Bug ID 674686: Periodic content insertion of new flows fails, if an outstanding flow is a long flow

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
12.1.2, 12.1.3

Fixed In:
13.1.0, 12.1.3.1

Opened: Jul 19, 2017

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

If an outstanding flow with periodic insertion pem_action is very long, it prevents new flow matching the same rule from adding inert content pem_action even for a new periodic interval

Impact

No content insertion during the time the long flow is outstanding for new flows matching the same rule as the long flow.

Conditions

If the outstanding flow with insert content pem_action spans multiple periodic interval.

Workaround

Long flows and short flows need to have separate rule configured

Fix Information

New flows will add content insertion, if the new flow request falls in the new periodic interval.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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