conditions

Viewing tmsh command line help for UDP profile option buffer-max-packets.

Workaround

The correct default value for UDP profile option buffer-max-packets is 0.

Fix Information

Now, tmsh documentation of UDP profile option buffer-max-packets has been corrected to state: "Specifies ingress buffer packet limit. The default value is 0. Maximum allowed value is 255."

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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