Bug ID 670367: On large APM configurations (1000 Policies and a large number of Customization groups) mcpd gets killed before it can complete validation.

Last Modified: Apr 28, 2025

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.6.1, 11.6.1 HF1, 11.6.1 HF2, 11.6.2, 11.6.2 HF1, 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, 12.0.0, 12.0.0 HF1, 12.0.0 HF2, 12.0.0 HF3, 12.0.0 HF4, 12.1.0, 12.1.0 HF1, 12.1.0 HF2, 12.1.1, 12.1.1 HF1, 12.1.1 HF2, 12.1.2, 12.1.2 HF1, 12.1.2 HF2, 12.1.3, 12.1.3.1, 12.1.3.2, 12.1.3.3, 12.1.3.4, 12.1.3.5, 12.1.3.6, 12.1.3.7, 12.1.4, 12.1.4.1, 12.1.5, 12.1.5.1, 12.1.5.2, 12.1.5.3, 12.1.6, 13.0.0, 13.0.0 HF1, 13.0.0 HF2, 13.0.0 HF3, 13.0.1

Fixed In:
13.1.0

Opened: Jun 21, 2017

Severity: 3-Major

Related Article: K39391280

Symptoms

On large APM configurations (1000 Policies and a large number of Customization groups) mcpd gets killed before it can complete validation. The limit of customization group object that the BIG-IP Virtual Edition (VE) can load is approximately 13 KB.

Impact

Unable to load configuration.

Conditions

Large number of policies (thousands) and customization objects (tens of thousands).

Workaround

Turn off watchdog for mcpd via tmsh using the following command: tmsh modify sys daemon-ha mcpd heartbeat disabled Important! Remember to re-enable tmsh watchdog after the config loads successfully. To do so, run the following command: tmsh modify sys daemon-ha mcpd heartbeat enabled

Fix Information

Large APM configurations no longer cause mcpd restart, so configurations load as expected.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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